Elen Sentier
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
As above, all great suggestions.
I'd also lose the drybags and replace with rubble sacks saving a good chunk of weight.
Take only one knife.
Dump the map case and take ziploc bags instead.
Lose the spare clothes as much as poss-do you really need a spare t-shirt? It august and stuff can be washed and dried inc socks and pants. For 5 days, I'll take spare gruds and 1 spare socks and dry the dirty pair daily after washing.
Lose the hand sanitizer, you have soap.
Lose the trowel-hiking poles work in the moors and the woods will have sticks
Lose the meths and switch to gas-over 5 days gas is much lighter.
Lose the flannel and take a lightweight microfibre cloth instead. Dried baby wipes can be used as flannels too.
Lose the water out of the baby wipes-dry them in the airing cupboard and rehydrate when needed in a little plastic bag.
Lose the bowl and use a rubble sack or your pot if needed.
I'd also slim the FAK down a lot, you'll never need all that antiseptic cream.
I'd add some decent waterproof gaffer tape (Hippo tape is the best) to the hiking pole shafts for gear repair and lose the ties. Also works as first aid-Hippo tape stays stuck.
Hope this helps
Ta Pete, that's useful plannning for me too
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