Kit and Kaboodle

by Administrator 27. April 2008 11:57

I have been continually adding and subtracting kit overe the last few weeks, 5 months is a long time (there is a box of reserve items to be brought out 3 times during wifely visits), but I do have to carry it all.

Equipment Weight KG Comments
Tent  Terra Nova Laser Competition 1.3 Minimum is claimed at 0.86Kg but spare pegs and bags make up the difference
Sleeping bag Vango 600m 1.1 Quite an old bag plus silk liner.
Thermorest Mattress 0.6 Vital for older campers.
MSR pan set 0.6
MSR Dragon fly stove  0.51
Fuel for MSR 0.61 650ml petrol unleaded
Mug  bowel and eating irons 0.3 Including Swiss Army knife
Medical Kit 0.2 Antibiotics painkillers steristrips antiseptic lotion etc
Clothes spares and warm  1.7 3pairs socks 2 spare pants(rohan) 1 Buffalo Mountain Shirt, shorts and trousers
Washing Kit 0.48 Pack towel soap tooth brush and paste
Torch  Petzel  head torch 0.015 new seriously light includes spare batteries
Sandals  0.25 Flipflop style  only other foot gear 
Boots  KSB 600 Bought last year and worn several times.
Rucsac 1.9 Karrimore Hurricane  suits me 3 -4 years old maybe too many straps and bits
2 water containers  0.18
Food Dried and assorted 2.3 pasta rice various dried bits and Muesliwith dried milk.
Waterproof cape and overtrousers 0.7 covers rucsack as well
Raid running Gaiters 0.11 maybe .less wet feet
Swiss Army knife 0.25 Thanks to Penny
Book 0.3 Thus spoke Zarathustra.
Laptop, camera and chargers 2.4 Samsung Q30, Minolta Dimage. 
Total   15.805
Plus water variable    

And I expect to sleep in this for how long?!

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