Thread: Gear for a few days.

This is the gear I will take on a walk-in mission, just add 700ish grams a day for food.

Pack is a Sitka Bivy 45 ( which despite the name is 75ltrs) I have a 3 litre platypus bladder in it for carrying water. I havnt used it a lot yet as only just got it but it's not a super light pack but has a great harness and an awesome rifle carrying system



Sleeping/Accomodation consists of Macpac Lattitude 500xp bag, weighs 1.3kg and uses 700 loft down, has kept me comfortable from mates couches to 8 days stuck in a blizzard up bettison creek (shit that was a trip!)
Tent is a TerraNova solar competition, weighs 1kg (less with fly only and no inner) and is a pretty bombproof little unit.
Mat is a Exped Airmat basic (no down inside it) it's full length, 183cm and 8cm thick when inflated, weighs 350grams.



Cooking system is a Stanley 650ml stainless pot with lid and fold out handle, this can fit one or two 100gm gas canisters inside and my tiny fold out gas cooker, also a Sea to Summit titanium cutlery set that is really light and a Sea to Summit fold out silicone cup/mug



I will usually wear merino long johns and a merino top plus some stubbies when I'm on the move and take the following extra clothing.
Stoney Creek "The Rock" top, this thing is bloody awesome for sitting around camp or glassing, wind proof plus has good pockets, my favourite Stoney creek thing I ever bought. Fairydown down jacket, have had this thing for years and it's outlived quite a few other newer and more expensive down jackets and it's still warm and effective as the day I got it. Pants are Sitka Mountain Ascent, usually only wear pants around camp or if it's really cold.
Tahr Anorak for the wet stuff and also just a great all round top layer.
Two pairs of extra socks and a extra set of thermals.



Other things I carry include my Alaska Guide Creations bino bivvy which contains my binos, rangefinder, gps, a Swiss Army knife with correct tools for my rifle, four rounds of ammunition and an old smartphone with strelok on it. I don't wear a belt so have my knife and my SPOT device on the straps. Also carry a spare 18650 battery, a set of lithiums for gps/SPOT device, little cheap $10 am/fm radio ( you will be surprised where you can pick up radio signal, keeps the boredom at bay if stuck in a tent and good for listening to news/weather) Maxtoch H01 headtorch (these are the ducks nuts), a pair of gloves, a bit of closed cell foam may for sitting on around camp or while glassing, I only just added this as in sick of having a cold wet ass and seeing @sambnz with his one! first aid kit, insect repellent, boresnake, repair kit for tent/Exped, toothbrush and little tiny tube of toothpaste (I pinch them off the plane when we fly to South America )and a walking pole.



Shooting system is a 85 Finnlight (270wsm) with VX6 and DPT, weighs about 4kg all up with three rounds in the mag



So there we go, I think I'm striking a pretty good balance between weight/comfort/reliability but there's maybe room to improve on some things, lighter sleeping bag for summer etc but I'm pretty happy with it all for now, damn sight lighter than what I used to lug around the hills a few years back but a buggered knee has really started me putting some thought into what gear I use now.