I really need to write up a more recent gear list, this one is from 2009. But it hasn’t changed that much, probably a couple of pounds lighter.
- Pack is now a Gossamer Gear Mariposa 60, version N-1
- Upgraded to the sleeping pad to a NeoAir, then to a NeoAir Uberlite, both REI garage sale finds
- Camera is now a Canon SL1, much lighter
- Ditched the compression stuff sack in favor of an Ultra-Sil dry sack, saved 4 ounces
- Fleece jacket and primaloft vest replaced by a Feathered Friends Eos down jacket
- I either take the 8x10 tarp, a Mountain Laurel Designs Speedmid silnylon pyramid, or a Dyneema cat tarp—the first two are about the same weight (1.25 pounds), the tarp is half that
- Switched to a Mont-Bell Alpine 14 bowl and the Soto Amicus stove
Radio gear is still the Yaesu VX-6R plus a KX3 and wire antenna on SOTAbeams midi winders. I use a hand mic, Apple earbuds, and ARRL Minilog (paper).
This is for three-season camping in the Sierra or coastal mountains (California).
Photos from a backpacking and SOTA overnight. I took the cat tarp and the yellow tent is another MLD Speedmid. My Speedmid is grey.
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