My 11.81 lb base weight gear list.

“Not sure how the formatting will work:

Clothing in pack (Summer)
Tan SS shirt 6.4 1 6.4
Provent rain pants 5.4 1 5.4
Provent rain jacket 8 1 8
Socks 3.8 1 3.8
Total 23.6 1.48

Kitchen
Esbit stove 0.6 1 0.6
Grease pot 4 1 4
Measuring spoon 0.2 1 0.2
Lighter 0.5 1 0.5
Total 5.3 0.33


Misc. Gear
First aid/repair 6.5 1 6.5
Leatherman mini 4 1 4
ID/Keys 3 1 3
50' chord 1 1 1
Sunglasses 0.8 1 0.8
Trowel 1.8 1 1.8
Bug/Sunscreen 3.2 1 3.2
Total 20.3 1.27


Navigation and light
Headlamp 2.6 1 2.6
Map 3 1 3
Compass 0.8 1 0.8

Total 6.4 0.4


Sleeping back/pack/shelter
Tent poles 3 1 3
Stakes and ziploc 4.6 1 4.6
Tarptent 16.2 1 16.2
Groundcloth 4 1 4
Thermarest 22 1 22
Quilt 21 1 21
Gearskin backpack 20 1 20

Total 90.8 5.68


Food and Water
Food & Fuel 24 2 48
Water bottle 1.9 2 3.8
Water @ 1.04 oz/fluid oz 1.04 32 33.28

Total 85.08 5.32


Clothing Worn (Summer)
Poly underwear 3.4 1 3.4
Shorts 6.2 1 6.2
Blue SS shirt 7.4 1 7.4
Socks 3.8 1 3.8
Running shoes (pair) 24 1 24
Watch 1.8 1 1.8
Ball cap 1.4 1 1.4
Walkingstick 17.2 1 17.2
Total 65.2 4.08

Summary
Clothing in pack (Summer) 23.6
Kitchen 5.3
Misc. Gear 20.3
Navigation and light 6.4
Sleeping back/pack/shelter 90.8
Food and Water 85.08
Total (Summer) 231.48 14.47
Total (Summer)-Food and Water 146.4 9.15
Clothing Worn (Summer) 65.2

Total carried (Summer) 296.68 18.54”

“Not too bad. The first number is oz and the second is pounds.”

“Not bad at all as it includes food and water.”

“14.5 with food and water is pretty good. I'm not sure I've ever traveled that light though, but I've been close. When I was packed for 4 days in the Smokies in April I was under 20 with food and water. That was about 10 minutes before canceling due to a field problem.”

“I enjoy reading your gear lists,so I will post mine. But first, Lessons learned from recent hike.
1. onezip ziplock makes lousy pillow but great garbage bag
2. sleeve cutoffs from sweatshirt make great weight savings on xtra fleece
3. emergency blanket and quilt are great alternatives to even the most expensive sleeping bags
100 during day- 40 degrees night
3000-6500 feet elevation

Speedemon pack 2900 -32 oz
prolite 3/4 -13 oz
quilt and emergency blanket -20 oz
small square z-rest -3 oz
1st aid -4 oz
head net -1 oz
wenzel headlamp- 1 oz
windjacket - 4.5 ozDancinglightgear
throwing knife- 2
4 in 1 -2 oz
2 mini-bics -1 oz
am-fm radio-2 oz
hat- desert style neck flap -2 oz
sweatshirt sleeves - 4 oz
bug juice - 2 oz
sunscreen - 1 oz
lip balm - .5 oz
sunglasses - .5 oz (clip-ons)
bandanas(2) -2 oz
countrytime bowl and cup - 2 oz
coffee can pot - 2.75 oz
pepsi stove - .25 oz
stand,windscreen,foil- 1 oz
miox - 4 oz
maps- 2 printouts of general area and topo- .5 oz
camera and case -8 oz
70 oz camel-full 75 oz
food - 16 oz
denatured alcohol - 3oz

so more or less 8 lbs baseweight
15 lbs total

bamboo walking stick?
wearing-cotton shorts-2 oz
columbia short-sleeve shirt- 6 oz
zip-offs -8 oz
liners and socks -4 oz
shoes -NB 805 -28.8 oz”

“Wow! You got the weight down to a 100th of a pound.

You'll have the most bragging rights in camp for sure.”

“cotton shorts? OMG, you'll go to hell for that! Who do you throw the throwing knife at? 8# base is great!”

“well, thanks.... yeah i just had to put those cotton shorts on to stop the chafing- ya know? And I vaguely remember using that darn knife for something.....maybe opening up that tube of chocolate pudding, or the slimjim...
Getting the weight down was the only way I could do this 3243' foot elevation change hike on an overnighter in 100' weather. Going without my tarp was a great weight-savings, and I really didn't need it. I sure didn't need the pepsi stove and fuel, there was plenty of wood. OH, and I did have TP, just didn't count it cuz it was in my pocket :)”

“Throwing knife. Now that's a first that I have seen on someone's gear list.

I have heard of boy scouts taking nunchakus and throwing stars to "fight off bears".”

“Hey, you could open the slimjim from 10 paces with a good eye.”

“I have a friend that takes a hatchet when we go to the Smokies. Our first trip together the bear thing is really talked about. The next morning I see him wonder out of camp with a hatchet in one hand and a whole role of TP in the other. Wish I had a picture of that.”

“LOL@ Dayhiker!”

“I tried to post a gear list--it is on an excel program and lists everything I own. Anyway, with a poncho for shelter and an 8oz book and some cigarettes a fictional summer weight was 7.81 pounds.”

“Wow. I bring as much in luxury items as some of bring total! But since I weigh 270 lbs already, cutting my pack weight from 35 lbs to say 20 lbs wouldn't make the hike any faster or easier. I would have to spend a pile of money, and be very uncomfortable, to shave that much weight. It would be much easier and cheaper to go on a diet for a few months and lose 20 lbs. I would never give up the comfort and convenience of my Hennesy hammock (2.5 lbs) to sleep on the GROUND, just because it saved me a pound or so! Egads, what an idea! But to each his/her own. I do applaud the inginuity of those who devise their lightweight schemes. They seem to attack it almost like a sport in it's own right. Kinda sounds like fun, if you're into it.”

“Slugman, my plan for this season was to loose 20lbs and get my pack weight to 20lbs. So far I have lost the 20lbs and I will see this weekend if i can keep my pack to 20lbs.
It should feel like I am hiking without a pack on at all!”

“walkindude needs to post his pack weight. I know on this past trip he looked like he had a day pack on as usual”

“Personal weight is a much bigger deal, I agree. That's why I dropped 30 summer before last. I've put 10-15 back on, but let's not tell anyone.”

“the throwing knife is an idea i picked up somewhere, can't remember. Since it is automatically a fixed blade and it is light, and it fits in a cardboard sheath, i figured the advantages were worthwhile. So I left the micra home. But I also carry a razor blade, and a small pointed razor for getting those pesky slivers out. (and cactus needles)”

“Well I think this year is the year that I truly enter into the fabled sub 10 pound class for a weekend. My basics should be right around 6 pounds:

1 lbs. Tarp
1 lbs. Hammock
1.5lbs. quilt
2 lbs. Pack
6 oz. kitchen”

“Is the kitchen including stove? A pepsi-can? Fuel included?

I'm jealous of that weight, but are you including clothes in there?”

“Maybe Nigal is going to backpack naked.”

“The kitchen includes pot, esbit wing stove, tabs, spoon and lighter. No it doesn't include clothes but the only clothes I take in summer is what I wear. With first aid and the like it should be right around 10 pounds. Food would be maybe 1.5 lbs.”

“Sounds good. I was hoping there was first aid in there somewhere. And also, I didn't realize you were talking about summer. That's one advantage about summer, not having to bring along all that heavy equipment.

Why a hammock and not foam pad?”

“The hammock I have is 1 pound and has bug netting. A foam pad on the ground can't even come close to comparing with a night of blissful slumber swinging in the hammock. It's the best night of sleep I have ever had on the trail. Plus in summer it is a lot cooler.”

“Ultra light rules !!
My list
Gregory G pack
tarptent virga or clark hammock
snowpeak giga titanium stove
snowpeak solo cook pot
marmot helium sleeping bag
thermorest prolite

I'm always under 10pds (not including food/water/cigars/flask/etc....”

“never understood why people need first aid kits.

i carry a couple of sterile bandages and a couple of asprin tablets. there's duct tape on my trek poles and i carry a small all purpose little bottle of soap.

what else could you need?”

“thats about all that's in my first aid, add a couple of alcohol wipes and an ace bandage. I carry a small wash cloth, pen, a few sheets of note pad, and mole skin as well”

“footwear for summer ??”

“Baseweight = 0 pounds

Go naked, use leaves and dirt for sleeping, eat bugs and rodents for food, drink only when at a spring/stream.

Seriously, my base weight for summer is about 15 pounds - excludes food, water, fuel. I do take a few luxuries I won't go without (like my Slinglight). I should be able to get it down to 14 with a new pad I want.”

““footwear for summer ??”

I like running shoes but my feet have gotten wide and I have trouble finding ones that fit and don't rub my little toe off. I wear a pair of light mid weight hikers year round.”

“I don't know about eatting bugs and sleeping in the leaves but I do leave a great deal of stuff at home when I go ultralight. I find it very freeing.”

“my base is about 12 pounds, but where i go (adks) it often gets down into the 50's at night in the middle of summer.”

“I'm nearly sub 10lbs base weight, even with my 6 lb tent.”

“My 118lb base weight includes:

Empty pack.................12lbs
5 liters of water..........38lbs
Lantern.....................6lbs
Cot.........................9lbs
4 person tent (roomy)......13lbs
Assault Rifle...............9lbs
Ammunition.................21lbs
Food (watermelon)..........10lbs

8)”

“LOL”

“Reminds me a familiar violin troll...”

“Old Mountain Roamer. He didn't even make it a day before outed himself on that one did he? LOL!”