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2014 Aug How I Load My Pack

Overall basic load with 30 degree sleeping bag and both a poncho and a 12 oz Merrell Rain Suit – weight without food or water and 2 qts powerade bottles is 11.5 pounds.
Overall basic load with 30 degree sleeping bag and both a poncho and a 12 oz Merrell Rain Suit – weight without food or water and 2 qts powerade bottles is 11.5 pounds.
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Closer look at top level
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Closer look at lower items in pack
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Blue Sack – Cubun Food; Middle Grey Sack fits as waterproof inner bag for pack in the place of a compactor or trash bag. Zpack 20 oz 900 fill 30 degree bag.
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Zpack Arc Blast 17 oz Large Pack with 2 belt pouches and 2 net pouches on sides. Total 20 oz. Top Folds to seal out water and bag is taped.
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Titanium Cook Pot with canister burner holds spork. Packs into blue silnylon sack with burner cover to protect. Yellow Kevlar string for bear hang with blue food sack. First Aid in ziplock. Optional lighter. AT Guide trail pages with optional AT section map.
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Same view as 440 but adding dark safety glasses and glasses cover to protect both regular eye glasses and the dark. Kept in the one of the water proof sacks to keep lens cleaners dry.
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Katadyn Pro rapid water filter. Blue bag hold 5 oz 900 fill Montbell jacket. Gloves. Water containers. Optional 4 for dry areas.
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12 oz rain suit outer hard shell. 9 oz air matress
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Titanian Goat 6 oz Bivy Sack. 6 0z Sea to Summit silk bag liner. Can be used together in warm weather in place of a sleeping bag.
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Wright Sock thin two layer. Nylon runners pants. Zpack 30 degree bag.
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5000 cc Cuban fiber full pack liner. Head Lamp.
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similar view as 446
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Zpack Heximid Duplex Cuban .74 oz tent. Total 20 oz. add 2 oz for titanium stakes.
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Pack lying on front
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Pack with small Z pad in back rest area- can be used as a ground seat or a small head rest for a nap
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view of pack stretched out
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First item is the tent which goes into the bottom of the pack
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Pack liner goes in next
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Sleeping bag goes into the bottom of the pack liner
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Bivy Sack and Sleeping bag liner go in with pack. During Hike they may go in assembled. If bivy is wet it comes off of the bag and goes in with the tent to be dried during a break
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Air Matress goes in with Sleeping System
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Montbell Down Jacket with gloves
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Extra socks – town shirt and extra running pants
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Bug Net. May go down lower if not needed.
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Bag is rolled.
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The bag liner is rolled
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Air is pushed out as needed for additional items in the top of the pack and clipped.
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Loading food bag, first aid kit
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Bear hang line