O
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Recently did a 14 day walk across the Alps called the Haute Route. I had started with the kitchen sink as my kit before being packed was as so:
This weighed in at 35kg without food and water. On day four, I found a Post Office in Champex and sent just over 8kgs home via the postman. Made for a much happier chappy when the end was in sight (behind snow peaks on right was my final destination.)
My rucksack was mortally wounded on this trip, I learned so much about what is useful kit and what is utter garbage, beyond what is in the popular books. The mere thought of having an axe shaped anchor in my sack was enough to induce 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis.
Kit List: (Back To Front, Left to Right)
Tripod
RucksackInternal frame (it bust)
Liner
Tarp
Pegs
Sleeping bag
Hammock
Zoot suit
Poncho
Bivvy bag
Mallet
Kip Mat
Wash kit
First Aid
Bog Roll
Sun Protection
Bug Deterrent
Survival Bag
SAK
Knife
Caribeener x 2
Maps & Compass
Mapcase
Paracord
Duct tape
Mini Folding shovel
Swiss Mountain kettle
3 x Emergency cooker x 2
Swiss Army Stove
Fuel
Oil
Firekit
4 day food supply
12 day brewkit
3ltr Camelback
Cigars
Whiskey
Goretex shell
Fleece
3 x shorts 2 x
2 x trousers 1 x
4 x t-shirts 2 x
3 x socks
3 x kecks 1 x
gaitors
sandals
boots
hat
belt
bungee
trekking poles
Ice Axe
Camera
Mobile phone
3 x Books
Items in red were dumped in the mail.
This weighed in at 35kg without food and water. On day four, I found a Post Office in Champex and sent just over 8kgs home via the postman. Made for a much happier chappy when the end was in sight (behind snow peaks on right was my final destination.)
My rucksack was mortally wounded on this trip, I learned so much about what is useful kit and what is utter garbage, beyond what is in the popular books. The mere thought of having an axe shaped anchor in my sack was enough to induce 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis.
Kit List: (Back To Front, Left to Right)
Tripod
RucksackInternal frame (it bust)
Liner
Tarp
Pegs
Sleeping bag
Hammock
Zoot suit
Poncho
Bivvy bag
Mallet
Kip Mat
Wash kit
First Aid
Bog Roll
Sun Protection
Bug Deterrent
Survival Bag
SAK
Knife
Caribeener x 2
Maps & Compass
Mapcase
Paracord
Duct tape
Mini Folding shovel
Swiss Mountain kettle
3 x Emergency cooker x 2
Swiss Army Stove
Fuel
Oil
Firekit
4 day food supply
12 day brewkit
3ltr Camelback
Cigars
Whiskey
Goretex shell
Fleece
3 x shorts 2 x
2 x trousers 1 x
4 x t-shirts 2 x
3 x socks
3 x kecks 1 x
gaitors
sandals
boots
hat
belt
bungee
trekking poles
Ice Axe
Camera
Mobile phone
3 x Books
Items in red were dumped in the mail.