Phils gearlist

This is me doing the hard work of gear testing:


I understand you too made great efforts to reach this page of my blog, so I’ll reward you with a plethora of gear lists.

This list is dated from 2015, and was built for our 6 month trip across Japan. If you don’t consider gear lists important, you might want visit outdoorgearlab.com as a starting point. But don’t complain afterwards if you become obsessed.

While the grand total (naked) is 11304g, typically 2736g are worn on the body and 8568g is the weight of the backpack. Obviously this doesn’t include water, food, gas and souvenirs. Enjoy!

CLOTHING

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL4436
BEANIEMAMMUTALYESKA BEANIE71
HEADBANDORTOVOXMERINO COOL19
SUN HATFJÄLLRÄVENMARLIN MT HAT58
MOSQUITO HEAD NET (2 PCS) *MOUNTAIN LAUREL DESIGNSBUG HEAD NET39
SCARFSWISS ARMYWOLLSCHAL55
TSHIRT (2 PCS)ICEBREAKERTECH LITE / COOL-LITE SPHERE SIZE M260
PULLOVERPATAGONIAM'S MERINO AIR HOODY SIZE M183
FLEECE VESTTHE NORTH FACEALPINE VERSA MICRO VEST SIZE L115
DOWN JACKETMOUNTAIN HARDWEARGHOST WHISPERER JACKET SIZE M217
FIRST LAYER SOCKS (2 PAIRS)ROHNERPROTECTOR PLUS SIZE 42-4433
TREKKING SOCKS (2 PAIRS)ROHNERBACK-COUNTRY L/R MEN SIZE L122
TREKKING SHOESSALOMONQUEST 4D 2 GTX SIZE 101410
SANDALS *LUNAVENADO, MGT SIZE M9194
SHORTSMILLETEARTH TREKKER SHORT SIZE L152
FULL LENGTH PANTSMILLETTREKKER STRETCH PANT SIZE 32305
BOXER SHORTS (3 PCS)ICEBREAKERANATOMICA BRIEFS 150 SIZE L136
WARM BOXER SHORTSWOOLPOWERBOXER BRIEFS LITE SIZE M96
LONG JOHNSICEBREAKERANATOMICA LEGGINGS SIZE M144
TSHIRT LONG-SLEEVEICEBREAKERMENS ANATOMICA LS HALF ZIP SIZE M168
RAIN JACKETARCTERYXALPHA FL II JACKET SIZE M320
RAIN PANTSMONTANEMINIMUS PANT SIZE L164
RAIN MITTSMOUNTAIN LAUREL DESIGNSEVENT RAIN MITTS42
GLOVESMAMMUTSTRETCH GLOVE30
SWIM BRIEF *ADIDASINF 3S TRUNK SIZE XL55
STUFF SACKS (CLOTHING) 2 PCSEXPEDZIP PACKS UL SIZE M48

ELECTRONICS

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL1807
HEADLAMPBLACK DIAMONDGIZMO62
DIGITAL CAMERAFUJIFILMX100S W/ KIRK PZ-130 PLATE470
CAMERA POUCHZPACKSCUSTOM ZIP POUCH 7X5.75 INCH17
CAMERA CHARGEREX-PROEZI-POWER USB BATTERY CHARGER27
CARD READERSANDISKCONNECT WIRELESS MEDIA DRIVE 64 GB76
TRIPODTRAILPIXUNIVERSAL TRAILPIX W/ BALLHEAD106
ARCA QUICK RELEASE CLAMPKIRKQRC-146
MOBILE PHONEAPPLE,LIFEPROOFIPHONE 5 WITH NÜÜD CASE143
EARPHONESSENNHEISERMM 80I26
SOLAR PANELSISTECHSOLARFOLD MITRA 10W320
SOLAR BATTERYSISTECHSWISSCHARGER POWERBANK XL-22130
WALL CHARGERANKER36W QUAD-PORT USB130
EBOOKAMAZONKINDLE VOYAGE 3G W/ SLEEVE213
WATERPROOF BAGALOKSAKALOKSAK 6X9 INCH13
TENT LIGHTNITECORETUBE10
STUFF SACK (ELECTRONICS)MOUNTAIN LAUREL DESIGNSCUBEN FIBER PACKING CUBE SIZE M18

KITCHEN

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL689
GAS CANISTER STOVESOTOWINDMASTER W/ 4FLEX SUPPORT97
POT WITH LIDSNOWPEAK, FOURDOGTREK 900 WITH CUSTOM LID141
POT COZY--18
DEEP PLATEIKEAMADE FROM JAMKA JUG53
DETERGENT, SPONGE--25
DISHCLOTHIMABARINONUNO 25X12CM4
CUTLERYBRUNTONFOLDING SPOON AND FORK34
SALT, OIL--75
LIGHTERBICMINI10
MUGSNOWPEAKSINGLE CUP TITANIUM 30056
COOKING SPOONNORDISKTITANIUM SPOON XL20
CHOPSTICKS--12
WATERFILTERSAWYERMINI113
STUFF SACK (KITCHEN)ZPACKSCOOKING POT STUFF SACK FOR TREK 9006
STUFF SACK (FOOD)ZPACKSCUBEN FIBER DRY BAG SIZE M25

CAMPING

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL1816
TENTZPACKSDUPLEX TENT567
STAKES (14 PCS)HILLEBERG (4), MSR (8), NORDISK (2)STINGER TITAN, CARBON CORE, TITAN V145
SLEEPING BAGKATABATIC GEARPALISADE 30°F SIZE 6 FEET / WIDE626
SLEEPING PADTHERMARESTNEOAIR XLITE SIZE REGULAR360
PILLOWEXPEDAIR PILLOW UL M45
DOWN HOODZPACKSULTRALIGHT GOOSE DOWN HOOD43
STUFF SACK (SLEEPING BAG)ZPACKSCUBEN FIBER DRY BAG SIZE M-PLUS30

TOILETRIES

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL668
TOOTHBRUSH, TOOTHPASTE, FLOSS--100
SUNSCREENULTRASUNSPORTS HIGH SPF50, 150ML175
SOAPDR BRONNERSNEUTRAL-MILD140
TOWEL (2 PCS)MSRPACKTOWL ULTRALITE SIZE M, L90
LIP BALMCARMEXCLASSIC8
DRUGS--25
DEODORANTSPEICKNATURAL DEO STICK70
SKIN OINTMENT--35
STUFF SACK (TOILETRIES)MOUNTAIN LAUREL DESIGNSCUBEN FIBER PACKING CUBE SIZE M25

MISCELLANEOUS

ITEMMAKEMODELWGT (g)
TOTAL1888
BACKPACKKATABATIC GEARHELIOS 55 SIZE M905
SHOULDER POUCHZPACKSSHOULDER POUCH16
BACKPACK RAIN COVERZPACKSCUBEN PACK COVER SIZE M39
TREKKING POLESLEKIMICRO VARIO CARBON465
HYDRATION BLADDERPLATYPUSBIG ZIP 3L170
SUNGLASSESSWANSAIRLESS-WAVE SA-51613
WALLETALL-ETTCOIN POCKET WALLET15
MAP *INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MAPSJAPAN NORTH & HOKKAIDO 1:800'00052
PASSPORTSWITZERLANDPASS 1046
SWISS ARMY KNIFEVICTORINOXMECHANIC100
STRONG CORDZPACKSZ-LINE CORD 1.25 MM X 10M20
THREAD, NEEDLE, REPAIR TAPE--30
CATHOLE TROWELTHE TENT LABDEUCE OF SPADES17

A note: Items marked with a “*” have been used so rarely that we would leave them at home next time.

rather scarcity than excess