I'm doing an overnight hike in the White Mountains this weekend, dammit

[darxus]

A dozen miles, two days and one night in the woods, is nothing. I have the gear. I can do this. I should have done this already.

You're welcome to join me. I'm planning to spend the days walking, but I don't expect to make a lot of distance.

I figure about all you need is:

• Hydration bladder or canteen
• Poncho (or rain coat)
• Tent or bivy sack
• Sleeping bag
• Food
• Good boots
• A small pack to carry everything in

In forms you're willing to carry over mountains for a couple days.

For food, I'm thinking of just taking lots of hard boiled eggs, for simplicity. I'm bringing a water filter.

I think my sleeping bag + bivy sack set is really neat. NATO Modular Sleep System, about $100 lightly used. Four season, two nestable sleeping bags. A bivy sack is a waterproof outer shell to use instead of a tent. I'm planning to put everything else in a small day-pack, and tie the MSS to the pack.


I'm already fantasizing about future trips to see how light I can pack:

• Loin cloth
• Belt
• Knife
• Poncho
• Poncho liner (ties to poncho for expedient water proof sleeping bag)
• 1 quart canteen
• Pemmican (jerky + rendered fat)

No shoes, no pack. Probably won't happen, but the thought amuses me. I have great difficulty with the idea that I need to filter water from a natural source before drinking it.

A web page of mine about somewhat related gear: http://www.chaosreigns.com/shtf/


A fairly common (to me) acronym is BOB - Bug Out Bag. A more specific term that often brings tears to my eyes is:
INCH bag.
I'm Never Coming Home.

"You only truly own what you can carry at a dead run."

Comments

[milktree.livejournal.com]

Um... I'd suggest a couple day hikes before doing an overnight. Really. Make them longer day hikes than you'd go with crap on your back. But really, don't commit to an overnight right off.

[doctordidj.livejournal.com]

Do you have a route planned yet? Sounds like fun, but do bring waterproofs, even if the weather looks good.

[starphire.livejournal.com]

In some areas, you should expect to keep your food out of reach of bears - The Pemi wilderness, for instance, where rangers try to insist that you have a bearproof container (way too heavy for this kind of trip). Bring along some super strong, light cord - 30 feet or so should be enough. Then you can put your food in a sack and hoist it between a couple of trees or off a long, high branch.