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Gear List - Scotland 2005

Gear List Scotland 2005

 

Length of trip: 10 days
Total weight: 17,5kg (NOT including food, fuel and the stuff I wear for the flight)
Comments: The food will be about 10kg. A lot, but we definitely want to bake our own bread and have some nice and fresh stuff to eat from time to time ;-)

Improvement of list:
- none ;-)

 

 

CLOTHING

 

 

Rating
Comment
- Rain Jacket Mountain Hardware Etheral FTX Parka

- Rain Trouser

Gore-Tex

had to wear them most of the time

- Gaiters

Mountain Hardwear Venti-Gaiters

absolutely essential to have!!
- Fleece Jacket Jack Wolfskin Blizzard, windproof

- Trousers

Fjällräven Barents Pants G-1000
- Shoes Meindl Himalaya
- Sandals Teva Terradactyl
great thing to have in the evenings
   

- Long Johns

Ullfrotté 200

perfect for the evenings. Out of the sweaty trousers... into the warm, dry and comfy Ullfrotté

- Long sleeve

Ullfrotté 200

same as above

- Pants (3x)

2x synthetic, 1x cotton

perfect. 2 synthetic for hiking and one made of cotton for sleeping

 

 

- T-Shirts (3x)

2x synthetic, 1x cotton

- Jumper

thin fleece jumper

wearing it over the t-shirt is usually enough if there is not too much wind
   

- Socks (4x)

Ullfrotté Active, Ullfrotté Wildlife, Smartwool Adreneline Crew, Bridgedale

the Wildlife were too warm for hiking, but great in the sandals. Both Smartwool and Ullfrotté performed nicely

 

 

- Balaclava

Warmpeace, windproof

not needed often... but if needed you are happy to have it!
- Frontlet 200 fleece
nice to keep your ears save from the wind
- Hat made of wool
barely used it
   

- Gloves

convertible finger gloves / mitts, windproof



 

HARDWARE

 

 

Rating
Comment
- Tent Tatonka Polar 2
great tent... the broken poles were my mistake

- Camping mat

RidgeRest

- Sleeping bag

Joutsen Halla

... definitely needs a wash now!
- Stuff sack for the sleeping bag, waterproof, Ortlieb
keeps your bag dry, no matter what

- Trekking poles

Leki Classic

- Backpack

Gregory Shasta

 

 

- Cooker Trangia

- Fuel

1,5l methylated spirits

only used 1l for 5 days
- Fire 2x lighters, 3 packs of matches

- Cooking gear

2 pots, 1 pan, cutlery

- Water filter MSR WaterWorks EX

- Compass

Recta

- GPS

eTrex Legend + spare batteries

did help us out after our tent ripped and the clouds covered the hills

- Mobile phone

 

- Digital camera

Canon Powershot G6 + spare battery pack

great camera - did not have to use the spare battery pack

- Camera bag

isolated

- Sunglasses

 

- Head lamp

Petzl Tikka + spare batteries

- Candle lantern Northern Lights
great to have along... but our candles didn't really work (not much light)

- Tools

Leatherman Wave,
Sewing stuff
Rope

- Thermometer classic... without batteries
- First Aid set  
- Sun cream  
not needed....
- Towel  
- Miscellaneous

Documents
Maps
Glasses
Toothbrush + toothpaste
Toilet paper
Diary + pen

 

 

FOOD

 

 

Comment
Facts: - 2 persons
- 9x dinner (i.e. 18 servings)
- 9x breakfast (i.e. 18 servings)
due to the fact that we had to stop after 5 days we had plety of food left in the end
Breakfast: - 7x porridge
- 7x cereals
- freshly baked bannok with cheese and cucumbers
the bannock was incredibly good!!
Dinner:

- 12x convenience food (pasta)
- 6x couscous with sauce
- 7x soup

During the day - 2 cereal bars
- 1 chocolate bar (Ritter-Sport)
- Soya food (looks like "Landjäger")
- Drinking chocolate
- Tee
Soya rocks ;-)
Miscellaneous:

- 2 packs "Studentenfutter"
- 2 packs dried plums
- Trekking biscuits
- Vitamin tablets (for the taste as well)
- Hot-Sauce ala Traeuma

In addition : - 1,5l Whisky
- Tobacco
 
 
 
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