November 7, 2026
Partial: 9 items without a listed weight.
Base · 5.62 lb
Storm-shedding double wall; pitch it below treeline.
20°F down; in a cold snap, sleep in the packed layers.
Insulated pad for frozen ground.
Base · 2.77 lb
Base · 1.19 lb
Regulated burner holds its output in cold and wind.
Fast filter; sleep with it in the bag once nights freeze.
Chemical backup for when the filter risks freezing.
Reserve capacity.
Base · 2.07 lb
600 lumens on a rechargeable core — October days are short.
Mirror compass for above-treeline navigation.
No reliable cell coverage on the range; carried for the exposed miles.
Early-season ice on the northern Presidentials.
Base · 1.62 lb
Down jacket for cold camps and summit stops.
Fleece midlayer.
Sleep and camp layer.
Neck gaiter against the wind on the ridges.
Warm hat for October nights.
Worn · 1.30 lb
Waterproof for cold mud and early snow.
Worn base layer.
Carried in hand, so listed as worn rather than base.
Consumable · 8.24 lb
Planned at 680 g (about 1.5 lb) a day; adjust to your own appetite.
About half a litre per hour of moderate hiking — 2 L covers roughly four hours between sources.
377 g gross — 230 g of gas plus 147 g of steel carried the whole trip.
Doubles as a hot-water bottle on cold nights.
Mittens for wind above treeline.