my gear list for short overnighters 1-2 nights, solo or 2 person, down to freezing. moderate weather, occasional storms.

Gear worn
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Boxershorts Cotton, 75g
Socks Cotton, 32g
Pants Trekking, synthetic, 274g
Base layer top Icebreaker, 229g
Fleece with hood, thin, 282g
Shoes Inov8 ROCLITE 295 , 590g
Total 1482g

Clothing carried
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Base layer bottom Icebreaker, 190g
Socks GTX, 95g
Jacket (Rain/Wind) Marmot Paclite , 364g
Pants (Rain/Wind) Marmot Paclite , 343g
Total 992g

Packing
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Backpack GoLite Jam2, 577g
Trashbag 60l, 62g
Plastikbag small, 20g
Stuff sack (Cook gear), 16g
Total 675g

Cook gear
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Stove Alcohol MYOG, 7g
Stove groundplate MYOG, 9g
Stove windscreen MYOG, 6g
Pot Evernew Ti 900ml, 113g
Pot cozy, 20g
Spork small, 8g
Lighter mini, Bic, 12g
Total 175g

Shelter
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Tarp Gossamer Gear SpinnTwinn, 297g
Tarp Pole set, 93g
Pegs Exped DAC, 26g
Pegs GG Titan, 36g
Total 452g

Sleep
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Sleeping bag All Black 0C, 680g
Isomat Thermarest Prolite, 575g
Total 1255g

Essentials
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Water bottle 0.75l, 28g
Water bottle 0.75l, 28g
Phone Nokia, 75g
Wallet, 141g
Digicam Sony, 147g
Headlamp Mammut S-Flex, 48g
first aid kit, 0g
repair kit, 0g
mosquito head net, 0g
Bandana (Cotton), trimmed, 0g
Total 467g

Dinky Stuff
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Water treatment purification (1 tab / L), 1g
Water treatment conservation (1 tab / L), 1g
Water treatment Anti-Chlor (3 drops / L), 6g
Toothbrush Travel, 13g
Toothpaste, repackaged, 11g
Soap, repackaged, 9g
Swiss Army Knife mini, 21g
Vaseline, repackaged, 5g
Sunscreen, repackaged, 26g
ziploc FREEZER bag, 4g
Battery AA, 20g
Earplugs, 2g
paper book matches, 0g
small compass, 0g
Total 119g

Consumables
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Alcohol 10ml, 50g
Food 1 day supply, 635g
Water 1 Liter, 1000g
Total 1635g

summary
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equipment, 4135g
consumables, 1635g
pack weight, 5770g
on body, 1482g
overall, 7252g


Thanks to this community I have not only lowered the weight through simplifiying the gear. I love this way of reducing gear/weight/bulk. examples:
- alc stove: homemade, cheap, simple.
- shelter: cheaper than a tent, smaller, easier to handle, closer to nature, etc.

Where do you see additional possibilities of easily shedding weight by adding simplicity? Rain gear? Replace expensive rain gear with cheapo driducks? any further ideas of the same kind?

cheers,

Looks like a nice list --

I'd switch the cotton boxers and cotton socks out for wool boxers and wool socks.

Bit heavier but much better warmth, especially when wet -- and very, very soft and comfortable in merino wool.

Ibex boxers, for example -- http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/products/2/95/mens-boxers

Icebreaker probably has boxers, too.

One choice for socks, Smartwool Light Hikers -- http://www.rei.com/search?query=smartwool+socks+hiking+men%27s

Nice list! Is 10ml alcohol enough for 1-2 days?

"Is 10ml alcohol enough for 1-2 days?"

The weight of the alcohol is missing from calculation, so there could be more than 10ml.

exactly.... took this from an xls spreadsheet... the alcohol is 5 x 10ml so 50g....