Thought I would start a thread to document my preparation for an upcoming big trip. Hopefully this is a good forum to add this - guessing a pack and packing is essential equipment! The trip could last up to 30 days, so I am packing for that long.
Clothes
I generally think in 2s for clothes, but for this trip I upped it slightly. 3 underwear, 3 socks, 2 short sleeve tees and a long sleeve tee (all wool) in addition to shorts, long pants (zipper off legs), thermal top and bottom, buff, 2 sun shirts, belt, and swim trunks. I will always be wearing one set of course with the rest packed in my bag. I usually wear liner socks within my wool socks, but this trip will not have much portaging, so I may not do that.
Packed Items
Here's the bulk of gear of course:
The cook kit contains a MSR Whisperlite and cleaning materials. I may end up moving the soap and definetely the spatula to my food barrel (not sure there will be room, but I have been debating carrying the entire cook kit in the food barrel).
The Packed Portage Bag
I usually carry my portage bag with dry bags within, although I have been thinking about changing up to the more traditional liner method. The tent, sleeping bag, and sleeping mat all go into the orange dry bag. Clothes, cook kit, and emergency kit go into the red. Outside of the dry bags are the tarp, tent poles, camp chair, and the water filter:
On one side of the portage pack I strap the Sven saw:
The other gets my headlamp and knife:
The poop kit, rain cover, and rain gear bags go into the top container of my portage pack (CCS Pioneer). I usually carry a first aid kit here as well, but I am going to wear a waist pack while paddling with my ditch kit and bear spray that will hold my first aid kit as well. I did put a splint in here since we'll be so far in the back country, and I may add a small backup first aid kit as well:
All put together she looks like this:
I'll reply later with my barrel packout and ancilary items, plus a load-out in the canoe. In the meantime if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions (particularly with respect to missing items and/or the amount of stuff) I am always open to feedback! It occurs to me as I type this that I will want to add another small dry bag with a warmth jacket; I will add that on top of the dry bags within the pack.
Clothes
I generally think in 2s for clothes, but for this trip I upped it slightly. 3 underwear, 3 socks, 2 short sleeve tees and a long sleeve tee (all wool) in addition to shorts, long pants (zipper off legs), thermal top and bottom, buff, 2 sun shirts, belt, and swim trunks. I will always be wearing one set of course with the rest packed in my bag. I usually wear liner socks within my wool socks, but this trip will not have much portaging, so I may not do that.
Packed Items
Here's the bulk of gear of course:
- Clothes Bag
- Tarp (stakes and lines in the bag)
- Water Filter
- Tent (Mountain Hardware Vision 2-person backpacking tent)
- Tent Poles and Stakes
- Sven Saw
- Sleeping Mat (Exped 5R)
- Rain Jacket and Rain Pants
- Sleeping Bag (25 degree)
- Emergency Repair Kit
- Cook Kit
- Poop Kit (toilet paper, trowel, hand sanitizer)
- Camp Chair
- Pack Rain Cover
The cook kit contains a MSR Whisperlite and cleaning materials. I may end up moving the soap and definetely the spatula to my food barrel (not sure there will be room, but I have been debating carrying the entire cook kit in the food barrel).
The Packed Portage Bag
I usually carry my portage bag with dry bags within, although I have been thinking about changing up to the more traditional liner method. The tent, sleeping bag, and sleeping mat all go into the orange dry bag. Clothes, cook kit, and emergency kit go into the red. Outside of the dry bags are the tarp, tent poles, camp chair, and the water filter:
On one side of the portage pack I strap the Sven saw:
The other gets my headlamp and knife:
The poop kit, rain cover, and rain gear bags go into the top container of my portage pack (CCS Pioneer). I usually carry a first aid kit here as well, but I am going to wear a waist pack while paddling with my ditch kit and bear spray that will hold my first aid kit as well. I did put a splint in here since we'll be so far in the back country, and I may add a small backup first aid kit as well:
All put together she looks like this:
I'll reply later with my barrel packout and ancilary items, plus a load-out in the canoe. In the meantime if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions (particularly with respect to missing items and/or the amount of stuff) I am always open to feedback! It occurs to me as I type this that I will want to add another small dry bag with a warmth jacket; I will add that on top of the dry bags within the pack.
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