Proportional Total Pack Weight

Let's talk about pack weight.  There are three types of weight that are most frequently talked about:  Base weight, consumables weight, and total pack weight.  You'll also hear about "skin out" weight which is the weight of everything but your birthday suit.  Skin out weight is a little harder to calculate and work with, particularly for those who like to "weigh in" at the trailhead, so I'm just going to focus on the more common ways to look at pack weight:  base weight, consumables weight, and total pack weight.  Here are my explanations:

• Base Weight.  This is the weight of things that don't vary with the length of a trip.  For example, my sleeping bag weighs 1.3 lbs whether I take a 3 day trip or a 7 day trip.   
• Consumables Weight.  Typically food, fuel, and water.   Taking the example of a 3 day vs. a 7 day trip, if I carry about 2 lbs of food per day, then for a 3 day trip, I'd carry 6 lbs of food whereas for a 7 day trip, I'd carry 14.
• Total Pack Weight. Total pack weight is the sum of your base weight + your consumables weight and is sometimes referred to as just "pack weight."

Now, the tendency is for hikers to focus on their base weight.  Consumables weight is after all a function of how long a trip is rather than good gear planning.  I mean you have to eat, so long as you're not carrying excessive amounts of food per day, there's not much you can do to reduce weight (short of someone hiking in supplies to you or you hiking out for supplies).  If you carry X pounds of food per day and hike Y days, then your weight is X times Y, and you're pretty much stuck with it.  So base weight, which is not dictated by the length of the trip, makes a lot of sense to focus on.

But total pack weight still matters.  I mean there's an upper limit to what a given human being can carry.  Go past certain limits, and you get into the "suffering zone."  We're out there to enjoy this right?  I just gave up my vacation to go backpacking because it's going to be fun, remember?  If it's not fun, then just why am I doing it?

My camp at Iceberg Lake, July 2015.  Don't ruin a beautiful backpacking trip with a heavy pack!

Consider a recent desert trip I did.  I consumed 7 liters of water from the time I left one water source until I reached the next about 24 hours later.  A liter weighs 2.2 pounds, so 7 liters weighs 15.4 pounds.  So let's say I have a 15 lbs base weight, and I'm carrying 10 lbs of food (five days worth), and say 1/2 lbs of fuel.  I'm now at 41 lbs which is a fairly heavy backpack to be lugging over mountainous desert terrain.  And what if I had come to water after 48 hours instead of just 24?  Now we're talking about a 56+ lbs backpack.  And so on, and so on...  The point is that even if you have a low base weight, you can still wind up with a heavy pack, depending on the length of a trip and the availability of water.

Tunnel Spring on the Desert Divide in the San Jacinto Mountains.  It looks pretty gross, but we wouldn't see water again until the evening of the following day.  We tanked up and were grateful.

So you have to consider the overall weight of your pack.  I mean you have to be physically able to carry the dang thing, and oh yes, we'd like to be able to enjoy ourselves at the same time.

OK, great, but what's our framework for judging whether or not a particular pack weight is appropriate?  Good question.  I'd like to propose the following schema, a schema based on total pack weight as a proportion of one's body weight:

A chart showing pack weights as a proportion of one's body weight and the perceived weight category.

The idea here is that what a 200 lbs 6'0" tall person might call light is not the same as what a 150 lbs 5'6" person would call light.  The weight that it will be comfortable for a given person to carry varies in proportion to their body weight.

My experience is that most reasonably fit people who have a decent amount of hiking experience will find a total pack weight equal to 1/6th of their body weight as a "moderate" backpack.  In other words, most reasonably fit hikers can handle a pack that weighs about 1/6th of their own weight.  It won't be easy, people won't remark "oh, it's as light as a feather," but people can handle it and still have a reasonably enjoyable time.

Now, a lot of books will suggest 1/3rd of your body weight as an upper limit.  One-third?  Really?  I weigh 220 lbs.  1/3 of my body weight is about 73 pounds!  Like I'm really going to hike with 73 freaking pounds on my back!  Not happening.  Now, really fit, really strong people can do it I'm sure, and a lot of hard core mountaineers probably do it all the time, but for the average hiker that I've met, no, 1/3rd is completely unrealistic.  Take a look at the photo below.  That's what 1/3rd of one's body weight looks like.  Yes, it can be done, but isn't any fun, and in fact I've never been so exhausted in all my life as when I've had to carry not only a heavy pack but also my daughter.  Again, for most hikers, 1/6th of your body weight is a desireable pack weight to shoot for.  My recommendation is DON'T exceed 1/6th of your body weight unless you're an experienced backpacker who is getting out regularly and has worked up to carrying greater (proportionally) weights.

The author, carrying approximately 1/3rd of his body weight.  It can be done, but it isn't fun.

Now, is even lighter than 1/6th of one's own body weight more comfortable?  Of course.  I'm proposing 1/6th as a reasonably comfortable upper limit.  If you can figure out ways to carry even less, by all means you should do so (so long as you are still reasonably safe and comfortable).

Indeed, if you've read any of my recent posts, they're all about trying to go from carrying a pack that weighs about 1/6th of my body weight to one that weighs about 1/8th of my body weight.

Lastly, if you look at the chart, you'll see some categories like "Extremely heavy," "very heavy," "moderate," "light," etc.  Don't get too hung up on the exact category.  The idea is to suggest where along the continuum most people will perceive a particular pack weight at a given proportion of their body weight.  Obviously, proportions greater than 1/6th are some form of "heavy" whereas those that are less are some form of "light".

The idea here is not to set target categories but to stimulate thought. One should ask "What is my total pack weight going to be for the trip I'm planning?" and "is that weight a) realistic and b) reasonably comfortable?"

So, there you have it.  While base weight is something to pay attention to, one should also keep in mind one's total pack weight.  My recommendation is that total pack weight generally should be no more than 1/6th of one's body weight – at least until one has the experience to know otherwise.

I invite your reflections and comments, below.

HJ

Sierra Nevada Summer Backpacking Solo Gear List - Version II

This is 4th is a series on backpacking base weight reduction.

• In my first post, A Gear List for Two, I listed out everything I carried for me and my daughter on a recent backpacking trip in Southern California, base weight 20.2 lbs (9.2 kg).
• In my second post, Lightweight Solo Backpacking Gear List for Southern California, I deleted out all of my daughter's items and created a solo gear list, base weight 15.2 lbs (6.9 kg).
• In my third post, Sierra Nevada Summer Backpacking Solo Gear List - Version I, I converted my Southern California gear list into a gear list for a week long trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, base weight 18.8 lbs (8.5 kg).
• This post is Version II of my Sierra Nevada Summer Backpacking Solo Gear List, base weight 14.7 lbs (6.7 kg).
• My next post will be Version III, contents yet to be determined, but with a base weight hopefully in the 13 pound range.

The weight gain in the Sierra Nevada version was primarily due to the addition of a bear canister, a mandatory item in the Sierra Nevada.

Lower Rae Lake in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, June 2014

For a week trip in the Sierra, I figure I'm going to carry a dozen or so pounds of food, a couple of pounds of water, and about a pound of fuel, for a total weight of about 15 pounds (6.8 kg) for my consumables.  Total pack weight = consumables + base weight, so with a consumables weight of 15 lbs and a base weight of essentially 19 lbs, my total pack weight would be 34 lbs (15.4 kg), placing me, a 220 lbs/100 kg person, in the "moderate" category based on a proportional weight schema as follows:

Proportional Total Pack Weight
	Ultra Heavy	Very Heavy	Heavy	Moderate	Light	Very Light	Ultra Light	Super Ultralight	Extremely Ultralight
Body weight	1/3rd	1/4th	1/5th	1/6th	1/8th	1/10th	1/12th	1/15th	1/20th
225	75.0	56.3	45.0	37.5	28.1	22.5	18.8	15.0	11.3
220	73.3	55.0	44.0	36.7	27.5	22.0	18.3	14.7	11.0
200	66.7	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	20.0	16.7	13.3	10.0
175	58.3	43.8	35.0	29.2	21.9	17.5	14.6	11.7	8.8
150	50.0	37.5	30.0	25.0	18.8	15.0	12.5	10.0	7.5
125	41.7	31.3	25.0	20.8	15.6	12.5	10.4	8.3	6.3
100	33.3	25.0	20.0	16.7	12.5	10.0	8.3	6.7	5.0

Now, 34 lbs/15.4 kg is doable, but I know I'll be a lot happier if I can move down into the "light" category, particularly since my plan is to ascend to 14,500'/4400m in elevation.  No need to drag a lot of weight that high!  

Peaks in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

So, I've done my first pass in lightening up my gear, and ... I've been able to cut 4.1 lbs off my gear!  Huzzah! That moves me just below 30 lbs total pack weight, which would be great.  I'd like to cut another couple of pounds off; we'll see.  I hope to post a couple more versions before my trip in August, each lighter still.  My current list is below my "signature".  My comments on the current list:

First, I've swapped out my "sweater weight" down hoodie.  Man!  I love that thing, but it is a full pound.  The down vest cuts that weight roughly in half.  Now, will a vest (with no hood and no sleeves) be warm enough?  We'll see.  I'll have to keep a close eye on the weather as the trip approaches.

Likewise, I've swapped out my Capilene 2 top and bottom base layers for silk ones, saving over a quarter pound.  Will these uber sheer silk ones be warm enough?  Again, I'll have to watch the weather reports.

I've deleted any water treatment for this trip.  Some people will think that's crazy, particularly if they've been reading the marketing spiel of the filter companies, but tests by an MD/PhD backpacker have shown the water in the Sierra to have less giardia than city water except in areas with heavy human use or livestock.  I've gone without water treatment before in the Sierra, and I believe I'll be fine.

I've dropped my Isuka map case which I purchased in a mountain shop in Japan.  That one sucks, because I really like that map case, but I'm going on well marked main trails, and I need to get the weight down.  If I were doing off trail routes or sketchy trails, I would keep the case.

I've dropped spare batteries for my phone and camera.  Instead I'll carry a single external battery and recharge my phone and camera as needed.

There are other changes, which are detailed below in the gear list, but the last major change I'll mention is swapping out my deluxe Stratospire I tarp tent for a minimalist Gatewood Cape.  The Gatewood is not as weather proof, so I'll have to be really thinking in terms of site selection and such.   One can use a "Serenity Bug Net" with the Gatewood Cape, but the Serenity Bug net is in my opinion poorly designed and really cuts down the interior volume of the cape unnecessarily, so I'll be leaving it behind.  I could sleep in a head net, if needed, uber minimalism at its finest.

More to follow I'm sure, but here's where I am at today.  I thank you for joining me.

HJ

The author, backpacking in the Grand Canyon, May 2015

	One Person Gear List (Base Weight Only)
	Sierra Nevada Mountains, Summer 2015, Day time high 80F/27C, Overnight low 40F/5C
	Category	Old Item	New Item	Old Grams	Old Ounces	Old Pounds	New Grams	New Ounces	New Pounds	Grams Saved	Ounces Saved	Pounds Saved
1	Clothing	Patagonia down hoodie sweater	Eddie Bauer First Ascent Down Vest	473	16.7	1.0	272	9.6	0.6	201	7.1	0.4
2	Clothing	Long john top (Capilene 2)	Terramar silk long john top	175	6.2	0.4	101	3.6	0.2	74	2.6	0.2
3	Clothing	Long john bottom (Capilene 2)	Terramar silk long john bottom	170	6.0	0.4	110	3.9	0.2	60	2.1	0.1
4	Clothing	Flip flops	No change	134	4.7	0.3	134	4.7	0.3	0	0.0	0.0
5	Clothing	Golite wind pants	No change	120	4.2	0.3	120	4.2	0.3	0	0.0	0.0
6	Clothing	Fleece glove/mittens	No change	100	3.5	0.2	100	3.5	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
7	Clothing	Montane wind shirt	No change	95	3.4	0.2	95	3.4	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
8	Clothing	Underwear, 1 pair	No change	90	3.2	0.2	90	3.2	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
9	Clothing	socks, 1 pair, midweight	No change	75	2.6	0.2	75	2.6	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
10	Clothing	Ghost Whisperer shell	No change	73	2.6	0.2	73	2.6	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
11	Clothing	socks, 1 pair, midweight	Deleted	68	2.4	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	68	2.4	0.1
12	Clothing	Fleece hat	No change	40	1.4	0.1	40	1.4	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
13	Hydration	Steri Pen with batteries	Deleted	123	4.3	0.3	0	0.0	0.0	123	4.3	0.3
14	Hydration	4 x Platypus bladder 1L	Only carry 2 x Playtypus bladder 1L	100	3.5	0.2	50	1.8	0.1	50	1.8	0.1
15	Hydration	Plastic "basin" (for Steri Pen treatment)	Deleted	18	0.6	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	18	0.6	0.0
16	Kitchen	Garcia Bear Canister	BV350 Bear Canister	1280	45.2	2.8	923	32.6	2.0	357	12.6	0.8
17	Kitchen	Trail Designs Ti-Tri Stove & 1.3 L Evernew UL Ti Pot	No change	248	8.7	0.5	248	8.7	0.5	0	0.0	0.0
18	Kitchen	GSI Plastic bowl	Ziploc plastic bowl	45	1.6	0.1	26	0.9	0.1	19	0.7	0.0
19	Kitchen	Titanium Sierra cup/measuring cup	No change	43	1.5	0.1	43	1.5	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
20	Kitchen	12 fl oz (355 ml) alcohol bottle	No change	39	1.4	0.1	39	1.4	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
21	Kitchen	Sea to Summit Aluminum spoon	No change	9	0.3	0.0	9	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
22	Misc	AMK Optimist First Aid Kit (FAK) + 1 x roller gauze	No change	244	8.6	0.5	244	8.6	0.5	0	0.0	0.0
23	Misc	Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)	No change	196	6.9	0.4	196	6.9	0.4	0	0.0	0.0
24	Misc	External battery with mini cable	No change	170	6.0	0.4	170	6.0	0.4	0	0.0	0.0
25	Misc	Potty kit (TP + hand sanitizer)	No change	136	4.8	0.3	136	4.8	0.3	0	0.0	0.0
26	Misc	Map (topographic) and Isuka roll-up map case	Deleted	111	3.9	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	111	3.9	0.2
27	Misc	Glasses (distance only; Fresnel lens for reading)	No change	109	3.8	0.2	109	3.8	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
28	Misc	Misc Ziploc (chapstick, meds, matches, sewing kit, crazy glue, duct tape, tenacious tape)	No change	105	3.7	0.2	105	3.7	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
29	Misc	BP Bag (Cordage, Liquid soap, Thermarest patch kit, ear plugs)	No change	100	3.5	0.2	100	3.5	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
30	Misc	Spare phone batteries (2)	Deleted	76	2.7	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	76	2.7	0.2
31	Misc	Pouch (sunscreen, fire steel, tripod) Tripod weight, see below	No change	74	2.6	0.2	74	2.6	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
32	Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp	No change	49	1.7	0.1	49	1.7	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
33	Misc	Snow/sand stake (used as trowel and as tent stake)	No change	35	1.2	0.1	35	1.2	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
34	Misc	Dental Hygiene Kit (brush, paste, and floss)	No change	30	1.1	0.1	30	1.1	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
35	Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp case	No change	28	1.0	0.1	28	1.0	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
36	Misc	Spare camera battery	Deleted	27	1.0	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	27	1.0	0.1
37	Misc	Wilderness Permit in plastic Ziploc	No change	18	0.6	0.0	18	0.6	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
38	Misc	Spare Ziploc bag	No change	9	0.3	0.0	9	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
39	Misc	Trash bag	No change	9	0.3	0.0	9	0.3	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
40	Pack	Gossamer Gear Mariposa, Large	Cut off excess straps	884	31.2	1.9	863	30.4	1.9	21	0.7	0.0
41	Pack	Nylofume bag (as water proof liner)	No change	30	1.1	0.1	30	1.1	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
42	Photo	Camera with 1 battery	No change	250	8.8	0.6	250	8.8	0.6	0	0.0	0.0
43	Photo	Camera case	No change	84	3.0	0.2	84	3.0	0.2	0	0.0	0.0
44	Photo	Mini tripod	No change	45	1.6	0.1	45	1.6	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
45	Shelter	Stratospire I tarp tent with bug net inner (used for 2 ppl)	Gatewood Cape (no bug netting)	1000	35.3	2.2	482	17.0	1.1	518	18.3	1.1
46	Shelter	Tyvek ground sheet	No change	130	4.6	0.3	130	4.6	0.3	0	0.0	0.0
47	Shelter	8 x "V" Al stakes (could save 1.5 oz with Ti stakes)	Stakes now incl. with Gatewood	100	3.5	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	100	3.5	0.2
48	Sleep	Western Mountaineering Summerlite 6'0" sleeping bag	No change	580	20.5	1.3	580	20.5	1.3	0	0.0	0.0
49	Sleep	NeoAir X-Lite 3/4 pad & stuff sack	No change	240	8.5	0.5	240	8.5	0.5	0	0.0	0.0
50	Sleep	Dry bag, 10L (holds both sleeping bag and down hoodie)	Silnylon stuff sack + Ziploc bag	77	2.7	0.2	30	1.1	0.1	47	1.7	0.1
51	Sleep	NeoAir Pillow & stuff sack	No change	60	2.1	0.1	60	2.1	0.1	0	0.0	0.0
		Total		8524	300.7	18.8	6654	234.7	14.7	1870	66.0	4.1

TOTALS BY CATEGORY

	Shelter	Sleep	Pack	Clothing	Kitchen	Photo	Hydration	Misc
Grams	612	910	893	1210	1288	379	50	1312
Ounces	21.6	32.1	31.5	42.7	45.4	13.4	1.8	46.3
Pounds	1.3	2.0	2.0	2.7	2.8	0.8	0.1	2.9

Sierra Nevada Summer Backpacking Solo Gear List - Version I

I'm planning a week long trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this summer.  This post is one in a series of how I intend to lighten up my gear in preparation for the trip.  This will be Version I ("before") of my gear list.  My next post in the series will be Version II ("after").

In my last post, Lightweight Solo Backpacking Gear List, my base weight (total pack weight - consumables = base weight) was at about 15 lbs/6.8 kg.  15 lbs isn't bad for a weekend trip.  I mean I only have to carry a couple of days of food, so a 15 lbs base weight + a couple of days worth of food may have my pack weight under 20 lbs/9 kg (depending on how much water I have to carry) for a weekend hike.

But what about for a week?  Well, for a week, I'm going to have to carry a lot more food.  And I'm going to have to I'm also going to have to add some base weight type items that I wouldn't need for a short weekend trip, things like extra batteries and a larger fuel bottle.  And for a Sierra Nevada trip there's one other problem:  bears.  In the Sierra Nevada.  Bear canisters, a heavy piece of gear, are mandatory.  Hmm.  My maybe I need to drop a little more weight off my base weight?

So if I take my last gear list and add in the bear canister, larger fuel bottle, and batteries, I should have a more realistic base weight for my upcoming trip.  I'll post the gear list below my "signature" and my comments immediately below.

First, notice that my base weight has climbed from 15.2 lbs/6.8 kg to 18.8 lbs/8.5 kg.  Yuck.  That's a step in the wrong direction.  You've got to figure that, in addition to my base weight, I'm going to be carrying at least a dozen pounds of food (5.4 kg), 2 lbs of water (1 kg), and a pound of  fuel (0.5 kg) – about 15 lbs (6.8 kg) of "consumables".  Add 18.8 lbs base weight to roughly 15 lbs of consumables, and your total is about 34 lbs (15.4 kg).  Now, I've been backpacking for many years, and I'm completely confident that I could do the trip with a 34 lbs backpack – but I'm sure I can go lighter, and I know I'll enjoy the trip more if I carry less.

Now it's time to introduce another concept:  Proportional Pack Weight.

QUESTION:  Is a 30 lbs pack (13.6 kg) going to feel the same to a 200 lbs (91 kg) person as it would to a 150 lbs (68 kg) person?  No, of course not.  So, let's look at total pack weight in proportion to body weight.

Proportional Total Pack Weight
	Ultra Heavy	Very Heavy	Heavy	Moderate	Light	Ultralight	Super Ultralight	Extremely Ultralight
Body weight (lbs)	1/3rd	1/4th	1/5th	1/6th	1/8th	1/10th	1/15th	1/20th
225	75.0	56.3	45.0	37.5	28.1	22.5	15.0	11.3
220	73.3	55.0	44.0	36.7	27.5	22.0	14.7	11.0
200	66.7	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0	20.0	13.3	10.0
175	58.3	43.8	35.0	29.2	21.9	17.5	11.7	8.8
150	50.0	37.5	30.0	25.0	18.8	15.0	10.0	7.5
125	41.7	31.3	25.0	20.8	15.6	12.5	8.3	6.3
100	33.3	25.0	20.0	16.7	12.5	10.0	6.7	5.0

So, if you look at the above chart, I think you can see where I'm going with this.  What feels light to a 200 pound person will not necessarily feel light to a 100 pound person.  The chart above attempts to take body weight into account rather than to assign labels (light weight, ultralight, etc.) based on static weight amounts.  Notice that I'm talking about total pack weight.  At the end of the day, the amount you actually put on your back matters.  On a weekend trip, my total pack weight is pretty light, but on a week long trip in the Sierra Nevada, my total pack weight is considerably more.

I weigh about 220 lbs (100 kg).  My 34 lbs (15.4 kg) total pack weight will basically feel like a "moderate" (not light) backpack.  I want to move down a notch and get into the "light" range.  Perhaps someday I'll even go beyond that, but my goal for this phase of pack weight reduction is to move from "moderate" to "light."  I'll address this weight reduction in my next post in this series.

HJ

One Person Gear List (Base Weight Only)
Sierra Nevada Mountains, Summer 2015, Day time high 80F/27C, Overnight low 40F/5C
Category	Item	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
Clothing	Patagonia down hoodie sweater (for temps < 40F/5C)	473	16.7	1.0
Clothing	Long john top (Capilene 2)	175	6.2	0.4
Clothing	Long john bottom (Capilene 2)	170	6.0	0.4
Clothing	Flip flops (To air out feet; I struggle with athlete's foot)	134	4.7	0.3
Clothing	Golite wind pants	120	4.2	0.3
Clothing	Fleece glove/mittens (flip top, probably a weight penalty)	100	3.5	0.2
Clothing	Montane wind shirt	95	3.4	0.2
Clothing	Underwear, 1 pair	90	3.2	0.2
Clothing	socks, 1 pair, midweight	75	2.6	0.2
Clothing	Ghost Whisperer shell	73	2.6	0.2
Clothing	socks, 1 pair, midweight	68	2.4	0.1
Clothing	Fleece hat	40	1.4	0.1
Hydration	Steri Pen with batteries	123	4.3	0.3
Hydration	4 x Platypus bladder 1L	100	3.5	0.2
Hydration	Plastic "basin" (for Steri Pen treatment)	18	0.6	0.0
Kitchen	Garcia Bear Canister	1280	45.2	2.8
Kitchen	Trail Designs Ti-Tri Stove set up & 1.3 L Evernew UL Ti Pot	248	8.7	0.5
Kitchen	Plastic bowl	45	1.6	0.1
Kitchen	Titanium Sierra cup/measuring cup	43	1.5	0.1
Kitchen	12 fl oz (355 ml) alcohol bottle	39	1.4	0.1
Kitchen	Sea to Summit Aluminum spoon	9	0.3	0.0
Misc	AMK Optimist First Aid Kit (FAK) + 1 x roller gauze	244	8.6	0.5
Misc	Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)	196	6.9	0.4
Misc	External battery with mini cable	170	6.0	0.4
Misc	Potty kit (TP + hand sanitizer)	136	4.8	0.3
Misc	Map (topographic) and Isuka roll-up map case	111	3.9	0.2
Misc	Glasses (distance only; used Fresnel lens for reading)	109	3.8	0.2
Misc	Misc Ziploc (chapstick, meds, matches, sewing kit, crazy glue, duct tape, tenacious tape)	105	3.7	0.2
Misc	BP Bag (Cordage, Liquid soap, Thermarest patch kit, ear plugs)	100	3.5	0.2
Misc	Spare phone batteries (2)	76	2.7	0.2
Misc	Pouch (sunscreen, fire steel, tripod) Tripod weight, see below	74	2.6	0.2
Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp	49	1.7	0.1
Misc	Snow/sand stake (used as trowel and as tent stake)	35	1.2	0.1
Misc	Dental Hygiene Kit (brush, paste, and floss)	30	1.1	0.1
Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp case	28	1.0	0.1
Misc	Spare camera battery	27	1.0	0.1
Misc	Wilderness Permit in plastic Ziploc	18	0.6	0.0
Misc	Spare Ziploc	9	0.3	0.0
Misc	Trash bag	9	0.3	0.0
Pack	Gossamer Gear Mariposa, Large	884	31.2	1.9
Pack	Nylofume bag (as water proof liner)	30	1.1	0.1
Photo	Camera with 1 battery	250	8.8	0.6
Photo	Camera case	84	3.0	0.2
Photo	Mini tripod	45	1.6	0.1
Shelter	Stratospire I tarp tent with bug net inner (used for 2 ppl)	1000	35.3	2.2
Shelter	Tyvek ground sheet	130	4.6	0.3
Shelter	8 x "V" Al stakes (could save 1.5 oz with Ti stakes)	100	3.5	0.2
Sleep	Western Mountaineering Summerlite 6'0" sleeping bag	580	20.5	1.3
Sleep	NeoAir X-Lite 3/4 pad & stuff sack	240	8.5	0.5
Sleep	Dry bag, 10L (holds both sleeping bag and down hoodie)	77	2.7	0.2
Sleep	NeoAir Pillow & stuff sack	60	2.1	0.1
	Total	8524	300.7	18.8

TOTALS BY CATEGORY

	Shelter	Sleep	Pack	Clothing	Kitchen	Photo	Hydration	Misc
Grams	1230	957	914	1613	1664	379	241	1526
Ounces	43.4	33.8	32.2	56.9	58.7	13.4	8.5	53.8
Pounds	2.7	2.1	2.0	3.6	3.7	0.8	0.5	3.4