equipment

updated: 4/29/06 4:32p by mamund

• bivy tents

  purchased guide gear bivy for $25 and eureka! bivy for $51 from amazon.com

• rain poncho

  simple ones (disposable) for less than $2
  elaborate ones run as much as $30
  

• space blanket

  good for adding a bit of warmth or for emergencies. - $4 @ dicks
  

• cookstove

  puchased the msr pocket rocket (minus the kettle) from amazon.com for $40
  msr pocketrocket $70 w/ kettle, $60 w/o kettle @ dicks
  msr fuel (8oz/2hrs) $5 @ dicks
  

• water pump/purifier

  purchased the msr sweetwater pump kit from amazon.com for $67
  msr sweetwater 1 liter kit $70 @ dicks
  includes pump, liter bag, filter, drops - good stuff
  

• 20 degree sleeping bags

  we settled on two lafuma models and picked them up at our local dick's sporting goods
  jesse got lafuma one kilo extreme
  mike picked the lafuma warm and light 600
  both are light bags for 35-40 degree use. not perfect, but a good start
  

• led micro light

  $4 @ dicks (lithium battery model, 30hrs per battery)
  picked it up at the local dick's sporting good store

• backpack

  we settled on two packs from high sierra
  jesse picked the dyno 55+10
  mike picked the trek 45
  we made the purchase online through sierratradingpost.com seems like a nice site. some good deals.
  minor point on the web site. they delayed shipping the order due to address verification problems. it took me almost a week to sort this out with them. kind of a bummer.

• food utensils

  really only need a cookpot, cup, and spoon
  simple steel cup $2 @ dicks
  insulated aluminum cup $9 @ dicks (fancy, but expensive)
  simple bowl - msr $5 (very light)
  had mess kits already, decided to use them.

• mosquito netting

  model to put over your hat and head - $2 @ dicks
  picked it up at the local dick's sporting good store.