EQUIPMENT LIST For those of you who might be interested, here is our detailed list of equipment that we compiled in the days before leaving Stillwater. We weighed each and every item down to the quarter-ounce and thoroughly considered whether each gear item was worth its weight. We have since decided to send home several items, including: our rain gear (which we replaced with lightweight, cheap, plastic ponchos), the smaller cook pot, the sunscreen, the compass (we had a smaller version), the Swiss army knife (we have a better knife), the removable legs of one pair of pants each (it's too hot), our stove's windscreen, and Jessica's arch supports. We also were carrying way too much food at the outset, and we have cut down on our food supplies as well (there are more resupply opportunities
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