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Saturday, December 4, 2010

What Every Man Likes to Talk About

No, not that! Gear!!!! As part of my getting things ready to go to Big Bend I thought I would list what will be in my bag as I head out into the desert. Just on the oft chance that someone might actually read this post I hope that this will be helpful on your next trip.

Backpack-Granite Gear Meridian Nimbus
Sleeping Bag-Marmot EverSummer 0 degree
Tent-Granite Gear 8 x 10 silnylon tarp
Pad-Thermarest self inflatable (doesn't self inflate anymore)
Cook Kit-MSR all black
Stove-MSR Whisperlite International with bottle
Hammock-ENO Doublenest (For mountains only)
Knife-SOG Field Pup
Light-Princeton TEC
Hat-Tilley Airflow
Shirt-Columbia Long Sleeve Fishing Shirt
Pants-Columbia Hiking Pants
Socks-Smart Wool Trekking socks with polypro liners
Boots-Merrill Moab middies
Long Underwear-Patagonia Capilene
Rain gear-U S Army Poncho
Poles-Black Diamond Trail
Compass-U S Army issue Lensatic
GPS-DeLorme PN-40
Water Filter-MSR MiniWorks
Water Bladder-MSR 2L Dromedary Bag
Water Bottles-4 Nalgene Bottles
Gear Repair Kit-DIY
First Aid Kit-DIY
Food-Trail Mix, pop tarts,cheese and peanut butter crackers,Hershey chocolates,Quaker Oatmeal,rice a roni, instant potatoes, chicken breast and tuna breast, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, instant soup mix.
Maps-Park map, 4 individual quads for the outer mountain loop
Bird Book-Peterson's Guide to Western US Birds
Binoculars-Nikon Travel lite

Well, that is it hopefully. I am hopeful that the whole pack with full load of water will weigh no more that 30 pounds or so. If it gets much heavier than that Wes or Clay may find some of my gear in their bag.


2 comments:

  1. I like gear! Sounds like some good stuff. Did you buy it all for this trip or have you collected it all over time? Did I see a camera in that list?

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  2. I have bought this gear over a long period of time. What I have been doing lately is getting lighter and lighter gear. At my age I do not want to be a pack mule anymore. One of the advantages of being in your 60's is seeing the evolution of gear from my first Kelty external frame pack to the new ultralight gear available. I am trying to swing the Olympus waterproof and shockproof digital by the time I leave. Otherwise I will be carrying a Canon SD600. I am not going to take my big Canon SLR this trip.

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