I'm going to Glacier the first week of August, plan on 2 nights on Gunsight pass, then spending a few days dayhiking. I've never been there, and just wanted to see if my gear I plan on taking is appropriate and if anyone has any suggestions on anything I should leave out, or anything I'm missing. Thanks
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That tent is really heavy; your tent alone weighs only 12 oz. less than my Big 4 (tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, pack). And I'm definitely not "Ultralight." I suggest you look at tarptent.com and sixmoondesigns.com for two person tents at half the weight. Or, if you have lots of $$$ for cuben fiber, zpacks.com.
For the Rockies, I won't go out with anything less than a 20*F sleeping bag. I tried the Marmot Hydrogen and froze, even wearing all my insulating clothing inside, at 30*F. At least take more insulating clothing and a warm dry pair of socks to sleep in.
For a 2-night trip, skip the extra batteries--just put in new ones to start.
You might want an extra water container for when you have to camp away from water. I always bring a 2 liter Evernew or Platypus--they are light and roll up to take next to no space when empty.
Lighter tripod?
Edited by OregonMouse (05/04/1408:25 PM)
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I also have a Marmot Lithium 0, but anything over 30 degrees and I'm sweating bullets with nothing on, so I figured that would be overkill. I'll throw in some heavier fleece thermals. Good idea about an extra 2L platy. Any suggestions on a tripod? That's about the lightest one I've found that extends to a decent height.
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