Ultralight pack stuffing.

Sufler

Sufler

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I just received a Marmot Kompressor Plus pack. I wanted a simple pack for day-long and/or camp-base hiking. It was a choice between this and an REI Flash 18. This is my first backpack of this kind of ultralight, but tough material.

Looking to hear what you'd stuff into one of these for your day hike. I'm going to go through your list and see if there's something I can add to my load.

So far, I'm very basic with:

-self-built first aid kit in a 7x5" waterproof pouch
-bandana
-20ft of paracord
-approx 30 ft of 100lb line
-firesteel
-lighter
-headlamp
-mechanix gloves
-spork
-sharpie
-whistle clipped to strap
-32 oz. steel Nalgene w/water
-leatherman wave

The steel 32 oz. bottle 'caused the pack to become a bit uncomfortable, but after removing the reinforcement foam pad and adjusting the straps it works.

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You have some great additions in your ultra-lite bag (and it's a really sweet bag BTW!!! I may have to look into one myself...). Anyway, I carry *alot* in my EDC - more than is advisable to list though it also doubles as my photography bag...... However, in the spirit of keeping things lite, about the only thing I'd add to yours (aside from the excellent suggestions from ebrmc) is a heavy-duty "contractor" bag (think large leaf bag but heavier material).

I carry a couple of these and use them to line the bottom of my EDC.

While you're at it, pick up some SeamGrip here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ils?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1351774981&seller=&sr=8-1

I use it to coat the bottom of nearly every pack i have. It's makes the bottom both waterproof and scuff/scratch/abrasion proof - it's amazing stuff really....
 
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Trying to think as you don't have anything for shelter if anything goes a little wrong and you are out. An AMK bivy would be small and light. I carry them on my hiking trips. Maybe others have suggestions.
 
I've always liked coreless hiker toilet paper. I hate dragging myself through the leaves. Even worse when all you have is sand or rocks.
 
Codger_64 said:
I've always liked coreless hiker toilet paper. I hate dragging myself through the leaves. Even worse when all you have is sand or rocks.
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Yeah, totally missed that one. Definitely something worth its weight in Elmax? S90V? 3V?. Easy to carry and light. :)
 
What is the cu in?

Codger, you raise an important point I'd like to go off on a tangent on :)

One thing I hate to see on the trail is toilet paper and I see it a lot.

Maybe they make such a thing but I'd love to find some brown and green camo toilet paper so when people use it and dont' bury it it would blend in.
 
No tarp or even tube tent?

What's the sharpie for? How about a golf pencil instead? Much smaller and you can use the wood for tinder and the graphite as a lube.

Also agree about bringing along your own TP.

Would suggest immodium or similar anti-diarrhea medicines.

Also add a couple cheap LED clip lights.
 
Here's some of the things I have in my daypack not listed in yours:

Space Blanket
Rain Coat
Burts Bees Bug Repellant
Sting Ease
Water purification tablets
Magnifying glass
Waterproof Pack Cover
Compass and clicker to count my paces (for orienteering play)
Headlamp
Folding saw
Tiny photon light attached to zipper for easy access.
Aspirin.
 
A tube tent takes up very little space and is pretty light, though light duty. They will shelter two in a pinch if you can figure a way to shelter or close the ends. A bit of duct tape will allow you to improvise tie downs and pullouts without puncturing the tube (which would tear out easily anyway). A alternative is the space blanket bags, though I am not sure about compactness and weight. I carried a tube tent on the AT back in the mid-1970's for nights when the scheduled shelters were full, or to hang in the shelter as a privacy divider.
 
Sufler said:
To draw my eyebrows back on after sleeping too close to the open fire.
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And if a bear catches you unarmed, you can still draw your gun, right? :D

An empty clean sharpie (especially the jumbo) makes a pretty good container for small items.
 
Codger_64 said:
And if a bear catches you unarmed, you can still draw your gun, right? :D

An empty clean sharpie (especially the jumbo) makes a pretty good container for small items.
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Sir. Have you never been in the outdoors? I use the sharpie to draw a ladder up a tree when a bear comes around. C'mon. Everybody uses it for that.

lol
 
I can clearly tell by the replies that I'm missing out on some sort of emergency shelter.

I'm thinking a large poncho that will do "rain jacket" and I can use to build a shelter with. Thoughts?

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A rainsuit is shelter.

I carry a first aid kit plus MicroPur tabs. Scout firesteel, matches and mini-Bic have their own little ziploc bag ~2x2.5". A couple of granola bars, a headlamp, TP with trowel, and the Victorinox Hiker I always leave hanging from the key hook in one of the zippered pockets rounds things out. Those are the only constants.
-Trash bags and latex gloves if I'm picking up garbage.
-Headnet, insect repellent, and most recently a frogg toggs poncho when it's warm. For warm weather dayhikes, the main bag of my Osprey Manta 25 is actually empty, since it has a 3L water bladder "built in", and adequate pockets for the other stuff.
-Now that it's cooler, I'm adding a light rainsuit, a set of warm baselayers and some silkweight windstopper gloves.
-When it gets cold, I'll additionally add a lightweight down jacket, and some Smartwool glove liners.
 
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