OLYMPIC PACK

In July I set out with three friends on a multi-day camping and backpacking trip. The weather was in the 70-80s during the day and 50-60s at night. Luckily, it didn’t rain but in a temperate climate rainforest you never know. Because of the variation in possible weather I carried a variety of layers that allowed me to layer up or down based on weather. Not shown in this photo is a T Shirt, socks, underwear, shorts and shoes that I mostly wore while hiking. If it was a little chilly I changed into Mammut hiking pants. At night after hiking all day I changed boxers and Tshirt so I didn’t have a chill at night. The North Face (TNF) Beyond The Wall Hoodie was a nice light long sleeve hoodie to throw on when there was a chill in the air. TNF Thermalball Vest is my go to layer when I want to warm up a little. If I need to trap in a little more heat I toss on my Marmot Precip Jacket. In the mornings while breaking down camp I love the Outdoor Research Hot Pursuit Convertible Running Gloves. The gloves are light enough that you can do all the normal tasks and if you need that extra little warmth you can convert them into ninja style mittens.

The gear we split up and you can see in the photo and the list below my portion of what I carried. In group gear I had the tent poles, large group first aid kit, stove, fuel, and cooking pot with silicone lid. On this trip we carried two stoves with fuel and two group cooking pots. I also carried a lantern, shovel and toilet supplies, and a compass and GPS with satellite communication capabilities.

Starting from top left and going across left to right this is the gear that was carried in my REI Flash 62 Backpack.

The North Face Flash Dry Shirt. Mammut Hiking Pants. Marmot Precip Anorak Rain Jacket. TNF Beyond The Wall Hoodie. Black Diamond Distance Z Trekking Poles.

Extra Hiking Socks. Red Klymit Pillow X. The CamelBak Crux 3L Reservoir. Patagonia Capilene Daily Boxer Briefs. Mountain Seris Weekender Medical Kit. Red Outdoor Research Dry Bag: Eye Mask. Farkle. Petzl Zipka Headlamp. iPhone Wide Angle Lens. Blue Outdoor Research Dry Bag: Snow Peak Hybrid Summit Solo Titanium Cookset Lid. SOL Firelite Sparker. Optimus Crux. Bug Net. Counter Assault Bear Spray. Therm-a-Rest Corus HD Quilt Sleeping Bag. Sea To Summit Thermite Reactor Sleeping Bag Liner. REI Half Dome 4 Plus Tent Poles. TNF Thermalball Vest. Patagonia Knit Hat. Ray Ban Folding Wayfarer Sunglasses With Neck Strap. Outdoor Research Hot Pursuit Convertible Running Gloves. Orange Garmin Explorer+ 2.

Green Golite Poncho Tarp Shelter. REI Flash Insulated Air Sleeping Pad. Green Dry Bag. Snow Peak Titanium Single 450 Cup. Red Collapsible Bowl. Sea To Summit Alpha Light Spoon. Snow Peak Hybrid Summit Solo Titanium Cookset Pot With Homemade Cozy. Nation Geographic Topographic Map. Primus Easy Light Lantern. MSR ISO PRO Fuel Canister. Mammut Trucker Hat. Yellow Sea To Summit Toilet Dry Bag With Sea To Summit Shovel. TP. Hand Sanitizer. Plastic Ziplock Bags. Dog Poop Bags.

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