Alaska Gear List

[cnelk]

I layed out pretty much all of my Alaska clothes and boots last night.
Forgot to include my lightweight rain pants and camp shoes

All of this weighs in at 42lbs





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[Ol' Arky]

Never been to Alaska but for clothing it looks good to me.... :upthumb: :upthumb:

I\'m sure you still have some other things you will take...

 

[cnelk]

I\'m sure you still have some other things you will take...

Oh yes a few more items.

My sleep system consists of:

Big Agnes Farwell 0 degree sleeping bag
Big Agnes Insulated Air Core Pad
Blue foam pad custom fit to slip in sleeping bag sleve with Air Core
Fleece bag liner
Pack cot

Total weight - 13lbs

 

[cnelk]

Food

12 Apack MRE meals
12 Mtn House Meals

Total weight 17lbs

 

[Deertick]

Those damn A-packs ... how do you consume them?

I sure prefer dehydrated meals.

 

[cnelk]

Those damn A-packs ... how do you consume them?

The overall choices are limited at best, but that big ol\' cookie in the APack is to die for!
Havent found a dehy meal with a cookie in it yet

 

[cohunter14]

Silly question Brad, but I see a lot of wool in there. Any concerns with rain and getting wet? I know wool has been all the craze lately, but it also seems to take much longer to dry than other materials. Just curious!

 

[bowhunter]

Silly question Brad, but I see a lot of wool in there. Any concerns with rain and getting wet? I know wool has been all the craze lately, but it also seems to take much longer to dry than other materials. Just curious!

Brad has rain gear on his list. As for the wool it is still warm even when wet. My upper layers are all wool.

 

[cnelk]

Yeah. Wool is the thing for Alaska.

It keeps you warm even when wet.
Wool will retain between 80-85% heat (depending on how wet one is) of body heat.
It is flame resistant
Very quiet

 

[cohunter14]

Makes sense. I guess it\'s a give and take no matter what you use. Either dries fast, but doesn\'t keep you as warm when wet or vice versa.

 

[Scot320]

What are you guys going to use for a shelter ?

 

[cnelk]

What are you guys going to use for a shelter ?

This tent and a couple of tarps.

We used this tent in 1998 when we went caribou hunting. Its pretty bomb pruf

 

[elkmtngear]

Your SLIP System...I lived under mine for 7 days in the Southeast.

 

[Ol' Arky]

I havent ever wore the heavy and bulky outer wear wool but have used wool as a next to skin base layer for a long time... If you do sweat (as I do) it will still keep you warm even though you have a damp next to skin base layer... :upthumb: :upthumb:

 

[Scot320]

Looks like an old Cabela\'s Guide tent.