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The shelf

15 lb 14 oz

Weight of what you already own. Chairs and the skillet stay home when the miles get serious.

Shelter

  • Two-person tent

    With the fly, without the footprint · 2 lb 10 oz

  • Silnylon tarp

    For wet kitchens and vestibules · 11 oz

  • Stake kit

    Six stakes and a spare guyline · 6 oz

Sleep

  • 20° quilt

    Enough for alpine nights · 1 lb 10 oz

  • Sleeping pad

    The warmth is mostly this · 15 oz

  • Stuff pillow

    A spare shirt works too · 3 oz

Kitchen

  • Canister stove

    Plus a small canister, weighed separate · 3 oz

  • 900 ml pot

    Lid doubles as a plate · 5 oz

  • Cast-iron skillet

    Leave it when you are walking · 3 lb 8 oz

  • Enamel mug

    Coffee and nothing else · 4 oz

  • Dutch oven

    Cobbler duty. Not a backpack item. · 6 lb

Clothing

  • Rain shell

    Worn, not packed, if the sky is already wrong · 10 oz

  • Insulated jacket

    Camp layer once you stop moving · 12 oz

Safety

  • Water filter

    Tablets as the backup · 3 oz

  • Headlamp

    With a spare cell in the kit · 3 oz

  • First-aid kit

    Blister care earns its place · 7 oz

  • Bear canister

    Required in a lot of western forests · 2 lb 9 oz

Camp

  • Camp chair

    The luxury that never goes in the pack · 2 lb

  • Lantern

    Kinder than a headlamp at the table · 14 oz

  • Trowel

    And the bags you hope not to need · 2 oz