Wild camping and mountain marathons…
Today I thought I’d post a quick entry about how we’ve built up our kit over the years. The first list is what we used on The Gower a few years ago, the second is our kit list for the 2015 OMM – I hope it’s useful for those just starting out.
Both these lists are for a 1 to 2 day “wild” camp (we didn’t actually wild camp the Gower, but the principal was the same!). Watch this space for another post on food and others on climbing and mountaineering kit.Kit
Gower – pack weights 8kg each
1 x OMM Classic 32L Rucksack
1 x Falling apart Eurohike 30L Rucksack
1 x 2 man tent bought in Aldi in the ’90’s
2 x cut down rollmats (cut to shape of body)
1 x Berghaus 850 Flare 1-2 season sleeping bag (this is NOT a warm bag. Top tip for those that don’t mind getting cosy and have one bag warmer than the other: zip both bags together, put the colder one on the bottom)
1 x Mountain Equipment starlight I 2 season sleeping bag
1 x pocket rocket and gas, knife, lighter, FA kit
OMM 2015 – pack weights 5kg each
1 x OMM Classic 32L Rucksack
1 x OMM Adventure Light 20L Rucksack
1 x 2 man Terra Nova Superlight Voyager
2 x cut down rollmats (cut to shape of body)
1 x PHD Minimus sleeping bag
1 x PHD Minim 200 sleeping bag
1 x pocket rocket and gas, knife, lighter, FA kit
Womens Clothes
Gower
Craghopper Kiwi trousers
Helly Hansen Dry long sleeve top
Rab Power Stretch Fleece
Musto down gilet
Berghaus Gore-Tex Jacket
Mountain Equipment waterproof trousers (no pockets)
Inov-8 Talon shoes
OMM 2015
Haglofs Flex Pant
Rab Aeon long sleeve top
Rab Power Stretch Fleece
Musto down gilet
Mountain Equipment Arcadia Gore-Tex Active Jacket
Mountain Equipment waterproof trousers (no pockets)
Inov-8 Talon shoes
Mens clothes
Gower
Craghopper Kiwi trousers
Helly Hansen Dry long sleeve top
Helly Hansen fleece (like a Daybreaker but with a hood)
Montane Gore-Tex Jacket
Regatta waterproof trousers
Inov-8 Bare Grip shoes
OMM 2015
Haglofs Flex Pant
Helly Hansen Dry long sleeve top
Inov-8 Race Elite Down Jacket
Mountain Equipment Arcadia Gore-Tex Active Jacket
Regatta waterproof trousers
Inov-8 Talon shoes