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Affric Kintail Way 2018 - Gear List

Posted by Danny Pearson on Mar 01, 2018

Total gear carried excluding consumables was 7.918kg (17.8lbs), with consumables this rose to 11.453kg (25.5lbs). Gear worn about my person was typically as listed below.

 

Rab Vapour Rise Alpine Jacket - 364g
Marmot Ether DriClime Vest - 35g
Buff - 250g
Rab Latok Alpine Gaiters - 262g
Montane Dart Zip LS - 120g
Leki Thermolite XL Poles - 520g
Rab Dryflo Boxer - 40g
AKU SuperAlp Nbk Boots - 1600g
Mountain Equipment Ibex Pants - 350g
Smartwool Socks - 54g
Gear Carried - 7.918kg/17.8lbs

Basic - 11.453kg/25.5lbs (with food and other consumables)

 

Rucksack - Total 1280g

Granite Gear Crown 2 60L - 1087g
Vango Pack Liner - 80g
Sea To Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover - 113g

 

Raingear - Total 648g

Rab Mantra Jacket - 428g
Marmot Precip Pants - 220g


Hydration - Total 150g

Hydrapak Seeker 2L Bottle - 60g
Katadyn BeFree Filter Cartridge - 32g
Hydrapak 0.5L Soft Bottle - 58g

 

Shelter - Total 1336g

Lightwave Sigma S10 - 1116g
Tent Bag - 100g
Pegs - mixture of MSR needle and mini groundhogs - 120g

 

Sleeping - Total 1598g

Mountain Equipment Firelite Sleeping Bag - 798g
STS Compression Sack - 75g
Thermarest NeoAir Xtherm Max - Regular - 620g
Thermarest Repair Kit - 10g
Thermarest NeoAir Pump Bag - 45g
Marmot Strato Pillow (plus stuff bag) - 50g

Kitchen - Total 391g

Soto Windmaster with 4 Flex stove - 86g
GSI Insulated Mug - 108g
Alphalight Long Handled Spoon - 15g
SOTO Pocket Blowtorch XT - 48g
GCG Firesteel - 12g
Fire Maple Tornado pot - 222g

 

Washroom - Total 454g

Coghlans Mirror - 20g
Treadlite Gear Wash Bag - 9g
Packtowl Nano - 18g
First Aid - 110g
Medicines - 150g
Coghlans Backpackers Trowel - 52g
Toothbrush and paste - 60g
Pee Bottle - 35g


Clothing - Total 873g

Rab Continuum Down Jacket - 214g
Rab Flux Pants - 168g
Montane Primino 140 Zip - 150g
Rab Dryflo Boxers - 50g
Rab Powerstretch Beanie - 29g
Spare Smartwool Socks - 60g
Bed Socks - 40g
Rab Flux Gloves - 30g
Outdoor Research Helios Ran hat - 60g
Montane Prism gloves - 72g

 

Accessories - Total 244g

Black Diamond Spot 300 - 88g
Harveys Map - 20g
Sea to Summit 4L Nano dry bag x 3 - 57g
3xAAA Batteries (spares) - 20g
Repair Kit - 15g
Cable Ties - 6g
Compass - 36g
Glass Cleaning Cloth - 2g


Photographic and other items - Total 844g

Panasonic Lumix FZ80 camera - 300g
Satmap Active 10 - 200g
Spare Satmap Battery - 40g
Sony XZ1 Compact Phone - 120g
Powerbank (for phone and camera) - 104g
Aquapac Camera Case - 80g


Consumables - Total 3535g

2x 100ml Gas Canister - 200g
Wilderness Wash - 100g
Wet Wipes and Toilet Roll - 100g
Water - 500g
Tea Powder - 50g
Nuun Hydration Tablets - 75g
4 Days Food and Packaging - 2500g
Salt in Zip Lock Bag - 10g


Danny Pearson
 

Dan is a keen distance walker who loves to geek over the latest gear. In the last few years, Dan has completed a couple of TGO Challenge crossings of Scotland (with another planned for 2024), GR221 in Mallorca, Dales High Route and Hadrian’s Wall plus countless other self-planned routes. A keen mountain biker but finds he doesn’t bounce so well these days when the inevitable happens.

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