Loch Broom fastpack - Gear List
The following is the gear list for this trip.
The pack is the Instinct Alpi 40 which I have used for several fastpacks, particularly when the load is a little more expansive or just simply bulkier. I am still in two minds about this pack. Although I like the mesh front bottle holders and pockets and I also like the main pack compartment, I am not such a fan of the separate roll-top section or the lid. Both are just about OK with a few lightweight items but anything heavier causes the top of the pack to move too much, independently of the main pack. I see what they were trying to do but it doesn’t really work, in my view. Additionally, I am simply not persuaded that a vest-type design works with a larger capacity pack.
Although the weather forecast is good overnight, I am also taking a small, lightweight tarp to supplement my bivy set up. I haven’t done this for a long time so I thought I would do something a bit different and it will provide a modicum of protection from any wind or isolated showers.
Everything else is fairly standard for a late winter/early spring overnighter.
- Instinct Alpi 40 backpack
- 1 x softflask with Salomon filter
- Tarp with guy lines, pegs and 2 x poles
- Mountain Hardwear Eco AF sleeping bag in a Sea to Summit compression drybag
- Sleeping bag liner
- Inflatable pillow
- Nemo Tensor Extreme sleeping pad
- Samaya Nano Bivy
- Montane Podium waterproof jacket
- Sea to Summit Event drybag containing a Montane Prism Ultra pull-on, thermal tights, Montane dart gloves, OMM Core socks
- Montane Prism cap
- Buff
- 35L drybag
- First aid kit, including a compass and Petzl elite.
- Wipes
- Petzl Bindi headtorch
- Garmin i67 handheld satellite device
- Flextail Zero pump
- 5,000mah power bank & 3-in-1 charging cord
- LED tent light
- Exped padded bag for all electronics
- Dyneema zipped pouch for cards/cash
- Plastic tripod
- Mobile Phone
- Food bag ( contents listed below)
My running clothing will be separate from everything listed above.
The food for the trip, as photographed, includes running calories for Day 2. Running calories for Day 1 will be carried in addition.
Total Weight, excluding 500ml of fluid and Day 1 running calories – 5.85kg
