Annotated packing list for 3 nights on Gilmour Lake (tandem)
2012 April 13 through April 16.
This file is for our personal use. We have made it publicly available in case it is of interest to others. It simply records what we took, and what we returned and is not meant as a recommendation for others.
2 folding chairs
10 lb total (well appreciated, but we need to find a lighter solution)2 Camp Trails Duluth Packs
- weight taken: 39lb and 37lb
- weight returned: 35lb and 25lb
- MEC Wanderer 2 tent with foot print and attic.(attic was new this trip - handy for wool socks, also can put headlamp in it to illuminate the whole tent. Need another stuff sack so that we can pack the fly separate from the tent.)
- Gerry down sleeping bag (2)
- Exped 7 down mats (2) (first trip. 1 kg each. very happy with these.)
- Pot bag (1.7 kg ~3.75 lb)
- Littlbug Sr. stove (first use. Didn't burn wood in it but worked well as wind protection for the Trangia.)
- medium Bulldog pot
- large Bulldog pot
- Trangia burner with base
- plastic mugs (2) (Would be better if the graduations were easier to read. Diana would opt for a larger size, perhaps insulated, as a vessel to eat out of.)
- plastic scrubbie
- empty film canister (used as a shot glass)
- cotton dish towel
- pot cozy (first trip. worked very well)
- Kitchen roll
- wooden stirrer
- lexan spoons (2)
- bbq lighter (2)
- paper towels (8) (not used - cotton dish towel sufficed)
- detergent (Camp Suds) in small plastic bottle in ziplock
- Bag #1
- weight taken: ?
- weight returned: 680g
- pills (prescriptions, ibuprofen, gout pills)
- butter
- RR cereal (good to eat, but takes too long to cook on the Trangia, even with the pot cosy)
- granola (perhaps a bit too sweet - try a modified recipe?)
- coffee kit - brown sugar,Coffeemate and instant coffee packets in three compartment Lock and Lock container (need to rethink this. the brown sugar froze up solid and was very difficult to extract; perhaps would have liked more Coffeemate)
- extra brown sugar
- tea bags (not used)
- Bag #3
- weight taken: ?
- weigh returned: 480g
- soups
- dinners
- dental kit (2)
- Bushmills (12 oz)
- Bag #4
- weight taken: ?
- weight returned: 650g
- extra snacks and bagels
- Bob's Clothes Bag (while several items were not used, I don't think any should be deleted.)
- wool socks (2 pair)
- under pants (synthetic)
- medium weight power dry t shirt (not used)
- merino long underwear long sleeved top
- merino long underwear bottoms
- heavy weight long underwear top (not used)
- heavy weight long underwear bottom (not used)
- MEC River pants (not used)
- watch cap
- lifa balaclava (not used)
- second pair of gloves (not used)
- Diana's Clothes Bag (items not used were included to enable a complete change of clothes in case of getting wet, therefore should not be deleted.)
- 1 pr ragg wool socks
- 1 pr wigwam wool socks (not used)
- 3 pr cotton underpants
- sports bra (not used)
- fleece gloves (not used)
- river pants (not used)
- expedition weight power dry long underwear, top and bottom
- lightweight merino long underwear, top and bottom
- light long-sleeved wool shirt
- watch cap
- bedroom slippers - rubber sole, fabric top (Bob)
- cheap high top running shoes (Diana)
- nylon bucket (very useful)
- gorilla tape (none used)
- down jacket (2) (need better, i.e. waterproof, protection when travelling)
- plastic garbage bag pack cover (for protecting the pack when hanging at night)
- miscellaneous guy lines (need more small hanks)
- MEC Guide tarp
- MEC Scout tarp (too small to protect both doors of the tent)
- plastic tent pegs (22) (a few used we should investigate the feasability of replacing the plastic pegs with aluminum ones as on the tent)
- 5 x 50ft hanks of rope (4 used)
- carabiners (6) (perhaps 2 used)
- nalgene 1 l bottle - empty (2)
- 1 l water bottle (one was sufficient but we would have preferred two)
- full 946ml bottle of methyl hydrate (sufficient but only just. The fuel bottle leaked so we need to look at getting proper dedicated bottles.)
- 1 roll tp and hand sanitizer (this was a backup to that in our personal kits. Was not required)
Lowe Hyperlite
- weight taken: 18lb (weights don't include water)
- weight returned: 15lb
- notebook, pen and maps in ziplock
- boat safety kit
- Mora Bushcraft survival knife
- Spot
- gps(Garmin Fortrex 301 - worn on Bob's wrist)
- water filter
- 1 l water bottle (1)
- MEC endeavour foot print and bum pad (a small tarp and sitting pad)
- Bag #2
- weight taken: 1.8 kg - 3.75 lb
- weight returned: 1.3 kg
- one day's snacks (replacements in bag #4)
- peanut butter
- jam
- bagels (2 - replacements in bag #4)
- spreader for peanut butter (modified plastic knife)
- plastic spoon for jam
- Bob's Ditty Bag (OR medium zipper case)
- gloves
- headlamp
- toilet paper (misc. partial rolls) and hand sanitizer in ziplock
- mesh bag
- thermometer
- whistle
- ranger compass
- bic lighter
- knife with fire steel
- flashlight
- mesh bag
- hand sanitizer
- insect repellent
- sun screen
- chap stick
- water purification tablets
- mesh bag - camera stuff
- lens fluid
- microfiber cloth
- lens paper
- $35
- mesh bag
- 3 Li aaa spare batteries for Spot
- 11 aaa spare batteries for headlamp, gps, and flashlight (2 used in gps)
- Diana's Ditty Bag (OR medium zipper case)
- headlamp
- gloves
- spare glasses in hard case (not used)
- hard case for sunglasses (not used)
- sunscreen (not used)
- hand cream (not used)
- Kleenex (used most of it)
- 1 roll toilet paper and hand sanitizer in Ziploc (used most of tp)
- car and house keys
- wallet - driver's license, credit card, CAA card
- cash
- hair elastics (not used)
- bandaids
- SPF 30 lip balm
- comb
- sketchbook, pens, pencils (not used)
- spare camera card and battery
- lens cleaner and cloth (not used, but should have been)
- Bob's rain gear - shell and rain pants.
- Diana's rain gear - jacket and rain pants
- baseball cap (2) (for under rain gear - not necessary; Tilley hat fits under hood of both of our rain jackets)
- first aid kit plus elastic bandage (not used)
- Woolrich Alaskan shirt (Bob)
- fleece vest (Bob - not worth the bulk and weight.)
- fleece jacket (Diana)
Belt Pouch (Bob)
- sunglasses (clipons) in soft case
- Canon s90 camera (with battery and 8G card)
- extra camera battery (2) (1 used)
- extra sd cards (3) (not used)
- bic lighter
- lens cloth
- Fresnel magnifier
- Kleenex
Belt Pouch (Diana)
- Canon S95 camera (with battery and 4Gb card) in soft case
- small Gorillapod (not used)
- sunglasses (fit over) in nylon bag
- SPF 30 lip balm
- kleenex
- large swiss army knife
- compass
- whistle (not used)
- matches (not used)
Clothes to wear (Bob)
- trail shoes
- wool socks
- under pants (synthetic)
- work pants
- synthetic silk weight t shirt
- white spf shirt
- Tilley hat
Clothes to wear (Diana)
- Zamberlan hiking shoes
- smart wool socks
- cotton underpants
- nylon sports bra (MEC seamless)
- silkweight power dry short-sleeved top
- MEC river pants (SPF 30 lip balm, small Swiss army knife, key ring thermometer in pocket, with lots of kleenex)
- white SPF shirt
- silk bandanna
- Tilley hat
Food
(for 4 lunches, 3 suppers, 3 breakfasts)
- ("took" and "returned" weights do not include containers unless indicated. Unfortunately we seem to be missing several "took" weights.)
- instant coffee packets - Starbucks Via (House Blend and Columbia)
- coffee mate
- took: 100g (more would have been better)
- returned: 0g
- tea bags
- brown sugar - in 2 pkg. for coffee and 1 RR. Both in bag #1
- took: 250g in coffee kit and 100g separately
- returned: 60g in coffee kit and 50g separately
- suggest eliminating RR cereal and then replacing the brown sugar with white sugar
- granola bars (mixed berries and almonds; and cranberry almonds)
- took: 12 (8 in reserve - 2 x 2 in snack bags)
- returned: 6 (Bob not sure he believes this datum; perhaps it was 8 returned)
- Cheese
- took: 8 Babybel, 8 Balderson and 4 Coeur de Lion
- returned: 2 Babybel, 1 Balderson and 2 Coeur de Lion
- packing should have been 1 Babybel and 1 Balderson in a ziplock times 8 with the Coeur de Lion packed separately.
- gorp - packed in 0.66 cup bags (90g each including ziplock)
- took: 8 - 2 in snacks and 6 in reserve - 860g including ziplocks
- returned: 600g including ziplocks
- RR cereal - 1 cup cereal and 0.75 cup gorp (requires 3.5 cups water) (eaten with melted butter and brown sugar)
- took: 1 bags - 275g
- returned: 0g
- Granola
- (285g of granola and 0.25 cup powdered milk) times 2
- returned: 0g
- M&Ms - packed as 1/3 cup per ziplock (70g)
- took: 8 - 530g including ziplocks
- returned: 250g including ziplocks
- Knorr soup
- took: 3 - chicken noodle, minestrome, tomato vegetable - 230g
- returned: 0g
- bagels
- took: 7 (should have taken at least 8)
- returned: 0g
- comments: bagels are good - at least for short trips. Only taking 7 rather than 8 was an error.
- raspberry jam - (in 300ml round lock and lock container (70g) inside a ziplock)
- took: 350g including container
- returned: 110g including container
- peanut butter - (in red 300ml screw top container (45g) inside a ziplock)
- took: 265g including container
- returned: 125g including container
- alcohol fuel - in new 946ml bottle of methyl hydrate
- used: essentially all
- bottle leaked slightly
- butter - in 300ml round lock and lock container (70g) inside a ziplock
- took: 1.5 stick (240g including container)
- returned: 105g including container
- Bushmills - in 500 ml green bottle (30g) (for home brewing beer)
- took: 12 oz. 320g including container
- returned: 60g including container
- dried fruit - apricots and mangoes
- took: 140g apricots in ziplock and 120g mangoes in ziplock
- returned: 140g apricots and 60g mangoes
- dessert - two bite brownies
- took: 6
- returned: 0
- should have taken 12 (6 x 2)
- dinner - Zatarain Jambalaya Mix plus 4 pepperonis (4 x 45g) (butter to be added during cooking)
- returned: 1 pepperoni
- comments: worked well but cooking time for rice is an issue.
- total weight taken - data ambiguous
- dinner - scalloped potatoes and bacon
- 1 pkg scalloped potatoes (Betty Crocker) / 0.25c powdered milk / 1 pkg (85g) bacon bits in original bag (butter to be added during cooking)
- total weight: 285g
- returned: 0g
- excellent
- dinner - Curry Noodles and Chicken
- 1 pkg Singapore noodles (repackaged) / 200g cooked chicken (Maple Leaf) (butter to be added during cooking)
- total weight: 370g
- returned: 0g
- excellent
Overall food comment:
- RR cereal is not really a good breakfast for cooking on an alcohol stove
- No complaints about food variety, quality, tastiness
- took about 18 lb of food (not including booze) and returned about 6 lb. Thus our food usage was about 2 lb / person / day