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Main Boards => Gear => Topic started by: gunwharfman on 13:49:37, 25/02/20
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I hope someone might be interested but this is my 2020 two week backpacking list. I hope I haven't forgotten anything. I don't cook or boil water en route, always eat out or eat and drink everything cold.
MY 2020 BACKPACKING LIST
Train and flight tickets to and from home
Money, Documents and Security
1 x Reading glasses
1 x Wind glasses
1 x Neck lanyard
1 x neck pouch
1 x Pebbell alarm
Cash
Debit Card
Senior Railcard
Front door key
Rucksack basics
1 x rucksack
1 x rucksack waterproof cover
1 x whistle
1 x flexible water container and mouthpiece
1 x plastic cup
1 x sit-on mat
1 x Tarp and bivi or one tent
1 x sleeping quilt, compression sack and waterproof cover
1 x mattress
1 x groundsheet
Feet
1 x pair hiking boots
1 x pair light shoes
2 x pairs hiking socks
Sleeping
1 x pillow and pillowcase
1 x sleeping leggings
Wet weather clothing
1 x waterproof jacket
2 x waterproof hand protectors
1 x rain skirt
2 x gaiters
1 x waterproof peaked hat
Dry weather clothing
1 x gloves
2 x hiking sticks
1 x Columbia shirt
1 x synthetic warm jacket
1 x down warm jacket
1 x wind jacket
2 x baselayers
1 x walking trousers
1 x belt
2 x underwear
1 x sun hat
1 x towel
2 x flannels
Face bag
1 x toothbrush
1 x toothpaste
1 x nit comb
1 x mirror
1 x razor, blade and blade holder
1 x shaving cream
Hygeine Bag
1 x shampoo
1 x vaseline
1 x scissors
1 x pack of plasters
1 x water bowl
1 x pack of Gaviscon type tablets
Gadgets bag
1 x mobile phone
1 x phone waterproof cover
1 x C to USB cable
1 x phone battery
1 x A to USB cable
1 x USB charger plug
Accessories bag
1 x head torch
1 x small torch
1 x Uriwell
1 x alarm
1 x fishing line to connect the alarm to a rucksack, to tent or a bivi
Food and cutlery
1 x set cutlery
1 x small bowl
Cold foods, nuts, etc
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What size pack to you use for this and what is the weight?
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I hope I didn't forget anything on my list?
An Osprey Exos 48L, sorry no idea of the weight that I carry, it's not heavy but does get heavier when I fill my water bladder.
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Do you not have some bathroom scales?
You can weigh yourself with and without your pack, and if your maths is better than mine you shouldn't have any trouble working out the difference.
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At the moment all of my gear and rucksack is laid out over our conservatory floor (my neighbour calls his an orangery?) I'll see if I can load it all up later and will then let you know.
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GWM you really do need to get out more.... :D
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GWM you really do need to get out more.... :D
Leave him alone - at least he is off to Madiera next week!
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Madeira - you missed the sun cream, gwm!
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Sun cream, never use it, I'm a bloke! ;)
Seriously though, I've never taken or used sunscreen, maybe I should, I just rely on my hat and will always buy long-sleeved clothing and never wear shorts.
I'm quite proud of my list, its the lightest I've ever carried but to work its all to do with the rotation of clothing (underwear, socks and baselayers mostly) and washing and drying them daily. Plus of course, I don't carry cooking equipment and always aim for the minimum food to carry. I never skimp on water, I once did between Kirk Yetholm and Byrness on a very hot and sunny day and I paid the penalty, my throat felt like sandpaper!
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I've just weighed my equipment, just rucksack and bivi and most of the other stuff I carry. No water or other liquids. My scales read 6.5kg. When I properly pack my rucksack again I'll attempt to get an accurate figure.
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If you don’t take food are you sure you’ll be able to stock up/eat out in Madeira? Depends on where you’re walking but inland can be quite remote.
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I'll do the same that I did in La Palma, get off the plane, head to a food and water shop, buy a few things and then head off to my starting point, find a sleeping place then set off early the following morning. Unless Maderia is going to be different I am still of the opinion that for enjoyable walking Gran Canaria is best, villages, food and drink in inland locations and a lot actually on the walking route. Whereas on La Palma such places tend to be dotted around the coastline, few actually on the walking route. I'll only know for sure when I'm there. Of course, I am now getting the bother of the Coronavirus scare, I leave for Gatwick next Saturday so hopefully, I'll know more by next Wednesday, Thursday.
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I know its a small item and weighs little but it annoys me that to charge my phone from my external battery I always have to carry TWO leads, a C lead from my phone to my battery and the other type of lead (I don't know it actual name) that's needed to charge my battery.
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I know its a small item and weighs little but it annoys me that to charge my phone from my external battery I always have to carry TWO leads, a C lead from my phone to my battery and the other type of lead (I don't know it actual name) that's needed to charge my battery.
You can get an adapter (about the size of your little finger nail) that converts the 'other' to a USB C (I have the same problem on my power bank / phone)
saves carrying two different leads, just 'store' the adapter on the end of the lead.
99p inc postage.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACK-MICRO-USB-TO-USB-TYPE-C-MALE-ADAPTOR-CONVERTER-FOR-SAMSUNG-S8-S8-S9-MAC/292714134487?hash=item44271f3bd7:g:vVcAAOSw6W9bkP6W
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Good catch, Alan.
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I know its a small item and weighs little but it annoys me that to charge my phone from my external battery I always have to carry TWO leads, a C lead from my phone to my battery and the other type of lead (I don't know it actual name) that's needed to charge my battery.
My Anker cable has a usb one end and the connector for my phone on the other. The Anker charges via one socket, which is the standard Samsung socket, and provides power via its usb socket. You reverse the cable to charge the Anker, so can then either use your laptop or PC if at home, or a standard charger plug if away, only one lead needed.
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Sounds similar to my four quid Asda one, which has a usb socket in one end and a micro-usb socket in the other end, and it comes with a short, standard usb to micro usb cable.
You charge it with the usb plug of the cable in an adapter in a mains socket, or in a mains socket that has a usb socket in it, and the micro-usb end of the cable plugged into the powerbank.
When you use the powerbank to charge the phone, you use the same cable plugged into the usb end of the powerbank and the micro-usb end of the cable plugged into the phone.
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When you use the powerbank to charge the phone, you use the same cable plugged into the usb end of the powerbank and the micro-usb end of the cable plugged into the phone.
That's fine for 'older phones' the majority of new phones (and all Samsung) use a new size/type of connector called "USB-C". It is actually an EU requirement that that all phones sold in the EU must have a common connection and it appears that USB-C has been chosen
Anyone who has an 'old' USB-Micro, or USB Macro, or Apple Lightening connector cable* will either need to buy new leads or an adapter when then buy a new phone.
* Apple have been fighting against the implementation of the new connector on phones but have already introduced it on their I-pads etc.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51208912
The EU are now bringing in legislation that all phones sold in the EU must have removable / replaceable batteries again their is much reluctance to change, but the EU is one of the worlds biggest markets.
https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/the-eu-wants-the-iphone-to-have-a-removable-battery/130391/
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The EU are now bringing in legislation that all phones sold in the EU must have removable / replaceable batteries again their is much reluctance to change, but the EU is one of the worlds biggest markets.
https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/the-eu-wants-the-iphone-to-have-a-removable-battery/130391/ (https://www.idropnews.com/rumors/the-eu-wants-the-iphone-to-have-a-removable-battery/130391/)
Will Apple fight that as they will not be able to throttle the performance on older phones when the battery is a bit knacked.
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Replaceable batteries YES!!! I have an Ipad (which I now never use) which is slow, will not download the apps I want to use and is a pain in the ----!
The idea that we can be so easily controlled by someone from thousands of miles away is a scary thought!
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The idea that we can be so easily controlled by someone from thousands of miles away is a scary thought!
I think Brussels is a bit closer than that
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I think Brussels is a bit closer than that
Didn't know that Apple were a Belgian company. ;)
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Didn't know that Apple were a Belgian company. ;)
They might be, if the corporation tax regime is more favourable.
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The idea that we can be so easily controlled by someone from thousands of miles away is a scary thought!
I think it is called working to a standard. In the same way that if you want to sell electric goods to the UK then they need to come with a 3 pin plug so, if you want to sell a phone to the EU, they can tell you what kind of plug they want.
(As an aside, wiring up a plug on the other side of the Channel is much easier as their plugs do not need to differentiate between live and neutral).
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'we' was a bad choice of words, its the idea that someone can fiddle with my Ipad from who knows where which I dislike. Alan are you suggesting that 'Brussels' was or is controlling the UK? How are they, or how can they do this I wonder? Do you know this to be true, if so may I ask how do you know? It must be a 'fake news' surely?
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I think it is called working to a standard. In the same way that if you want to sell electric goods to the UK then they need to come with a 3 pin plug so, if you want to sell a phone to the EU, they can tell you what kind of plug they want.
(As an aside, wiring up a plug on the other side of the Channel is much easier as their plugs do not need to differentiate between live and neutral).
Standards are a good thing, it saves lives.
The problem is agreeing on a standard. A skill we seem to have lost in recent years. I recently bough an engineers square and noticed that it had both BS and EU standards numbers printed on it. Bet that was a fun committee to be on.
I believe the EU wiring regs (IEC 60364) are based mainly on UK regs (BS7671), even though there are regional differences, which are covered.
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I forgot something on my list.
1 x shower head
1 x flexible bottle
1 x bit of string