Berwickshire Coastal Path Kit list. 2017.
Distance: 30miles / 48 km. Time of year: Mid March. Winter daylight hours. Method: Backpacking / Wild Camping.
Clothes
Clothes carried
- Montane down jacket
- Montane Primaloft hat
- Waterproof trousers
- Helly Hansen leggings
- Gaiters
Clothes worn
- Berghaus Goretex 3 in 1 jacket outer
- 2 x Helly Hansen base tops
- Berghaus mid layer
- Salomon approach shoes
- Superfeet blue insoles
- Bridgedale Socks
- Belt
- Craghopper trousers
- Sports Bra
- Smart fibre u/wear
Kit
General
- Gossamer Gear Mariposa rucksack
- Exped waterproof pack liner
- Treadlite rucksack strap bottle holder
- Plastic drink bottle
- MSR Miniworks water filter
- MSR Dromedary 4L with flat lid
- Exped dry bags
- Victorinox metal penknife
- Plastic whistle
- Harvey Trail Map
- Silva 4 Compass
- Carabiners
- Rubbish bags
- Loo stuff & trowel
Camping
- PHD Minim Overbag
- Neo Air xTherm sleeping mat
- Exped inflatable pillow
- Force Ten Helium Carbon 100 Tent
- Alpkit titanium pegs
- Treadlite reflective cuben peg bag
- Treadlite cuben light
Household
- Jetboil Sol Stove and Gas
- Treadlite Jetboil case
- Titanium mug
- BPL Titanium long handled spoon
- BPL Windshield
- BPL Home made bag cosy
- BPL Foil Mat
- Lighters x 2
- Clothes Pegs x 2
First aid
- Treadlite First Aid case
- Paracetemol
- Plasters
- Rehydration sachets
- Blister bandages
- Water purification tablets
- Tick remover
Tech
- Phone
- Aquapac waterproof phone case (Warning: Store away from your insect repellant as Deet destroys the plastic on the case)
- Joby griptight tripod
- Batteries & cables
- Plugs
- Petzl Tikka head torch, case & spare batteries
- LDWA GPX route back up
Food
- Dehydrated meals
- Hot drink sachets
- Savoury Snacks
- Cereal bars
Toiletries
- Treadlite cuben toilet bag
- MSR Towel
- Electric toothbrush & case
- Travel toothpaste
- Glasses & Treadlite cuben case
- Comb
- Small mirror
Personal
- Wallet
- Keys
Best bits of kit: BPL cooking accessories, Montane down jacket, PHD Minim overbag.
Things I needed: Repair kit so that I could repair the broken tent pole myself.
BPL = Backpacking Light UK
MSR = Mountain Safety Research
PHD = Peter Hutchinson Designs
There is some advice on ways to lighten your pack in my post on pack weight.
Rucksack Rosie 