2025 3-Season Tent Backpacking

Dates: various dates Spring/Summer 2025

Location: various locations in CO, Utah, Texas, Michigan

Logistic Details: these were overnight or multi-night tent hiking/camping trips. The elevation in Colorado is normally between 9000 and 11000 feet. The temperatures range is between 30-60 degrees. The distance is as low as a few miles to upwards of 50. 

Gear List

Pack/Shelter/Trekking Poles

• Durston Kakwa 40
• Portable Waterproof Raft Dry Bag
• Zpacks Offset Solo (no longer available)
• Big Agnes Dirt Dagger Tent Stakes
• MSR Mini Groundhog Tent Stakes
• Gossamer Gear LT5 Trekking Poles

Sleeping System

• Outdoor Vitals 15 degree Down TopQuilt
• Nemo Pillo (pillow) or Nemo Elite Pillo (ultralight option)
• Nemo Tensor Elite Ultalight Insulated Sleeping Pad or Nemo Tensor Trail Ultralight Insulated Sleeping Pad

Water/Kitchen

• Adotec Ultralight Food Locker 14L Grizzly Proof Bear Bag or BV450 Bear Canister (for places that require a hard shell container)
• Stove set: Fire Maple Petrel Ultralight Pot and GreenPeak Stove Valuset
• Small Swiss Army Knife
• Titanium long handle spoon
• Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter
• CNoc 2 Liter Water Bladder
• CNoc Vesica 1L collapsible bottle
• Silicone collapsible cup

Cloths

• Down sleeping socks
• Patagona Nano Puff
• Dyneema Cloths Stuff Sack
• Marino wool long sleeve T-shirt
• SilverLight Socks
• Injinji Sock Liners
• Buff Marino Wool Beanie
• Benchmark Flame Resistant Bandana
• Buff, light
• Exofficio Men's Give-N-Go 2.0 Boxers

Electronics

• Garmin InReach Explorer
• Flextail Tiny Helio 600Z Headlamp
• Anker 10K Battery Bank
• Nitecore NB20000 Power Bank Gen 3
• USB-C to Micro USB Adapter
• Canon G7X Mark II Digital Camera
• Canon batteries and USB battery charger
• Joby Handipod Tripod or Ulanzi Mini Selfie Stick/Tripod
• Fjallraven fanny pack
• Dyneema waterproof electronics bag
• AOKA Carbon Fiber Tripod

Ditty Bag

• Poop kit (trowel, bidet)
• First Aid kit (Dr Bonners soap, Gold Bond Powder, Ibuprofen, Toenail Clippers & file, oral care supplies)
• Repair kit
• Dyneema Bag by Hartford Gear Co

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