Glen Isla - Gear List
The following is the gear list for this trip.
The pack is The North Face Trail Lite 36. This is technically a lightweight hiking/alpine backpack, but it has all of the features that make it a very competent, larger capacity, running fastpack. There are two caveats to that which I would highlight. The back length is a tad long which is a bit of an issue for me as I do experience lower back abrasion from some packs. Additionally, the mesh pockets do not accommodate larger soft flasks. This is not a problem however when water will be readily available.
The tent weighs approximately 1 kg, and it is extremely spacious for such a lightweight tent. It is however single skin which does throw up the usual condensation issues. I have not tested it in heavy rain, but I do not think it would be my tent of choice for those types of conditions. Its other slightly concerning feature is the tent floor which is extremely thin which might be an issue in time for both waterproofing and general durability. I am taking a lightweight groundsheet to use as a footprint for this reason.
The Aegismax Nano 2 sleeping bag is a nice bag for moderate spring or autumn nights. In my opinion, it is comfortably warm down to about 5 degrees C and compresses fairly well.
- The North Face Trail Lite 36 backpack
- 1 x 300ml hard bottle, 1 x 350ml soft flask with Salomon filter
- Dyneema 190 x 135cm Groundsheet
- The North Face Tadpole SL 2P tent
- Aegismax Nano 2 sleeping bag in its own compression sac.
- Nemo Tensor Elite sleeping mat
- Sleeping bag liner
- Inflatable pillow
- 3L compression drybag containing Inov8 Thermoshell top, TNF tights & OMM Core beanie
- Flextail Zero air pump
- TNF Trail 10K waterproof jacket
- Plastic mini tripod
- First aid kit including Petzl E-lite & Silva compass
- Tent light
- 5,000mah powerbank & 3-in-1 charging cable
- Dyneema pouch for electronics
- Garmin 67i handheld satellite device with InReach subscription (forgot to photograph)
- Wipes
- Food bag ( see below for contents )
- Mobile phone
My running clothing is entirely separate to everything listed above.
Food, as pictured separately below.
The pack had plenty of capacity left but as I have said before, I would rather have ease of packing and compress the pack down than try and ram gear into a smaller pack.
Total pack weight, excluding 700ml of water – 6.0kg.
