Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Gear, Stuff and approx Weight

Clothes: 2 long sox, 1 short sox, 3 underware, 3 tshirts, 2 bike shorts, 1 reg shorts, 1 sweatshirt, 1 turtleneck, 1 long underware bottom, 1 sweat pants, 1 hoodie, 1 casual long pants, 1 peters jacket, 1 nylon rain suit, 1 stocking hat, 1 pr cloth gloves
-> 15 lb
 
Hardware / Tools: 2 tubes, 1 tire, toolkit, tire repair, kevlar spoke, camp knife and knuckles
-> 5 lb
 
Camping/ Shelter: Sleeping bag, thermal mat, 1 man tent, backpack
-> 11 lb
 
Cooking: EtOH stove, ethanol, mess kit, matches, lighter, all purpose soap
-> 5lb
 
Food and water: Dry goods, 1 or 2 canned items, misc power bar and average 1 gal water / fluids (try to have enough for 1 full day and night - 2 full days when known to be in sparse territory)
->15lb
 
Hygeine and 1st Aid: Wipes, soap, towel, 1 roll TP (all purpose paper/ wipes), toothpaste/ toothbrush, comb, betadine sol and oint, 4X4s, conform, tape, 15 blade, pickup, iris, needle holder, nylon suture
-> 2-3lb
 
Worldly Items:  camera, iPaq/Phone, SD disks, solar charger, maps, wallet
-> 2-3lb
 
Total -> approx 55-60lb
 
 


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2 comments:

Sharon said...

I like that as one grows from (presumably Christian-founded) childhood into [young] adulthood, "worldly" takes on a new meaning. What was once a synonym for "sinful" could now mean "f*cking cool," "understanding," "experienced," et cetera...none of which are bad. Almost seems like a brainwashed definition in its original use.

that was a rant based on your "worldly items" list :) Sorry!

I guess what I was thinking while reading most of this is "Man, Dad's going to smell REALLY bad by the end of this trip." Hahaha.

Shelley Miles said...

Hey - that racoon is surely on his way to my back porch to raid the catfood! Great picture, Scott. If you do alot of night riding you'll likely speak racoon fluently at journey's end.