Isle Royale Packing List
This inventory is for two persons on a 4 day, 3 night backpacking trip in mid-September. Some alterations might be made due to variations in expected weather conditions but this worked out quite well. I put to good use every piece of clothing I carried and had no want of more.
| Description | Contents | Weight | Photo |
| Essentials Kit | 2 lexan spoons sunglasses & hard case 3 fire sticks, strike anywhere matches in waterproof case bic lighter Suunto MC-2 compass Gerber ceramic knife duct tape vasaline, sunscreen, lip balm 2 meter's nylon cord Petzl Tikki Plus headlamp toilet paper, diaper wipes, & kleenex nylon mesh bag |
1 lb, 7 oz |  |
| Clothing | 2 pair smart-wool light hiker socks 1 polypro long sleeve shirt 1 polypro bottoms 1 cotton t-shirt 1 pair polyester shorts 1 pair ex-officio nylon pants 2 balaclava (ultra-thin, medium weights) 2 wool glove liners (1 fingered, one non-fingered) 1 thin EMS polar fleece |
3 lb, 9 oz |  |
| Rain Gear | 1 EMS GORE-TEX jacket, 1 Helley Hansen rain pants | 2 lb, 2 oz | |
| Shelter | Walrus Aero Tarp (3 lb, 13oz) tent stakes (8 oz) Space Blanket (12 oz) Leki Trek'r 3 hiking poles (1 lb, 7 oz) Marmon Arroyo Gossamer Long sleeping bag (2 lb, 4 oz) Therm-a-Rest Z-Rest (10 oz) down pillow (9 oz) |
9 lb, 14 oz |  |
| Cooking | MSR Whisperlite Intl 600 (13.5
oz) Titanium pot, 2400ml (10.5 oz) MSR 11 oz fuel bottle (full) (13 oz) Lexan 14 oz cup (4 oz) Lexan plate (5 oz) |
2 lbs, 14 oz |  |
| Hydration | Nalgene (5 oz) MSR miniworks water purifier (1 lb, 2 oz) Dasani 20 oz water bottle (1 oz) |
1 lb, 8 oz | |
| Food | 6 freeze-dried dinners (2 lb, 11 oz) 12 Quaker flavored oatmeal packets (1 lb, 2 oz) 4 spiced cider packets, 4 hot chocolate (8 oz) Misc energy/granola bars (emergency rations) (1 lb) 12 pieces pilot bread (hard tack) (10.6 oz) Pistacio nuts (1 lb) |
6 lb, 3 oz | |
| First Aid | Band aids, gauze, iodine swabs | 6 oz | |
| Backpack | Gregory Shasta | 7 lb |  |
| Toiletrie | travel toothbrush, tooth paste, & body wash | 4 oz | |
| chamois towel | 3 oz | ||
| Water | 1.6 liters | 4 lb | |
| Photo Gear | Nikon D70 D-SLR camera body & 18-70mm AFS-DX lens & 70-210mm lens | 4 lb 2 oz | |
| misc | 40GB iPod & headphones, map, pad of paper, & pencil | 10 oz | |
| TOTAL | 44 lbs |