hi all,

although i'm inspired by the ongoing sub-1 list discussion, i don't think i could pull that off. but i'd love to see people's real world sub-5 gear lists. if you have one, could you post it or post a link to it?

i'm trying to get together a sub-5 list of my own, so all your ideas and choices will be a great help...

thanks!

Here's my gearlist.
Pics of it being unpacked as well.

I just got the DriDucks and haven't used them in the field yet. But I figured it would be fun to try and make a Sub-5 list with dedicated shelter and rain gear. I've been using a homemade poncho-tarp previously. I need to do some trips to see which I prefer.

Adam

My 'sub-five' gear list actually comes in at 5 lbs. 3.44 oz.

Here's mine: sub-5 gearlist with dedicated raingear, super warm mittens and socks, insulated jacket, no cook - plus a full length pad!

Edited by jhaura on 06/02/2008 21:36:24 MDT.

everything you see pictured comes in at 4 lbs 15.5 oz
inside the black sack is a Travel Hammock ultralight modified with webbing straps and a structural ridgeline. A MacCat micro tarp too. Both quilts are home-made and the green GoLite ether may not get any use, it is autographed by Andrew Skurka :)
the black chibby at the bottom center of pic is my MP3 player, the only luxury.

Edited by mikeinfhaz on 06/03/2008 20:36:53 MDT.

thanks for the lists. i sprung for a digital scale yesterday, and edited up a gear checklist, so it's time to pull stuff out and see where i'm at. this is for summer hiking in the west, so i imagine that even with some off the shelf kit and a luxury or two like a camera and ipod, i should be able to have a pretty nice load in a golite ion. thanks!

if anyone else has a sub-5 list, please post away! i've got more to learn...

Great thread here is mine

Clothing Worn
Icebreaker Tech T Lite 5.00
Patagonia Baggies 4.70
Ibex Stider shorts 4.40
OR Sunrunner Hat 2.00
Smartwool Adrenaline socks 1.20
Inov8 Roclite 295's 21.07
Simblissity gaiters 1.80

Gear Worn/Carried
Bozeman Mountain Works Stix 8.20

Clothing Carried
Rab Wind Top 2.95
Patagonia Houdini pants 3.75
Ibex Meru hat 1.00
BMW Cocoon 60 10.00

Gear Carried

Golite Ion 9.00
Mountain Laurel Design Prophet Pocket 0.33

Shelter/Sleep System
Bozeman Mountain Works Pro 90 quilt 13.00
Mod'ed Zrest 4.00
Golite PonchoTarp 10.00
Easton Shortie stakes (Blue) 1.80
Titanium Goat Ptarmigan Bivy 6.80

Cooking/Hydration
BPL Ti Long Handle spoon 0.75
Platypus 34 oz 0.60
70 oz Platy Resivior 0.95
Snow Peak 600 mug 2.80
BPL Ti Wing stove 0.38


Misc
Cannon SD1000 Elf 4.40
10's Kit See Below 7.01

Base Pack Weight (lbs) 4.95

Edited by Jkrew81 on 06/03/2008 10:56:08 MDT.

hey jonathan.

now that setup looks a lot like mine! looks great...

three questions:

1. did you put a bungee system on your ion? if so, let me know what you did. i'm planning on doing the same, to attach an insulation layer, trekking poles when scrambling, or an ice axe.

2. does the prophet pocket work out well with the ion? i've been thinking about the same, to keep a snack and all the random bits of kit together in one place (safety/repair, toiletries, flashlight, etc.).

3. and what's in your 10s kit?

thanks!

Edited by DaveT on 06/03/2008 10:57:20 MDT.

Hey Dave

The only thing that is missing from the pic is the golite poncho/tarp which I could not find.

1. did you put a bungee system on your ion? if so, let me know what you did. i'm planning on doing the same, to attach an insulation layer, trekking poles when scrambling, or an ice axe.

I added it on myself for a trip a few weeks back where I needed snowshoes at higher elevations. I went to REI and bought a Mammut spectra climbing sling cut it up and sewed on little loops right to the seems of the pack. It was a pretty fast install and works well to hold the snowshoes and OK to compress the pack.

2. does the prophet pocket work out well with the ion? i've been thinking about the same, to keep a snack and all the random bits of kit together in one place (safety/repair, toiletries, flashlight, etc.).

The prophet pocket does the trick on my sternum strap. It is large enough to hold my camera and a few Hammer Gel's

3. Generic 10's Kit
Fenix LOD 1.01
Spyderco knife 0.50
25 Feet Guyout line 2.00
Medic Kit 1.00
2 esbit cubes
25 matches
2 Feet duct tape 0.25
Aqua Mira in BPL droppers 0.75

One other comment, to get a sub5 I swaped out the Torsolite with a moded Zrest

Edited by Jkrew81 on 06/03/2008 11:13:18 MDT.

Hey Dave,
I just found another pic of my Ion with the Prophet pocket on the pack. In this pic it is on the bottom of the shoulder strap.

...is now on my profile page.

Designed for a lot of time on my feet and not very much time in camp, good weather required.

- k

i am planning on doing the TRT in 5 days this summer, which i thought was really fast (for me), but that sounds like a snails pace compared to you. i saw you had 2.5 days of food... what is your itinerary?

knowing what you did to the Sierra High Route, i have no doubt you'll breeze around Tahoe!

Hey dave, I took that trip last year.
Started at echo and went clockwise.
Yes, I was trying to break 72 hours, hoping to establish an unsupported record.
For a few different reasons, I turned around at Twin Peaks and walked back.
Last I heard, Sorensen and Popov are planning to try and go unsupported this year in under 60...

Hi Michael Stivers,

I've been looking at your setup again and again and can't figure out what some of the items in the photo are. I'm also stymied about how you deal with rain when walking. Is the microtarp enough for the hammock??? Are the quilts synthetic, or down? May I ask how you deal with rain with the quilts? Would it be possible to see a list of your entire setup, including what you are wearing? The simplicity of some of the setups here is inspiring to see, but I'm always frustrated when I can't see everything brought on a trip.

Thanks! :-)

Edited by butuki on 06/13/2008 20:23:18 MDT.

Here's mine: (base weight of items in pack) (actually weighs closer 5 1/2 pounds.
First aid 1 oz
Golite Ion 9 oz
Stakes/ Guylines 4oz
Fleece gloves 4oz
Bandana (2) 1oz
Fuel bottle 1oz
Toothbrush .5oz
Home made gram-weenie like stove .5oz
Tin foil windscreen >.5oz
Titanium bowl (to boil water) 1.6oz
Fleece hat 1.5oz
Golite whim pants 3.5oz
Golite Poncho-tarp 12oz
Homemade momentum/silnylon bivy 5oz
Thermarest z-light 8.5oz
Sun screen bottle >1oz
3 dropper bottles >1oz
Led light >1oz
Swiss army classic 1oz
Patagonia Houdini 3.5oz
Kinsman jacket 12oz
Camelback 7oz
Homemade quilt 20oz
Spoon 1oz

Edited by maxhoagland on 07/23/2008 20:51:20 MDT.