Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail Hike - westbound
Daley Point (Bathurst) to Bathurst Lake (Mount Carleton Park) = 150 km
- Starting with 3 days of food (2.6 kg) with resupply (1.7 kg/3 d) at midpoint (78 km)
- Pack w/ water & initial 3 days of food = 14.5 kg
- Pack - performed excellently again. Fit well with wt though back & shoulders were fatigued most afternoons with daily distances of 26-31 km. I think any pack would have been a strain with these efforts plus added weight (i.e. Gregory Zulu)
- Rain jacket vs plastic poncho - Took emerg poncho (less wt & vol) which worked well.
- Fleece vs puffy - Temps as low as 12C at night so took puffy jacket instead of fleece.
- UL chair - Took chair as some camps were undeveloped (no tables or chairs). Carried chair body & legs in side pocket. So glad I had the chair!
- Sleep/shelter - slept very, very well in Onewind hammock w/ Yeti UQ (7-9 h/night). Bug net was essential. Tarp performed well as square or diagonal pitch to keep water (from trees above or dew) off my sleep area.
- Cook set - did not use small titanium cup or collapsible bowl; drank from Tim's plastic mug & used fry pan for bowl.
- Food - amount was pretty close to perfect. Returned with 2 desserts (apple pie)
- Other - used several pieces of duct tape for heel of shoes & repairing bear hang rock bag (replaced bag after trip). Used KT tape for hot spots on feet & a self-care with couple doses of naproxen & acetaminophen, ZnO cream on toes.
Water purifier
BeFree 1L
$60
64 g
Water purification tablets
Aquatabs
9 g
Water bottle 591mL
Smart 591mL
29 g
Water bottle 1L
Smart 1L
39 g
Pot (Ti) 750 mL w/ lid
Boundless Voyage
$42
123 g
Collapsible bowl
Amazon
$6
54 g
Cup (Ti) 420 mL w/ lid
Boundless Voyage
$26
100 g
Stove, Canister
Optimus Crux
$60
108 g
Fry pan/lid
Pan/lid from Optimus HE set
75 g
Mug w/ handle
Plastic mug, Tim Horton's w/ lid + handle
64 g
Coffee maker (pour over)
Brew Buddy (Primula)
$18
32 g
Picardin insect repellent
PiActive spray
80 g
Ditty bag - personal care
470 g
Satellite Communicator
Garmin inReach
$516
112 g
Headlamp (blue)
Petzl Tikkina
$25
85 g
Kopplen dual USB power bank
$35
207 g
Headcover bugnet
Bugnet
22 g
Wool socks, short
Darn Tuff ankle socks (orange/tan)
$18
48 g
Wool socks, short
Darn Tuff ankle socks (black)
$18
49 g
Running shorts
Saucony shorts
103 g
L-Run (thru Amazon)
$20
173 g
Sweater, merino wool
Mountain House
$55
245 g
T-shirt
T-shirt, red Johnny Miles
146 g
T-shirt
T-shirt, yellow Atlantic Wildlife
135 g
Shoes, trail running
Saucony Peregrine w/ orthotics
$140
795 g
Running shorts
Ronhill shorts
115 g
Puffy jacket
Gray puffy jacket
$30
466 g
Synthetic fill, w/ hood + zippered pockets. On sale at Cdn Tire.
Pants, cargo (dark gray)
Cargo pants
$20
324 g
Pant legs zip on/off
Wool socks, short
Darn Tough ankle socks (gray/green)
$20
68 g
Medium weight, padded sole. From Amazon.com
Gloves, knit (pair)
Gloves, gray knit
46 g
Hat
Hat, Columbia (gray/tan)
59 g
Antimicrobial fabric, cooling mesh
Poncho
Emergency poncho (Coughlan)
50 g
Compass
Suunto MCB
$29
36 g
Emergency fire starter kit
DIY
46 g
Knife, hunting
Hunting knife
143 g
Sit pad, small, folding
Foam pad
$10
58 g
Inserted both pads into back of pack for support
Poles, adjustable (pair)
$70
585 g
Foldable chair body, legs, end caps, case (no strap). Bought 2 chairs for $58 on Amazon (2019).
Stakes (for shelter)
Stakes
150 g
Hennessey Expedition 10-ft asym zip
$190
713 g
Tarp, rectangular (green)
Bluefield tarp w/ snakeskins
$32
738 g
Tree straps
Tree straps (plain jane)
134 g
Onewind UQ protector
$35
192 g
Sleeping bag, lightweight (15C/59F)
Besteam rectangular bag
$43
700 g
Underquilt 3/4 length (-6C/20F)
Yeti by Warbonnet Outdoors
$222
390 g
Inflatable pillow
Trekology pillow
$17
82 g
Weight excludes stuff sack
Isobutane fuel, 227g
Fuel canister
$7.99
332 g
Cinnamon Whiskey
Fireball
225 g
Food bag, 1-d resupply
500 g
Incl 5L dry bag, meals, snacks
Backpack
3F UL 40+16L
$99
890 g
Amazon purchase