Thread: Fiordland gear list take 3

3rd time into the ballot blocks and this is what I have learnt/am taking this year. We are a party of two, the only things we are sharing the load on is the tent/fly

Clothing from left to right:
What I will be wearing-

Merino underwear and long johns
Socks
Merino t shirt and long sleeve
Hanwag boots
Gaiters
Bino bivy including geovids and 6x rounds
Macpac walking pole when required
Bugle horn


Spare clothes-

2x merino long sleeve
1x merino long johns
2x merino underwear
2x socks
1x mid (but very light)long sleeve


Rain gear-

Stones creek tundra pants
Kuiu chugach jacket


Warm gear -

Kuiu attack pants
Kuiu guide jacket


Sleeping gear -

Exped mat
Silk liner
Down sleeping bag (not shown)
Kuiu tent (shared)
Stones creek fly (shared)


Cooking gear -

750ml titanium pot, screw on cooker and spork
450ml gas
Lighter
Mercator knife

Emergency gear-
Headtorch
Spare batteries
Gps
Plb
Mountain radio (shared and not shown)
Basic first aid
Gloves
Beanie
Toilet paper

Food(each day)-

Backcountry cooked breakfast
1 square meal
Hand full of scrogan
Pack of noodles
Coffee sachet
Cheese stick, beirstick
Backcountry dinner single serve
Back country smoothie every second day

Rifle-
Forbes 308, 3 rounds in mag

All carried in a kuiu ultra 6000 pack with various dry bags/pack liner

Thoughts?

Sand fly head vale

Originally Posted by Munsey

Sand fly head vale

3rd picture down next to gps... won't make that mistake again

Disposable gloves, another waterproof layer

Looks like you got it sussed, I use wollen gloves for when wet and cold, would probably only take the stoney creek pants and use your merios for warmth, your 3rd time in so you know to be prepared to get wet and stay wet


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Originally Posted by Smiddy

Looks like you got it sussed, I use wollen gloves for when wet and cold, would probably only take the stoney creek pants and use your merios for warmth, your 3rd time in so you know to be prepared to get wet and stay wet


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Yep i am strongly considering dropping the kuiu pants, would save a bit of room in pack and weight when they eventually get saturated

Originally Posted by PerazziSC3

Yep i am strongly considering dropping the kuiu pants, would save a bit of room in pack and weight when they eventually get saturated

Yep and when saturated they are heavy and not much good


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Looks good, not sure I'd take two jackets? I'd probably trade the guide jacket for a down jacket.

Your food looks a bit light but you'll know how much you need. I always like to take a few mandarins, a couple of instant soups for cold days.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Looks good, not sure I'd take two jackets? I'd probably trade the guide jacket for a down jacket.

Your food looks a bit light but you'll know how much you need. I always like to take a few mandarins, a couple of instant soups for cold days.

Could trade the guide for the kuiu kenai I have which is like a synthetic down jacket. only reason I have gone the guide is it's pretty wind proof, probably not as warm as the kenai tho

What's your gear weigh total, ie boots, rifle, pack and contents ?

Also I would be inclined to take two smaller gas cylinders than one big one, if the valve shits itself (unlikely but have seen it happen and all the gas escaped) then you're left with zilch...

Probably depends on the type of block you have & how much time you expect to be glassing/sitting? I like a down jacket for glassing, sitting around camp at night when you are cold & hungry, they make a nice pillow & you can wear them to bed if it became necessary, the trick is keeping them dry down there?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Also I would be inclined to take two smaller gas cylinders than one big one, if the valve shits itself (unlikely but have seen it happen and all the gas escaped) then you're left with zilch...

Ya have thought about it but this was cheap as chips and it's technically lighter. Other benefits to multiple cylinders are you can track usage a bit better/conserve. I will probably stash on at drop off point as I'm planning on crossing back over after 5-6 days

Not sure on total weight as I don't have scales but it won't be much, I would class it as a light weight setup without being ultra light weight. Big savings on rifle/pack and my food isn't overly heavy. Not to many luxuries personal items either

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Probably depends on the type of block you have & how much time you expect to be glassing/sitting? I like a down jacket for glassing, sitting around camp at night when you are cold & hungry, they make a nice pillow & you can wear them to bed if it became necessary, the trick is keeping them dry down there?

I have the Edith so a bit of everything. Not planning on spending hours upon hours on the tops glossing (previous experience tells me I will be in the cloud most of the time anyway) and the big boys rarely walk out to far into the open.

dark chocolate, soups, cheese, salami