Alpine/Desert Pack- Skurka Pack Categories

Base weight: 22.8 lb / 10.36 kg · Total weight: 27.7 lb / 12.56 kg · 63 items

Season: THREE_SEASON · Duration: FIVE_TO_SEVEN_DAYS · Backpacking · Thru-Hike · Section Hike

My Alpine/Desert Pack using Andrew Skurka Adventures pack categories. Items that are marked zero are location/date specific that I would swap out.

Go Suit- Items Worn

• Capilene Cool Daily Hoody — 6.3 oz
• Stretch Zion Pants — 11.0 oz
• Keb Trekking Belt — 2.8 oz
• Give-N-Go 2.0 Sport Mesh 9in Boxer Brief — 2.9 oz
• The Seahawk Performance Sun Hat — 3.8 oz
• Sun Gloves — 2.0 oz
• Classic Armless Sunglasses — 1.8 oz
• Iceline Trekking Poles — 9.5 oz

Footwear

• Hike Classic Edition Light Cushion Solid Crew Socks — 2.4 oz
• RENAgaiter Low Gaiters — 2.8 oz
• Cascadia 18 — 27.7 oz

Clothing: Element Protection

• Visp — 5.9 oz
• Vertice Rain Pants — 3.2 oz
• Vertice Rain Mitts — 1.0 oz
• Conductive Brushtail Possum Gloves — 1.3 oz
• Beanie — 1.0 oz
• VENTUS ACTIVE HOODIE — 7.0 oz

Clothing: Stop and Sleep

• Superior Down Jacket — 7.1 oz
• Ultralight Camp Shoes — 2.3 oz
• Give-N-Go 2.0 Sport Mesh 9in Boxer Brief — 2.9 oz
• Crew Socks — 0.1 oz
• Nofry Sun Hoodie — 4.6 oz
• Alpha Direct Camp Pants — 4.2 oz

Packing

• Rugged Long Haul — 34.8 oz
• Wolverine - 70l — 40.4 oz
• HMG Side Entry Pod — 1.5 oz
• HMG Large Pod — 1.3 oz
• Small Pod (9l) — 1.2 oz
• SHOULDER POCKET — 1.4 oz
• Food Bags w/ Custom Printing (DYNEEMA) bear bags — 1.9 oz
• 2× Smelly Proof — 2.0 oz
• NO-FED-Bear Bear Resistant Canister — 38.4 oz

Shelter

• Crosspeak 2 — 34.0 oz
• 4× core — 0.6 oz
• 2× ULTRALIGHT TENT STAKE — 0.4 oz
• Hölster Stake Sack — 0.1 oz
• 4× Ground Hog Stake — 0.5 oz
• Portal 1p — 40.0 oz

Sleep

• Tensor All-Season — 19.0 oz
• Tensor Extreme — 21.0 oz
• 40-DEGREE QUILT — 14.4 oz
• Aeros Ultralight Pillow — 1.9 oz

Kitchen

• Stash — 7.1 oz
• Titanium 600 Mug with HotLips — 3.0 oz
• Titanium Spork — 0.6 oz
• Jetpower Fuel Cannister - 3.53 oz. — 3.5 oz
• Jetpower Fuel - 3.53 oz. — 3.5 oz
• Mini Bic Lighter — 0.1 oz

Hydration

• 28mm VectoX Water — 3.2 oz
• QuickDraw Microfilter System — 3.4 oz
• 2× TITANIUM WATER BOTTLE — 4.6 oz
• REI 32ounce water bottle — 6.2 oz

Navigation

• M-3 NH Compass — 1.6 oz
• Vertical Steel Solar — 3.1 oz
• Stowaway Pen — 0.2 oz
• iPhone Charging cable — 0.7 oz
• 16 Pro with Beats Case — 8.1 oz

TOOLS, FIRST AID, EMERGENCY, & UTILITY

• Micra — 1.8 oz
• NB10000 Gen 2 Quick-Charge USB/USB-C Dual Port 10000mAh Power Bank — 5.3 oz
• Black Diamond Spot 400-R Headlamp — 2.5 oz
• Dual Pocket Gadget Bags w/ Custom Printing — 0.7 oz
• Med Kit and Repair — 3.8 oz
• Therm-a-Rest Z-Seat Pad — 2.0 oz

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