my kit, any opinions? anything i should change or keep?

[Stuart]

As far a light weight kit goes I travel rough regularly and carry all my kit in two plce side pouches (aka rocket packs) which come to 20lt

the longest journey that I have done with this set up is six months, traveling though mauritus, reunion island, oman, and the united arab emerates

this included two desert crossing and one tropical forest, the acent of one volcano 2500m and several mountains the highest of which was 3200m

I found that i did not need any more space than 20lt Roving rich and Ed asked me a few weeks ago to put my kit list up, if anyone is intrested i'll sit down and list everything that goes in and try to get a photo

 

[Tony]

Go on, you know you want to :notworthy

 

[sargey]

yep, i'm always interested in how other people sort their kit out.

cheers, and.

 

[Ed]

I think Stuarts kit will need its own thread... all those 'what on earth do you use that for' and 'where can I get one of them' type questions ;-)

Ed

 

[Stuart]

Ok I'll sit down this weekend and make a list, not sure about putting it on its own thread

seems a little pretensious a whole thread to discuse just my setup!

 

[Viking]

Maybe someone could start a thread were we can post our kit lists.

 

[Adi007]

A kit list thread sounds like a great idea!

 

[Tony]

Heck, what did this turn into then :yikes:

 

[alick]

Interesting - prompted me to get the weighing scales out and look at what I'd carry for a light day out, full day or overnight > long trip.
My target is to stay under 30lbs however long I'm out for. This is for a fairly comfortable trip, not survival situation.
To start I'd be dressed with a pile / fleece top only.

Day hike kit inc shell jacket, bumbag, 1.5kg of food and water etc came to 8 1/2lbs
Long day out in the hills with a pack, brew kit, bivvi bag (in case).. was about 16 1/2lbs
Overnight / unlimited with bivvi, tarp, sleeping bag, thermarest, and 4kg of food and water came out at 31lbs
If I added luxuries like a surefire, binoculars and radio or mobile, it adds 2lbs to any of these.
Thoughts ? My shell jackets, the essentials in it's pockets and a woodlore knife account for 4 1/2lbs of this. I could save 1lb by leaving the lightweight stove and gas behind if I knew I'd always be able to make a fire. Food and water account for a fair bit of the weight. The thermarest weighs a ton. But at least I almost hit my target :-D Cheers.

 

[Fallow Way]

I have just started to sometimes using a 30ltr (well 33ltr to be exact), 15lt of which is a sleeping bag.

I have one packet empty for food, and the top pocket free for odds and sods.

This consists of...
Sleeping bag
Hammock
Hootchie
Axe
Fold-away saw
1ltr bottle
stainless steel mug.



I think this topic imn partiucular could get a little obsessive, even a little competative Its good not to take neeless kit, but as I said in a previous note, be comfortable, is that means 20lt more, so be it if it means all your engergies are on the lesson rather than the weather