2026 Winter Camping Gear List

Base weight: 21.9 lb / 9.91 kg · Total weight: 32.4 lb / 14.70 kg · 46 items · Total price: $4890.81

I've used this gear easily and comfortably down to -25C degrees. It's a really dialed in winter camping gear list. WARNING: WINTER CAMPING TAKES SKILL AND GEAR IS A SMALL PART OF SURVIVING OUTSIDE AT EXTREME TEMPERATURES!

Big 3

• Seek Outside Divide 4800 — 49.0 oz — $560.00
• Nylofume® Pack Liner — 0.9 oz — $1.87
• X-Dome 1+ (solid inner) — 37.0 oz — $400.00
• NEMO Switchback Sleeping Pad — 10.4 oz — $44.95
• Ether Light XR Pro (Large) — 25.6 oz — $249.00
• Zenbivy Winter Bed -5F (Large) — 54.6 oz — $498.00
• Zenbivy SoftTop Pillow — 9.5 oz — $67.00

Cook System

• Exposure Food Bag — 1.4 oz — $36.00
• Primus Ulti Stove 1.7L — 24.4 oz — $395.00
• Mini Bic — 0.4 oz — $1.00
• HDPE Nalgene 1L — 3.5 oz — $12.00
• Water Bottle Insulator — 2.1 oz — $20.00
• Platypus Softbottle — 0.7 oz — $10.00
• Fuel — 23.3 oz
• Extra Long Ti Spoon — 0.6 oz — $23.00

Ditty Bag

• First Aid Kit — 3.2 oz
• Toothbrush — 0.4 oz
• Unpaste Tooth Tabs — 1.5 oz — $8.99
• Toilet Paper — 1.1 oz
• Summit 10000 Power Bank — 6.1 oz — $120.00
• inReach Messenger Plus — 4.1 oz — $500.00
• Petzl Swift RL — 3.6 oz — $135.00
• Flextail Max Pump 3 — 4.4 oz — $55.00

Active Clothing

• 2× Dissent Compression Socks — 2.4 oz — $50.00
• Ski Touring Gloves — 0.0 oz — $20.00
• Ombraz Sunglasses — 0.7 oz — $160.00
• Brynje Fishnet Top — 7.4 oz — $65.00
• Brynje Fishnet Bottoms — 5.6 oz — $70.00
• Softshell Jacket (TBD) — 0.0 oz
• Softshell Pants (TBD) — 0.0 oz

Camp Clothing

• Mythic Ultra Down Hoody — 18.9 oz — $495.00
• Down Pants — 8.8 oz — $60.00
• Merino Wool Toque — 1.4 oz — $20.00
• Buff — 1.2 oz — $10.00
• Liner Gloves — 1.1 oz — $5.00
• MEC T2 Puffy Mitts — 3.5 oz — $30.00
• Torrid Booties — 2.1 oz — $65.00
• MEC Expedition Booties — 11.3 oz — $75.00
• Fleece Socks — 1.1 oz — $20.00
• AirMesh Sweater — 5.5 oz — $89.00
• Zpacks Octa Pants (M) — 5.4 oz — $90.00

Extras

• Nemo Moonlite Elite Chair — 21.8 oz — $180.00
• Snowclaw Shovel — 6.1 oz — $20.00
• Deorum Poles (x2) — 17.1 oz — $180.00

Food

• 2× Food — 28.2 oz
• 2× Water — 35.3 oz

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