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	Tool	Name/brand/type	Weight, g	Weight, oz	Comments
Always worn
	Long-sleeve shirt	LIDL, orange, polyester	245	8.8	Best at +10° to +15°
	Hiking pants	Decathlon Quechua 500	350	12.5	Best at +5° to +15°, dry super fast
	Underwear	Polyester	50	1.8
	Socks	Thin Splav	35	1.3	Very nice
	Watch	Simple Casio, waterproof	25	0.9
	Compass	With string	30	1.1
	Shoes	Splav Wald, per pair	770	27.5	Blisters between small toe & next – get Hydropel + leukotape
	Trekking poles, per pair	Splav Mountain Pro Carbon	375	13.4	Must have, but strip 'em!
			1880	67.1
Extra clothing
	Fleece hoodie	Decathlon Quechua 400 hoodie	330	11.8	Best at +5° to +10°, dry time unknown. Wore nearly all the time
	Puffy jacket	Splav Barrier primaloft 100 g/m2, with hood	405	14.5	Belay jacket, too warm for walking above 0°, wore in camp & when eating
	Rain jacket	Decathlon Quechua	195	7.0	Worked fine, but no heavy rain encountered
	Rain pants	Old North Bend	365	13.0	Fine but heavy
	Sleeping pants	Kraft thin	145	5.2	not really needed
	Sleeping L/S	Kraft thick	155	5.5	not really needed
	Spare underwear	Splav Russian Winter (warm)	50	1.8	Overkill for summer
		Ordinary	50	1.8	not needed
	Spare socks	Thick hiking	70	2.5	Good for sleeping and climbing (tight fit)
		Ordinary	50	1.8	2nd pair of thin socks not needed
		Thick hiking	70	2.5	2nd pair of thick socks not needed
	Hat	Visor cotton	60	2.1	Find polyester/spandex
		Splav Hermon polartec beanie, customized	40	1.4	Comfy below +10°
		Mosquito net from Galya	25	0.9	not really needed in Iceland – very few bugs
	Gloves	Liners, Splav	40	1.4	Comfy around +5-10°, very nice to have
		Rain mitts, Splav Cover (later stripped to 110 g)	130	4.6	Wore on extra cold mornings, no heavy rain encountered
			2180	77.9
Equipment
	Backpack	75 L cordura, with frame	1720	61.4	size about right with 9 kg of bulky food
	Backpack liner	Trash bag black (Sweden)	70	2.5	I kept the quilt in it, but use it as liner instead
		Trash bag blue (Moscow)	100	3.6	not needed
	Shelter	Tarp Legkoves 3 x 3 m, silnylon, with guylines	590	21.1	very comfy but a bit too large for solo
		Pegs for tarp	110	3.9	need sturdier!
	Bivy sack	Legkoves Tyvek	270	9.6	Heavy condensation, not needed in summer
	Quilt	Quilt As Tucas Sestrals L, Climashield Apex 200 g/m2, R ~4.7 (t_comf ~ -4°C)	715	25.5	comfort >0°C without warm clothing
	Sleeping pad	Closed Foam Cell, Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest SOLite, R = 2.8 (slightly trimmed)	385	13.8	fine
	Cooking	Pot Al 3L	385	13.8
		Gas stove Primus Spider, in stuff bag	220	7.9
		Wooden spoon – lost on day 2… :(	10	0.4
		Blue stuff bag for cooking utensils	35	1.3	Use plastic
	Water bottle	1.5 L plastic	30	1.1	1L enough for Iceland (water abundant)
	Sun glasses	White old	25	0.9
		...+ stuff sack	10	0.4
			4675	167.0
Personal
	Misc	Keys, passport, tickets, etc	100	3.6	? haven't measured
	Mobile phone		85	3.0
	Map (Iceland)	Ferdakort Halendid, 1:250 000	125	4.5	mostly ok
	Toiletries & first aid	TP, lighter, sunblock, toothpaste, toothbrush, leukotape	200	7.1	? haven't measured
	Entertainment	Book reader	190	6.8	Can't live without
		Case for book reader	35	1.3	Ziploc should be enough
		mp3 player	20	0.7	Amazing value for weight
		Notebook + pen	105	3.8
		camera (lost in Rome so weight a guess only)	200	7.1	? haven't measured
			1060	37.9
Base weight (total w/o always worn, food & fuel):			7915
Total that could have been sacrificed by leaving unnecessary stuff behind: ~900 g + 700 g if stripped backpack
Wish list (would have been nice to have): gaiters, gps or better maps, Hydropel or similar
Food
	Solo, 14 days (food for ~12 autonomous nights); 750 g/day. Backpack ~8 kg + food & fuel
			Planned, g	Actually brought / bought in Iceland, g	Comments
		Instant noodles	1250	1275	6 nights (lasted 8 nights)
		Inst. buckwheat	450	450	+2=8 nights
		Potatoes	400	-	+2=10 nights
		Lentils	500	500	+2=12 nights
		Soy	800	800	10 bags, 10 nights
		Oil	500	900	1 L (density ~900 g/L)	Total for nights: ~4 kg
		Porridge mix	370	370
		Musli	950	1000
		Powder milk	400	-
		Dried apples	500	400
		Nuts	500	500
		Peanut butter	700	1020
		Cheese	400	200
		Cookies	500	800
		Vitamins, salt	200	200
		Chocolate	600	450		Total for days: ~5 kg
		...plus sandwiches for the trip
		TOTAL	9020	8865
		g/day	751.666666666667	738.75
	+ fuel (gas): ~380 g with canister
	Comments: nice, balanced, sufficient. Ate everything and didn't go hungry. Good decision to have more peanut butter instead of chocolate. Perhaps a bit less apples and nuts, more instant noodles (3 x 85 g/night).