--- In ultralightbiking@yahoogroups.com, "John Gorham" <jfgorham@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Gary,
> I meant to say something when I read this on iBOB. Thanks for the trip
> report. Sounds like you had a good time. The photos are great. When you
> post the gear list to iBOB, make sure you copy it here.
>
> Cheers,
> John Gorham

Here it is. I used to weigh and have weighhts for everything.

My gear list:

Bedroom- Feathered Friends down bag with Gore-Tex outer shell. 5'X7' Silnylon
tarp with
4 stakes and cord cut to length and attached to tarp. Tyvek ground cloth. I
also have a
silnylon ground cloth I use when it's wet. I didn't need the tarp on this trip.
I always take
rain protection though. Thermarest Ultra light pad- which isn't light. I
prefer a Ridge Rest
but it's too bulky.

Kitchen- Homemade alcohol stove from soda cans. Homemade wind screen and pot
support. Cozy made from yogurt container wrapped in reflective insulation. Pot
is a Wal-
Mart grease pot. Plastic spoon. Small bottle of soap and half of a dish
scrubby.

Camp clothes- Capilene top and silk bottoms- I sleep in this to avoid soiling
the bag as
well as for warmth around camp. Red Ledge Thunderlight Parka- for warmth and
for rain
on or off the bike. Light weight down vest. Woolie Boolie socks. Polypro
beanie. Light
wind pants.

Riding clothes- Two pair Voler shorts- I wash one each day. Arm warmers, leg
warmers.
Homemade thrift store sun shirt. Bike jersey. Wind vest. Two pair light
weight socks.
Smartwool liner gloves, regular bike gloves and mitten type windshell for
warmth.

Bathroom- Sunscreen, Bag balm, toothpaste and brush. I use tiny containers from
REI.
Washcloth, and soap from the kitchen.

This goes into two light weight stuff sacks. I carry a Camelbak HAWG and keep
it as light
as I can. In it goes the clothes and food I expect to need for the day. When
it's got 100
ouces of water in it it's not too comfortable. Otherwise I like it fine, it
usually doesen't
have that much water.

That's it. What I take varies as to where I'm going. If I'm doing a summer
high altitude,
maybe rainy, ride I'll change a few things. There are lighter and much more
expensive
things I could do to lighten up even more. I always take cost into account as
well as
weight savings and some stuff I already owned so I use it even if it's not
optimal.

If this sounds intimidating to you as far as comfort here's my advice. Put a
kit similar to
this together. Then just add it to what you always take. Just try not to use
you regular
stuff. It's there if you need it. Refine what you need till you are
comfortable.

I'd like to say again. I *am* comfortable. I wouldn't go light if I wasn't.

Gary Blakley