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TGO Challenge 2019 - Gear List

Posted by Danny Pearson on May 01, 2019

Summary

Weight (g) Weight (lbs & oz)
Basic Gear Carried 6779g 14lb 15.1oz
Discretionary Gear Carried 460g 1lbs 0.2oz
Subtotal 7239g 15lbs 15.8oz
Consumables 4051g 8lbs 14.9oz
Subtotal 11290g 24lbs 14.9oz
Gear worn about person 1693g 3lbs 11.7oz

Gear Carried - 7.239kg (15lbs 15.8oz) basic, 11.290kg (24lbs 14.9oz) with food and other consumables

Tent

Dan Durston X-Mid 853g
Tent pegs 120g

Sleeping Bag

Nemo Kayu 15 860g
Nemo Compression Bag 60g

Sleeping Mat

Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated Regular 480g
Sea to Summit Airstream Pumpsack 56g
Sea to Summit Aeros Ultralight Pillow 54g

Rucksack

2019 Granite Gear Blaze 60 - Regular 1426g
Plastic bags as dry bags 40g
Sea to Summit UltraSil Pack Cover 72g

Rain Gear

Haglofs LIM Mtn Proof Anorak - Large 272g
Rab Flashpoint Pants - Large 102g

Cooking

SOTO Windmaster 86g
GSI Infinity Insulated Mug 108g
Gram-Counter Gear Titanium Long Handled Spoon 14g
Fire Maple FMC-XK6 Typhoon Heat Exchanger Pot 222g
SOTO Pocket Blowtorch 46g
Big Sky Insulite Pouch 32g

Washroom

Coglans Mirror 20g
Tred Lite Gear Wash Bag 6g
PackTowl Personal Towel - Face 18g
Sea to Summit Airlite Towel 35g
Tooth brush & paste 35g
Empty Bottle 35g

First Aid Kit

Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Nano 2L Dry Bag 16g
Life Systems Micro First Aid Kit 135g
Steristrips 8g
Ibuprofen - 16 Pack 8g
Paracetamol - 16 Pack 8g
Pocket Tissues - 10 Pack 20g

Hydration

Hydrapak Softflask 500 58g
Katadyn BeFree Cartridge 32g
Hydrapak Seeker 2L Bottle 50g

Clothing

Insulation - Rab Proton Jacket 336g
Shorts - Haglofs LIM Fuse Shorts 124g
Windshell - Mountain Equipment Aerofoil Jacket 104g
Underwear - Patagonia Sender Boxer Briefs 70g
Baselayer - Patagonia Capilene Midweight Zip Neck 244g
Socks - Darn Tough Hiker Micro Crew 72g
Gaiters - Outdoor Research Thru Gaiter 50g

Accessories

Petzl Bindi Headlamp plus cable 45g
True Utility Bare Knife 16g
Thermarest Z Seat 54g
Spares and Repair Kit 75g
Coglans Backpacker Trowel 52g
Medication 150g

Photographic & Other

Mobile Phone 250g
Granite Gear Trail Wallet plus card/money 30g
10,000mah Battery pack 170g
Phone Charger 10g

Consumables

Gas Canister - 200g 350g
Coglans Camp Soap - part used 61g
Biodegradable Toilet Wipes (dried) 75g

Food

Tea bags and milk powder 65g
4 days food (plus packaging) 3500g

Gear worn or carried about person

Hoka One One Sky Toa Mid Boots 900g
Point6 Hiking Light Crew Socks 75g
Patagonia LS Capilene Cool Daily Tee 106g
Mountain Equipment Comici Pants 260g
Patagonia Sender Boxer Briefs 70g
Mountain Equipment Switch Jacket 282g

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Danny Pearson
 

Dan is a keen distance walker who loves to geek over the latest gear. In the last few years, Dan has completed a couple of TGO Challenge crossings of Scotland (with another planned for 2024), GR221 in Mallorca, Dales High Route and Hadrian’s Wall plus countless other self-planned routes. A keen mountain biker but finds he doesn’t bounce so well these days when the inevitable happens.

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