UPDATE: FINAL FINAL KITLIST!
Just over a month to go before I head up Springer Mountain and onto the trail. My starting kit-list is now complete! A video will be made at some point but for now here's a list with the weight of all that I'll be carrying. Weight is given in metric measurements.
Sleeping System
Hennessey Hammocks Expedition Asym, with snakeskins and 2 pegs (1.3kg)
Pacific Outdoors Peak Oyl sleeping mat (0.6kg)
Rab Ascent 700 (1.3kg)
Clothing
Insulation:
Rab Microlight down jacket (0.3kg)
Rab Powerstretch mid-layer top (0.3kg)
Lowe Alpine Power Stretch Gloves (0.04kg)
Icebreaker Liner Glove (0.02kg)
Homemade woolen mitts (0.1kg)
Merino Wool Beanie (0.054kg)
Tilley Hat (0.2kg)
Baselayers:
Rab MeCo 120 T (x2) (0.2kg total)
HH dry leggings (0.1kg)
Rab MeCo boxers (x2) (0.14kg total)
Berghaus Midweight hiking socks (x2) (0.14kg total)
Bridgedale Heavyweight summit socks (0.08kg)
Buff (x3) (0.1kg)
Hiking-wear:
Salomon XA shorts (0.1kg)
Craghoppers Kiwi Prostretch trouser (0.24kg)
Rain gear:
Rab Latok Alpine Jacket (0.49kg)
'Packaway' over trouser (0.1kg)
Rab Hi-Spar Gaiter (0.25kg)
Footwear:
Salomon Cosmic 4D 2 GTX (1.2kg)
Pack & accessories:
Osprey Aether 70 (2.2kg)
Hydration bladder 2l (2kg when full)
Assorted Exped Drybags (0.2kg)
Poles (0.24kg)
Parachord and Karabiner (0.05kg)
Cooking
MSR Whisperlite International and piezo ignitor (0.31kg)
Fuel bottle (full) (0.9kg)
Primus Eta Pot 1.2l (inclusive of bowl, plate, and lid/strainer (0.2kg)
Sawyer Mini Water filter (0.06kg)
Titanium spork (0.014kg)
Mug (0.05kg)
Additional
Toiletries (no more than 0.2kg)
First Aid (no more than 0.2kg)
Camera Nikon AW110 (0.19kg)
MP3, basic TBC (no more than 0.08kg)
Black Diamond Spot headtorch (0.09kg)
Total weight (inclusive of fuel and water, minus food): 14.1kg
Minus weight of worn kit: 11.9kg/ near enough 27lbs.
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Refined kit list!
Okie doke! Done a bit of thinking/ butchering and have refined my kit list down to what I reckon will be the final thing, and calculated my overall weight. Main changes are i'm going for two MeCo T shirts only, as apposed to two Ts and a long sleeve. The reason is if I get cold I can just chuck on my mid layer Powerstretch top, and I don't really like long sleeves anyway because I roll up the sleeves and they go all baggy and annoying. Going for a waterproof bush-hat type thing as well as it'll be a bit depressing walking for days on end only seeing out of the 3 by 6 inch window that is my jacket hood.Gaiters are a maybe, waterproof trousers I might swap in for the mega-cheap 'pack-a-mac' style ones as although they're crap they're only half the weight. I'll avoid over trousers at all costs anyway.
Anyhow, without further ado, here's the list!
So my base weight including a full 2ltr water bladder is 14.594kg (32lbs for American readers :) ) Add 6 days food, based on what I carried for my Laugavegur Trail, i'm looking a 18.594 (40lbs). If I minus what i'll be wearing on a standard 'nice weather day' (Boots, socks, boxers, trousers, T) it comes to a grand total of 17.155kg, just under 38lbs. So that's a bit less than my Iceland pack weighed, and a heck of a lot lighter than it was in Scotland this winter. On both of these trips the weight felt more than bearable by day three or four.
Overall I'm pretty happy with this. I've never been one to obsess overly about weight. Especially with a trip of this duration, I'd sooner have the extra kilo or two to make my life that bit more comfortable. I think being able to put on dry socks, T shirt, and mitts in the evenings, or relaxing and listening to music and reading my book will be more important to my overall well being than having a bit less weight to carry on those climbs.
Whether or not I'll be saying that by mile 2180: we'll see!
Original kit list...
Clothing to wear
Mid-boot (Merrell Moab Mids, I think)
1 pair merino socks (Smartwool)
1 pair boxers (Rab MeCo)
Walking trousers (Craghopper pro-stretch)
1 T Shirt (Rab MeCo)
1 rain shell (Rab Latok Alpine eVent jacket)
Spare clothing in pack
2 pairs socks
1 pair boxers
1 pair of lightweight shorts
1 long sleeve synthetic top (Helly Hansen Lifa)
1 mid-weight top (Rab Powerstretch)
1 Insulated jacket (Rab Microlight)
Waterproo over-trousers
A couple of Buffs
A hat of some description
Camp shoe (Vibram 5 Fingers)
Sleeping
Hammock (Hennessy Hammocks Expedition Asym, plus 4 pegs)
Roll mat (probably a foamy)
Down bag (Rab Ascent 700)
Cooking
Wood Stove (Wild Stoves Wood Gas Stove)
Lighting kit (Dry wood shavings, hexy blocks, flint)
Carry some dry kindling
1ltr Trangia Pot
Mug
Spork
'Accessories'
Rucksack (Osprey Aether 70, with raincover)
Hydration bladder
Poles (Cheapy Cotswold Outdoor ones)
Assorted drybags
Whistle
Data book- i'll buy maps as I go for any potentially dodgy parts.
Bear bag set-up (bag, para-chord, screw-gate)
Toiletries
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Wet wipes (these are a god-send after a grimy day!)
Travel towel, cut down to about A4 size will do the job.
Personal First Aid kit
Gear first aid kit!
Electronics/ luxury bits
MP3 player (lightweight, cheapy one.)
Camera
Head Torch
Phone
Book
Pen, paper
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