The following is an explanation about each piece of equipment I carry. This is a three-season list (or 4-season for California :)). Water and fuel weight are not counted. If you're looking for just the gear items in a list, click here.
TOTAL WEIGHT == (9 pounds, 15.45 ounces)
THE BIG 5 (5, 6)
Pack - My custom homemade G4 pack. At 4400+ cu in, I could potentially pack more than a week's worth of food and be out in the backcountry for a while. (0, 15.0)
Sleeping Bag - Greatland Grand Canyon Ultralight Bag, 40-degree rated (2, 6)
Groundcloth - One garbage bag split down the sides and reinforced in the middle (0, 5)
Tarp - I carry just a tarp that I wrap around me. If it rains I can pitch it. (1, 2)
Sleeping pad - 3/4 size Z-lite. Acts as the frame for my homemade G4. (0, 10)
CLOTHING (2, 13.4)
Fleece Shirt- Thick, comfy fleece (0, 13)
Capilene Midweight Thermal Top - Warm, wicking, and comfy base layer. (0, 8)
Nylon Wind Pants (lined) - Double as rain pants. Super warm. (0, 9)
Fleece Gloves - liners from ski gloves (0, 1.9)
Fleece Cap - Lightweight fleece cap to keep my head warm. (0, 1.6)
Thorlo socks - I wear one pair, and keep the other packed away. Supportive and comfy. (0, 2.9)
Poncho - Acts as a rain cover, backpack cover, and emergency shelter. (0, 9)
ESSENTIALS (1, 7.1)
Toiletries - TP, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Piece of soap (0, 2)
First Aid - 6 band-aids, butterfly bandage, 2 antiseptic wipes, square bandage, 2 aspirin, popsicle stick, 5-feet of duct tape (0, 1.5)
Nylon Rope - About 50 feet worth for bearbagging and tarp hanging. (0, 1)
Water Bottle - Nalgene Hydration bladder (0, 5.4)
Stove - Snow Peak Gigapower stove. Tiny folded up, yet supportive of the pot. (0, 4)
Cookkit - A stainless steel, 15 oz. mug for boiling liquids, piece of foil for a lid, and a plastic spoon (0, 4.7)
Headlamp - Princeton Tec Quad, awesome light. Weight includes batteries. (0, 3)
Potable Aqua - Chlorine Dioxide water purification tablets (0, 1)
Lighter - To light my stove and for emergency fires (0, 0.5)
MISCELLANEOUS (0, 4.95)
Sunglasses - I use a sporty style that doesn't let much light in and doesn't fall off my face. (0, 1.4)
Knife - Mini foldout knife (0, 0.5)
Purell - Any hand sanitizer will do. Perfect to anti-cootie any hands before dinner or anytime. Does not clean off dirt though. (0, 0.5)
Pen/Paper - For writing notes (0, 0.5)
Chapstick (0, 0.5)
Pack towel- Liteload towel, very absorbent and light. Also used as a silt filter for my water bottle. My review here. (0, 0.5)
Emergency Kit - Waterproof matches, fish hook and line, whistle, mini compass (0, 1)
ON THE BODY
Polyester Shirt - Wicking, lightweight sport top
Nylon Shorts - My hiking shorts, durable and quick drying.
Hat - Keeps my face from getting fried.
Thorlo Socks - I wear one pair of socks, and have another pair packed away for nighttime or the next day.
OPTIONAL
Puffy Jacket - synthetic filled winter-style jacket for when I expect below freezing temps. (1, 12)
Propane Stove- For winter trips or times when I think it's too cold for my gigapower stove to light (1, 0)
Cookkit - Aluminum frying pan/pot and aluminum cup. For when I expect to do more cooking than my pot/mug can handle. (0, 8.2)
FUTURE PURCHASES/CHANGES
Sleeping quilt: A warm quilt to pair with my sleeping pad to reduce sleeping system weight. Considering the kits from Ray Jardine. Approx. 1/2 pound of savings.
Poncho-Tarp: A larger coverage poncho that can double as my shelter. Considering the GoLite Poncho-Tarp or the Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape. Approx 1 pound of savings if it replaces my tarp.
Titanium Pot: One narrow, tall pot (600 - 800 ml) to replace my stainless steel mug. Looking at the Snow Peak Ti Line and one by Montbell. No real savings in weight, but would provide a greater capacity for cooking.
Tyvek Groundsheet: I've heard for years that Tyvek makes for a great groundsheet, so it'd be nice to give it a try.
No real weight savings.
Insulated Pullover:
A light puffy jacket with good compressibility. No real savings over my fleece shirt, but would provide greater warmth and a more windproof shell.
Tarp-Tent: There's a bunch of homemade tarp tent projects out there, I'm looking at the Bilgy Tarp-tent plans which would be good for a long distance trip where I could split the ~2 lb weight with a hiking partner.
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