Lightweight Solo Backpacking Gear List for Southern California

I just posted my Backpacking with Children - A Gear List for Two.  Hopefully it's a helpful list for those wishing to get out with their child.

But what would that look like if I were just getting out on my own?  I thought I'd do a "weight check" and see what my solo gear list for Southern California would look like under the same weather conditions (expected overnight low 35° F/2° C).  To avoid clutter, I'll put the list down below my "signature".  I'll put my comments immediately below.

Now, notice something.  My two person daddy-daughter base weight was 20.2 lbs/9.2 kg, about 10 lbs/4.5 kg per person.  When I take the same gear list and eliminate the child related items, the total is 15.2 lbs/6.9 kg.  The "per person" weight went up by five pounds (2.3 kg).  This illustrates an important principle:  gear sharing saves weight.  Sharing a tent, stove, etc. is much more weight efficient than each person carrying their own.

This is part II of (at least) three parts.  I'm going somewhere with this:  I want to do a week long trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this summer.  The Sierra Nevada Mountains are steep, rugged, and range up to 14,500'/4400m in elevation, so  I'm going to want to make my pack as light as possible.  On a week trip, I'm going to have to carry a lot of food (about 2 pounds per day typically), so the only way to carry a light pack is to really cut my base weight.  Ideally, I'd like my total pack weight (consumables + base weight = total pack weight) to be about 25 lbs/11 kg.  That will be a challenge.  Stay tuned.

Thanks for following along on my "journey to the light side."

HJ

	One Person Gear List (Base Weight Only)
	May 2015, Day time high 65F/18C, Overnight low 35F/2C
	Category	Item	Grams	Ounces	Pounds
1	Clothing	Patagonia down hoodie sweater (for temps < 40F/5C)*	473	16.7	1.0
2	Clothing	Long john top (Capilene 2)	175	6.2	0.4
3	Clothing	Long john bottom (Capilene 2)	170	6.0	0.4
4	Clothing	Flip flops (To air out feet; I struggle with athlete's foot)	134	4.7	0.3
5	Clothing	Golite wind pants	120	4.2	0.3
6	Clothing	Fleece glove/mittens (flip top, probably a weight penalty)*	100	3.5	0.2
7	Clothing	Montane wind shirt2	95	3.4	0.2
8	Clothing	Ghost Whisperer shell2	73	2.6	0.2
9	Clothing	socks, 1 pair, midweight	68	2.4	0.1
10	Clothing	Sleep balaclava3	43	1.5	0.1
11	Clothing	Fleece hat	40	1.4	0.1
12	Clothing	Down hoodie sweater stuff sack4	20	0.7	0.0
13	Hydration	Steri Pen with batteries	123	4.3	0.3
14	Hydration	4 x Platypus bladder 1L	100	3.5	0.2
15	Hydration	Spare batteries (2 x CR123) for Steri Pen	34	1.2	0.1
16	Hydration	Plastic "basin" (for Steri Pen treatment)	18	0.6	0.0
17	Kitchen	Trail Designs Ti-Tri Stove set up & 1.3 L Evernew UL Ti Pot*	248	8.7	0.5
18	Kitchen	Plastic bowl	45	1.6	0.1
19	Kitchen	Sea to Summit Aluminum Spoon	9	0.3	0.0
20	Kitchen	Titanium Sierra cup/measuring cup	43	1.5	0.1
21	Kitchen	4 fl oz (125 ml) alcohol bottle	23	0.8	0.1
22	Misc	AMK Optimist First Aid Kit (FAK) + 1 x roller gauze	244	8.6	0.5
23	Misc	Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)	196	6.9	0.4
24	Misc	Potty kit (TP + hand sanitizer)	136	4.8	0.3
25	Misc	Map (topographic) and Isuka roll-up map case6*	111	3.9	0.2
26	Misc	Glasses (distance only; used Fresnel lens for reading)	109	3.8	0.2
27	Misc	Misc Ziploc (chapstick, meds, matches, sewing kit, crazy glue, duct tape, tenacious tape)7	105	3.7	0.2
28	Misc	BP Bag (Cordage, Liquid soap, Thermarest patch kit, ear plugs)	100	3.5	0.2
29	Misc	Pouch (sunscreen, fire steel, tripod) Tripod weight, see below	74	2.6	0.2
30	Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp	49	1.7	0.1
31	Misc	Dental Hygiene Kit (brush, paste, and floss)	30	1.1	0.1
32	Misc	Snow/sand stake (used as trowel and as tent stake)	35	1.2	0.1
33	Misc	Mammut S-Flex headlamp case	28	1.0	0.1
34	Misc	Wilderness Permit in plastic Ziploc	18	0.6	0.0
35	Misc	Trash bag	9	0.3	0.0
36	Pack	Gossamer Gear Mariposa, Large*	884	31.2	1.9
37	Pack	Nylofume bag (as water proof liner)	30	1.1	0.1
38	Photo	Camera with 1 battery	250	8.8	0.6
39	Photo	Camera case9	84	3.0	0.2
40	Photo	Mini tripod	45	1.6	0.1
41	Shelter	Stratospire I tarp tent with bug net inner (used for 2 ppl)	1000	35.3	2.2
42	Shelter	Tyvek ground sheet10	130	4.6	0.3
43	Shelter	8 x "V" Al stakes (could save 1.5 oz with Ti stakes)	100	3.5	0.2
44	Sleep	Western Mountaineering Summerlite 6'0" sleeping bag*	580	20.5	1.3
45	Sleep	NeoAir X-Lite 3/4 pad & stuff sack*	240	8.5	0.5
46	Sleep	Dry bag, 10L (holds both sleeping bags)	77	2.7	0.2
47	Sleep	NeoAir Pillow & stuff sack	60	2.1	0.1
		Total	6878	242.6	15.2

Note:
2 Do I really need a windshirt and a shell both?
3 Was not really adequate for the temperatures
4 Tried using large Ziploc, but kept popping open.
6 Definitely a luxury item.  Works REALLY well.
7 Maybe I could eliminate one form of tape.
9 I've dropped and ruined some good cameras.  Stays.
10 Could switch to Polycro.  Not sure Polycro protects as well.
* A favorite piece of gear

TOTALS BY CATEGORY

	Shelter	Sleep	Pack	Clothing	Kitchen	Photo	Hydration	Misc
Grams	1230	957	914	1511	368	379	275	1244
Ounces	43.4	33.8	32.2	53.3	13.0	13.4	9.7	43.9
Pounds	2.7	2.1	2.0	3.3	0.8	0.8	0.6	2.7