Backpacking Checklist - Light

Base weight: 13.6 lb / 6.16 kg · Total weight: 16.9 lb / 7.67 kg · 61 items

Trail: GR 20 · Season: THREE_SEASON · Duration: ONE_TO_WEEKS · Backpacking

This is a general backpacking checklist that can be used for any trip to make sure you have everything you need.

Big 3

• Durston Kakwa 55 large — 30.7 oz
• Durston X-Mid 2 Pro + — 19.2 oz
• Tent Stakes (6 MSR mini + 4 MSR normal) — 3.5 oz
• Thermarest NeoAir Xlite Large — 20.5 oz
• Mount Trail Sleeping bag Xlong -1°C 950 Fill power — 24.2 oz
• Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow — 3.9 oz
• Nylofume Pack Liner — 0.9 oz
• Polycro groundsheet — 1.6 oz
• Durston Groundsheet — 5.1 oz
• Durston Repair Kit — 1.3 oz

Cook System

• PocketRocket 2 Stove + bag — 2.8 oz
• Kuvik 750 mL Pot + Mesh — 4.8 oz
• Jetpower Fuel - 3.53 oz. / 100g — 3.5 oz
• BIC Mini Lighter — 0.4 oz
• Titanium Spoon — 0.6 oz
• Food Bag/Zip Lock — 1.3 oz
• Platypus QuickDraw Water Filter — 2.2 oz
• 3× SmartWater Bottles — 1.2 oz
• Sea to summit detergent + Sponge — 1.8 oz
• Opinel knife — 1.2 oz
• Can opener — 0.2 oz
• Empty Gaz can — 3.4 oz

Utilities

• Samsung S25 + — 7.8 oz
• Iniu 10k power bank — 5.6 oz
• Cables + garmin & usb adapter — 0.4 oz
• Headlamp Petzl Actik Core — 3.0 oz
• Trekking Poles Black Diamond Distance Carbon FZL — 13.0 oz
• Anker nano 523 — 2.9 oz
• US to Europe adapter — 0.4 oz
• Garmin Fenix 7XSS — 3.1 oz

Ditty Bag

• First Aid Kit — 4.2 oz
• Sunscreen Hawaiian Tropic Stick 50+ — 1.2 oz
• Sunglasses+ case — 2.9 oz
• Lip Balm — 0.5 oz
• Toothbrush — 0.5 oz
• Toothpaste tablets — 0.5 oz
• Ear Plugs — 0.2 oz
• 3× Toilet Paper — 0.6 oz
• Medics + gloves + 2 trash bags — 3.2 oz
• Mosquito repellent — 2.2 oz
• Soap - 100 Sheets — 0.4 oz
• Tweezer — 0.2 oz
• Scissors — 0.1 oz

Optional

• Towel Sea to Summit — 1.7 oz
• Rope — 1.2 oz
• Map — 2.5 oz
• Wallet — 0.4 oz
• 5× Ziplocks — 0.1 oz

Clothing

• Arcteryx beta sl — 13.1 oz
• Rab Mythic Alpine light down — 12.0 oz
• Smartwool Hiking Socks — 2.8 oz
• Salomon hat — 1.8 oz
• Camp Clothes (shirt, pants, socks) — 9.1 oz
• Buff — 1.4 oz
• Outdoor Research Echo Sun Hoodie — 5.3 oz
• Clothes bag/Plastic bag — 0.7 oz
• Hiking merinos 4 seasons — 7.1 oz
• Hiking pant — 10.6 oz
• Camp shoes — 4.9 oz
• Spare underwear — 2.6 oz
• Underwear — 2.6 oz

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