The Ultralight Cotswold Way - Kit List
This is the full list of kit that was carried by me. It also includes the weights of consumables actually used.
| Category |
|
Weight |
SubTotal |
Used |
| Pack |
Pack |
476 |
476 |
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| Sleep |
Mountain Equipment Helium 400 Bag� |
790 |
|
|
| |
Poly bag for sleeping bag |
20 |
|
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| |
Mat |
277 |
1087 |
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| Shelter |
Tarp + bag |
340 |
|
|
| |
Bivy bag |
256 |
|
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| |
Tent Pegs (8 Ti@6g, 2 Y Ali@13g + bag & accs) |
92 |
|
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| |
Tarp poles + soft ground bases + bag |
141 |
829 |
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| Cookset |
MSR Pocket Rocket (in 24g case) + 17g Tripod Legs |
127 |
|
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| |
Disposable Lighter |
14 |
|
|
| |
Ti Mug + Lid (20g) + Mesh bag (11g) |
77 |
|
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| |
Fuel |
231 |
|
10 |
| |
Ti Spork |
17 |
|
|
| |
Cup (Folding) |
39 |
505 |
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| Navigation |
Maps + Case |
120 |
|
|
| |
Compass Type 7 |
27 |
|
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| |
Petzl E+Lite |
28 |
175 |
|
| |
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| Weather Gear |
Sun Hat |
69 |
|
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| |
Waterproof skirt |
85 |
|
|
| |
Sunglasses |
32 |
|
|
| |
Montante coat |
266 |
|
|
| |
Montane smock |
122 |
|
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| |
Carried - Fleece |
288 |
|
|
| |
Carried - T-shirt base layer |
138 |
|
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| |
Carried - Underwear (2) + Socks (1+1) |
228 |
|
|
| |
Stuff sack |
27 |
1255 |
|
| |
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| �Food+Water |
Platypus (1L + 2L) |
70 |
|
|
| |
Water tablets |
23 |
|
|
| |
Food storage (Aloksak) |
31 |
124 |
|
| |
|
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|
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| Hygiene |
Dental Kit (Toothbrush + Toothpaste + Floss + Aloksak) |
49 |
|
6 |
| |
Toilet Kit (Toilet Paper + Aloksak) |
15 |
|
|
| |
Lipsalve |
14 |
|
|
| |
Hand Gel |
69 |
|
3 |
| |
Potty Trowel+case (12g) |
61 |
208 |
|
| |
|
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| SOS |
Mobile Phone + Aloksak |
77 |
77 |
|
| |
|
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|
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| Medical |
Medical Kit + Aloksak |
69 |
|
|
| |
2m 4mm para cord |
4 |
|
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| |
Leatherman micra |
50 |
|
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| |
Suntan cream |
75 |
|
0 |
| |
Travel soap |
62 |
|
12 |
| |
DEET |
27 |
|
0 |
| |
Zip bag for cosmetics |
14 |
|
|
| |
Vitamin pills (x6) + Case |
13 |
314 |
4 |
| |
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| Luxury |
Camera+Case |
206 |
|
|
| |
Mini Deodorant |
43 |
|
|
| |
Pen |
6 |
|
|
| |
FM Radio + Spare Bat |
60 |
315 |
|
| |
BASE WEIGHT incl FUEL |
5365 |
|
|
| |
BASE WEIGHT exl FUEL |
5134 |
|
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| |
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| Consumables |
Water - 1-2L |
1000 |
|
|
| |
Food 500g-1000g |
650 |
|
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| |
Typical Weight |
7015 |
|
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| |
Peak Weight |
8265 |
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Notes:
1. I used very little gas since I only ended up boiling a few cups of water - mainly for breakfast. Original calculations suggested that I would use the whole cylinder.
2. Hand Gel was also used for sterilising/cleaning blisters at night - it is very good for this.
3. All the main items are reasonably light but there is still room for improvement.
4. Weight can be saved by calculating how much of the various consumables you actually need. 5 days of rain meant that the Suntan cream was a dead weight. It also meant there were very few biting insects around and so the DEET was not really needed.
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