Equipment
Stainless steel knife, fork and spoon
set, nesting
MRS butane stove
Butane cartridges, 3
Viva paper towels, 20 pieces
Pack towel, 40"x14"
Pack cover
North Face internal frame pack
North Face sleeping bag
Camp pillow
Thermarest mattress, Performance Series
GuideLite
Thermarest Therma Lounger chair
Eureka "Backcountry" 2 person
tent weighing 4 pounds, 9 ounces
Nylon rope, 75’
MRS stainless steel cooking pot with lid,
1½ quart
MRS cook kit
Cup, all purpose insulated measuring and
drinking, 16 ounce capacity
Platypus interior pack water system with
tube
Water bottle, exterior
CD/FM player with headphones
CDs: Bach’s English Suites, Mozart’s
piano sonatas, Beethoven’s Ninth
Symphony, The Beatles’ Abbey Road
Batteries, AA, 8 extra
Whistle
Waterproof matches
Sunglasses
Velcro straps
Butane lighters
P38 can opener
Swiss Army knife
U-Dig-It stainless steel shovel
Toilet paper
LED light with headstrap*
Paperback novel: To Kill A Mockingbird**
*A very cool light, figuratively as well
as literally, that will burn 40+ hours on one set of batteries and
is bright enough to read by.
** Got through maybe 22 pages
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Clothing
Hi-Tech boots
Duofold insulated tops and bottoms, 1 pair
Fleece pullover
Hot Chilli underwear tops and bottoms, 2
pair
Navy watch cap
Sun hat
Handkerchiefs
Undersocks, wicking, 2 pair
Oversocks, wool, 3 pair
Columbia breathable ran pants
Camp moccasins**
Columbia breathable rain jacket*
US Air Force pilot’s gloves***
Khaki pants with detachable legs.****
*Omni Tech in black-and-yellow hornet
design with the most amazing design elements: Interior and exterior
pockets, flaps, zippers, Velcro, drawstrings, snaps and mesh.
** Should have had hard
soles.
*** My friend Lee Perkins flew KC-135s and
somehow ended up with an extra pair, which he gave me.
**** Both legs disappeared before the trip
was over.
Food
Uncle Ben’s instant rice
Cashew and peanut mix, 1.5 pounds
Uncle Ben’s instant rice
Canned chicken
Freeze dried black bean tamole pie
Freeze dried stew with beef
Freeze dried Stroganoff with beef
Freeze dried fettuccini Alfredo with turkey
Freeze dried roasted garlic mashed potatoes
Freeze dried four-cheese mashed potatoes
Alvaro’s olive oil, 2 ounces
Hain safflower oil, 2 ounces
Carnation instant milk
Quaker instant oatmeal, 6 servings
Carnation hot chocolate, 6 servings
Dried fruit mix, 1.5 pounds
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Granola, 1
pound
Cheddar cheese, ½ pound
Publix crunchy peanut butter, ¾ pound
Dark chocolate bar, 1 pound
Power bars, 7 assorted
Dewar’s scotch, pint flask
Vigo Spanish bean soup, 2 packages*
Flour tortillas, package of 12**
* Ohhhhhh yesssss. And don’t forget
to add a bit of olive oil.
** Perfect for peanut butter and/or cheese
sandwiches.
First aid & toiletries
Basic first aid kit with the usual stuff
Walgreen’s sunblock
Toothpaste
Toothbrush, non-electric
Deodorant
Drinking water treatment pills
Muskol insect repellent
Sewing kit
Tweezers
Talcum powderShampoo
Lip balm
Antibacterial wipes
Moleskin
Fingernail clippers
8 antacid tablets
10 aspirin
8 Excedrin
4 Tylanol
Multiple vitamins
20 Motrin IB*
*Pretty much our drug of choice. For some
reason, I scrimped on pills weighing practically nothing while
packing dense blocks of cheese and chocolate. I could have
quintupled any or all of the drugs while hardly adding a bloody
ounce to the load. I ended up giving away most of the cheese,
chocolate and nuts while scrounging for another Motrin. Go figure.
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