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Hiking the Bicentennial National Trail - The bare essentials

The table below* lists my meagre possessions for the next 12 months.  A bit of effort (and more money than I care to think about, and much more money than my wife cares to think about) has gone into getting this list trimmed to the bare necessities and keeping the weight down as much as possible.

I've read lots of stories about people setting out on long distance hikes only to ditch or send home stuff that they don't need to make precious weight savings when the reality of trail life sets in. I wanted to benefit from their experience but I hope I haven't  been too heavy handed; if I find that there's something I really need that I don't have when I'm in the middle of nowhere...  well, let' s hope it doesn't come to that.  I've also been lucky to have had a good practice run of 30 days on the trail that gave me the opportunity to fine tune my gear (ie replacing with lighter gear). I know I'll possibly need warmer clothes again at some point, but I figure I can get them sent to me on the trail if the need arises.

Excluding the clothes items I'll actually be wearing, and adding in an 8-day food ration, my total pack weight between resupply points  will vary: sometimes as high as 21kgs, sometimes down to 15kgs. This will assume I'm carrying 2 litres of water at all times.  It may well be overkill but I'll have the capacity to expand the water I carry to 4.5 litres. So in theory, the maximum pack weight could be up to 25.5kgs

* when viewing from a phone the weight column will display after the the text items.


Item

​Bags
Back Pack - Kathmandu Vardo, 75Ltr 
Dry Sac - Sea2Summit UltraSil 20Ltr  (x 2)
Dry Sac - Sea2Summit UltraSil 13Ltr  
Dry Sac - Sea2Summit UltraSil 4Ltr  (x2)


Shelter & Sleeping Gear
Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL1 
Sleeping bag - Kathmandu Pacesetter
​Sleeping mat - Sea2Summit UltraLight Insulated
​SeaToSummit Pillow


Clothing
1 pair of quick dry hiking pants - Salomon Wayfarer
1 quick dry insect repellent long sleeve shirt - Craghoppers
1 zip up quick dry fleece hoodie - Kathmandu Contender
1 quick dry t-shirt - Kathmandu Pulau
Rain Jacket - Rainbird Stowaway
2 pairs hiking socks - Merino wool
2 pairs of jocks
​Sunnies
Hiking boots - Solomon Quest 4D 2 GTX
​Water shoes - Salomon CrossAmphibian
Hat - NorthFace
​Thermals (Sleep-ware & cleanish camp clothes)

Hydration/Cooking
​Hydration bladder (2L)

Water Purifier - SteriPen
Sawyer Squeeze water filter system 
​Evernew foldable water bottles 1.5L (x 3)

Titanium Backpacker stove
2 gas canisters
Cooking pot (1.2L) with lid (doubles as my bowl)
​Spork - plastic
​2 cigarette lighters

Maintenance & Repair
First-aid kit
Patch repair kit (sleeping mat & tent)
nylon rope (5m)
Knife
Duct tape

Navigation & Emergency
Compass
Maps.me (iPhone app)
KTI GPS PLB

Toiletries
Micro towel
Soap

​Toothbrush and paste
Sunscreen & insect repellent
razor
​Toilet paper roll

Electronics
Solar charger - GoalZero Nomad 14 Plus
Power Bank - Comsol 20300ma
Headtorch (Custom)
iPhone6
​iPad  
Charging cables
​Headphones



Weight (kg)


2.48
0.10
​0.04
​0.05


1.10
​1.06
0.47
0.08


​
0.32
​0.23
0.48
​0.12
​0.48
​0.08
​0.11
​0.01
​1.30
​0.23
​0.07
0.40

​
​2kg (full)
​0.13
​0.12
​0.11 (empty)

​0.05
​0.46
​0.29
​bugger all
0.04

​
0.20
0.05
​0.03
​0.14
​0.10


0.05
nil
​0.18


​0.07
​0.10
0.10
0.10
0.01
​0.10


0.61
0.46
​0.06
​0.23
0.81
0.19
0.03
In kitting myself out for this trip the following suppliers have been very helpful.
All of the gear choices and acquisitions I've made have been mine. I made them after some research (Google is my friend), speaking with people, and through trial and error. This process has been expensive, time consuming, and at times frustrating, but mostly a rewarding learning experience. No matter how far I get along the trail (hopefully the whole length), I will always be able look back knowing the result is all mine, and what it takes to complete this beast of a trail entirely solo and unsupported. I'm entirely free to discuss my experiences and share my opinions. Like my facebook page  (icon below) and IM me if you'd like more info on my gear and supplier choices and experiences.


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