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Gear Weight Table
If you want more explanation, go back to the Gear page, check out the "Gear" category on the trip blog or read the more in depth article at Backpacking Light
Also, you can visit my gear page at my Alaska Trekking site for a discussion of our equipment and gear philosophy from past trips.
| Item | Specifics & Notes | Weight | Quantity (for 2 people) | Total weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packing: 31 oz/person | ||||
| Erin's backpack | homemade | 17 oz | 1 | 17oz |
| Hig's backpack | homemade | 22oz | 1 | 22oz |
| Dry bags | homemade | 25oz | 1 | 25oz |
| Packrafting: 128 oz/person | ||||
| Packraft | Alpacka raft (smallest size, with spray deck) | 80.5oz | 2 | 161oz |
| Paddle | Sawyer paddles, 5 piece breakdown | 32oz | 2 | 64oz |
| Inflation bag | - | 2oz | 1 | 2oz |
| Patching material and glue | - | 0.5oz | 1 | 0.5oz |
| Thermarest life vests | home-modified | 14oz | 2 | 28oz |
| Clothing: 72oz/person | ||||
| Fleece suit | one piece powerstretch homemade | 17oz | 2 | 34oz |
| Dry Suit | Toray dermizax, from Alpacka raft | 26.5oz | 2 | 53oz |
| Dry booties/td> | - | 4.5oz | 2 | 9oz |
| Summer clothes | light shorts and shirt | 12oz | 2 | 24oz |
| Socks | Teko | 2.5 | 4 | 10oz |
| Gloves | Hardware store | 3oz | 2 | 6oz |
| Rain Mitts | Mountain Laurel Designs | 1oz | 2 | 2oz |
| Insulating hood | Cocoon Balaclava | 3oz | 2 | 6oz |
| Shoes: 29oz/person | ||||
| Shoes | Montrail Vitesse and Hardrock | 29oz | 2 | 58oz |
| Shelter and Sleeping: 21oz/person | ||||
| Sleeping bag | Synthetic, homemade, 2-person | 25.5oz | 1 | 25.5oz |
| Pyramid Shelter | Mountain Laurel Designs, spinnaker | 16oz | 1 | 16oz |
| Cooking: 16oz/person | ||||
| Bear-proof bag | Ursack major | 7oz | 2 | 14oz |
| Pot | small titanium pot | 0lb 7.5oz | 1 | 0lb 7.5oz |
| Wood Stove | Bushbuddy | 5oz | 1 | 5oz |
| Water Bottles | 500ml bottled water bottles | 0.5oz | 6 | 3oz |
| Camera and Record Keeping: 53oz/person | ||||
| Business Cards | - | 1oz | 1 | 1oz |
| Journal | Rite in Rain | 3oz | 1 | 3oz |
| dSLR Camera | Canon digital rebel XTi | 20oz | 1 | 20oz |
| Zoom lens | 24-105mm | 24oz | 1 | 24oz |
| Wide angle lens | 10-22mm | 14oz | 1 | 14oz |
| Extra Batteries | for camera | 1.5oz | 6 | 9oz |
| Memory Cards | compact flash 24GB | 3oz | 1 | 3oz |
| Gorillapod | tripod | 6oz | 1 | 6oz |
| Video Camera | Panasonic SDR S10 | 7oz | 1 | 7oz |
| Battery Chargers | both cameras | 9.5oz | 1 | 9.5oz |
| Card Reader | compact flash, usb | 2oz | 1 | 2oz |
| GPS | "black box" with 4AAs | 9oz | 1 | 9oz |
| Other: 24.5oz/person | ||||
| Maps | adventure paper | 2oz | 1 | 2oz |
| Toiletries | sunblock, toothpaste, etc... | 5oz | 1 | 5oz |
| Sunglasses | clip on | 0.5oz | 2 | 1oz |
| Knee brace | in case of injury | 2oz | 1 | 2oz |
| Headlamp | princeton tec, waterproof | 3oz | 1 | 3oz |
| Ice axes | long, lightweight | 18oz | 2 | 36oz |
| Safety: 20oz/person | ||||
| Kit stuff | first aid, fire starting, passport, knife, etc... | 22.5oz | 1 | 22.5oz |
| EPIRB | satellite rescue beacon | 10oz | 1 | 10oz |
| Flare | Bear deterrent pull flare | 7oz | 1 | 7oz |