This will be my first year using a scale, I bought a budget one off Amazon and hope it’s fairly accurate. I usually just went off of posted weights to get an idea and never laid it all out before. I will try to get at home numbers on my scale, an asterisk by the weight will mean it’s going off a posted weight still.
–Clothing layers–
I rarely will pack it all on a trip but here is all the weights for what I may generally combine.
Sitka core heavyweight hoody: 13.9 oz
Sitka core lightweight hoody: 13.2 oz
Prana Zion pant: 13.2 oz
First lite obsidian pants: oz
Sitka Kelvin active: 16 oz
Marmot Rain jacket: 10.8 oz
Kefya/shemagh: 6.5 oz
Sitka merino gloves: 1.5 OZ
Kifaru beanie: 2 oz
Base Layers: blackovis merino boxers and merino short sleeve
Smart wool socks 1 med weight 1 heavy weight 1 hole filled pair for stalking or while drying other pairs around camp: 10.4 oz total.
OR Gaiters: 5.5 oz*
Boots: Lowa Ranger 3lb 10oz* or Salomon quest 4D 2lb 13oz*
—Gear—
Pack: Kifaru ultralite frame with muskeg 5k bag still on order and waiting for shipment*
Water: 4l MSR dromedary bladder 7 ounces*
Nalgene with cap cap: 7 oz.
Steripen ultra rechargeable: 4.5 oz
Bow set up including 5 arrows: 6lb 6 oz, for breakdown see Bow setup.
Shelter: Hexpeak standard tipi, 14 stakes, extra guy lines and ground sheet. 37 oz with both stuff sacks.
Bag: Kifaru slick 20 degree regular. 45 oz.
Pad: Exped syn 7 insulated mat. 2 lb with stuff sack OR Klymit inertia o zone 13.2 oz with stuff sack and patch kit
Sat Com: delorme inreach 6.9 oz
Binos: Leupold 10×42 21.2 oz
Rangefinder: Vortex ranger 1k 7.5 oz
Esee Izula 2 with sheath: 3.9 oz
AGC bino harness set up with some essentials: 14.5 oz total
Spotter: Vangaurd Endeavour HD 82mm angled with camera adapter and tripod plate 69 oz
Tripod: Vanguard espod 203AP 38 oz
Trekking pole: 2- Cascade Mountain aluminum twist lock 10 oz each.
Suunto watch: 2.2 oz
Lantern: PSL solar 4.5 oz
Headlamp: 3.3 oz
Survival fishing kit: .9 oz
First aid kit: 4.5 oz
Possible Kit: 8.5 oz
After the Kill kit: 12 oz
Cooking kit: 21 oz
All of the gear listed above puts me at around 50 pounds if I were to pack every bit of it into my pack which is totally manageable but I will never be packing all of it on my back at once.
I will keep this updated constantly throughout the year with any changes and as I get the last few things tossed on the scale!
Want to know what’s in the kits??? Watch for another post next week where I break it all down!! Kit break down is posted check it out Here!
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