Lord Brion Bearclaw

Target date to start is March 2016.


Pack weight is still too heavy, even with a solo one man tent which weighed in at five lbs. on my last hike. Shooting for 25 – 30 lbs. pack total, food/water included.


Ok, the Big Three. Pack, Sleeping Bag, and Shelter.
Pack. Found a 1 lb. REI Flash 22 pack that holds all the essentials, but leaves little room for anything else.
Bag. Retaining the Kelty Cosmic Down bag at 2 lbs.
Shelter. Decided that I really don’t want to sleep on the ground if I can help it (no uneven ground, no roots, rocks, coldness, wetness, etc. and no need for the bulky sleep mat. Found the Grand Trunk hammock at 12 ounces. Once I add in my custom built strap system and bugnet it should come to about a pound. Add in the custom silnylon hexagonal tarp and titanium stakes and my shelter weight should average around two lbs.


The Big Three now weigh 1,2, and 2 = 5 lbs. for all Three.


Stripped down gear list is:
Lightweight hiking poles
Whistle built into pack strap
Ultralight LED flashlight/headlamp
Custom built AXE can ultralight stove
Bottle of HEET stove fuel
Sierra cup
Everstrike match (10,000+ strikes off one filling)
Sawyer water filtration bottle
Silnylon rain poncho/cloak/emergency shelter (under 1 lb. stripped down)
Plastic trowel and Ziploc bagged t.p.
Small First Aid kit
Ultralightweight S.A.R. Frost cutlery folding knife
Ultralight ceramic knife sharpener
Bear bag hoist system (drybag, small carabiner, paracord, PVC tube, nylon “rock” bag)
Toothbrush/travel size toothpaste/dental floss
Sunglasses
Cellphone/Digital camera/Solar charger
Journal and extra camera memory cards (dime thin)
Fork/spoon/folding knife combo
Compass/trail guide
1 change extra clothing/underwear/two pairs merino wool socks
Food for 5-7 days, depending on trail town locations (food for 12 days when I reach Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness).