Testing & Packing

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Testing the new blog site with our packing achievement!?! All this stuff…

Fozan compact 4 cork grip trekking poles x2
Osprey 30-50l bag liners x2 & 2smaller liners

Clothing:
Trouser / leggings - berghaus ortler 2.0 / craghoppers
Base layer - Merino wall long sleeve top
Mid layer - rab nucleus pull on / rab filament pull on
Topo trailventure walking shoes
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Thicker jumper - rab geon jacket
Puffer jackets - berghaus / rab Altus
Waterproofs - arcteryx Zeta AR coat & arcteryx zeta SL trouser
Gloves - Rab power stretch contact (3/10) / Trekmates Harland glove fleece grip (2/5)
Hats - arcteryx elaho cap & fleece hat
Shades
Buff
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Sleep layer- merino top & leggings & socks
Socks x2 - darn tough
Toe socks x1 - ingingi
Pants x2/3 - saxx quest boxer brief / montane brief
Sports bra x2
Spare T-shirt x1
Spare bottoms - shorts

Sleep system:
Tent - light wave s22 sigma; 2person, 4 season, single layer & additional footprint
Thermarest saros-6 sleeping bag x2
Sol escape lite emergency bivouac/liner x2
Thermarest neo air wide sleep pad x2
Thermarest air head lite pillow
Ear plugs

Cook system:
trangia 27-8 ULHA hard anodised set x1
500ml fuel bottle & fuel x1
Bic lighter x1
Small wooden spoon x1
Sporks x2
Mugs x2 - snowpeak 300 double wall titanium

Water filtration:
Sawyer flow with the 1l squeeze bag x2
Sawyer back wash cleaning syringe x1
Steripen ultralight UV x1
Bottles - nalgene 1l screw top & another 1l plastic bottle x2

Navigation:
Compass - silva x1
Maps for area / phones

Electronics:
Biolite rechargeable head torch x2
Lencent 4 port usb charger x1
Anker power core slim 10,000 x2
Headphones x2
Phones! x2

Hygiene system:
Sea to summit pocket soap x1
Cleansing wet wipes
Nude cream deodorant tube x1
Toothbrushes x2
Toothpaste - travel tube x1
Small hair brush x1
Sanitary pads x3
Towels - gram counter gear / mountain warehouse
Hanky x2
Travel Sun cream x1
Lip balm x1
Mossie spray
Toileting:
Hand gel x1
Pee rag - piss off
Toilet paper - rationed amount to hand
Portable bidet x1
Dac - deuce 2 ultralight trowel x1
Foot care:
Value health - anti fungal foot powder 75g x1
Sports akileine - Nok anti chaffing crème x1

Medical / emergency system:
Pen knife x1
Spare tent rope x1
Mini sewing kit x1
Mini roll of gorilla tap
Tenacious tape (for tent)
Kinaesthetic tape (for feet)
Spare bic lighter x1
Reflective band x1
Sharpie pen x1
Inhaler
Contraceptive
Ibuprofen
Paracetamol
Antihistamine
Imodium
Bite relief cream
Gorilla super glue gel
Cotton buds
Absorbent Cotton pads
Anti septic wipes
Plasters
Hand cleansing wipes
Tweezers

Food:
Coffee bag / sachets
Hot choc sachets
Porridge sachets
Dried Meal packets
Snack bars
Trail mix - dried fruit & nuts
Chocolate
Kendal mint cake
…Then Shop on the trail & use cafes/pubs

…in two 55litre rucksacks (Gossamer gear silverbacks, weighing in at 11.8kg & 11.4kg). Ready & raring to go to walk the 117miles of the Two Moors Way; My feet hurt already! ??

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Photos

Visual packing guide
Trying to be light weight…

Packed & Ready
Well it all went in!

Comments

[Nichola Evans]

Oooh No swimwear?
Enjoy the adventure x