Spring Trip
Spring 8-day backpacking trip for 2 adult females – 90k along the full length of the La Cloche Silhouette Trail at Killarney Provincial Park – complete list here.
Fall Trip
Fall 6 day, 80 km hike for 2 people – complete list here.
Fall 3-night, 4-day fall backpacking trip for 2 adult females (includes clothes we were wearing)
Clothing
- 1 pair zip-off pants
- 2 t-shirts
- 1 long sleeve shirt
- 1 long johns (long sleeve top plus bottom)
- 1 fleece sweater
- 2 pairs underwear
- 3 pairs socks
- 2 bras
- 1 rain coat and rain pants
- 1 wide brimmed hat
- 1 winter hat
- 1 pair gloves
- 1 pair sunglasses
- 1 pair hiking boots
- 1 pair sandals
Kitchen (shared)
- 1 pot 2 L
- 1 pot gripper
- 1 MSR Dragonfly stove with wind protector
- 1 325 ml fuel bottle (full)
- 1 scorch burner (modified version of the one from the Outback oven, which always slips off the stove)
- 1 pot cosy
- matches
- 2 bowls
- 2 spoons
- 2 mugs
- 1 pancake flipper
- 1 swiss army knife
- 1 single blade knife
- parchment paper (2 square feet?)
- hot pot square (thing you sit a pot on so as not to burn your table) (not used)
- coffee filters for straining water (not used)
Food
- 11.5 pounds, or 1.9 pounds/person/day (aiming to get that closer to 1.5 pounds/person/day)
- full menu can be found here: https://kyraonthego.wordpress.com/?p=678
Other
- 1 backpack with water bladder
- 4 rolls toilet paper (shared)
- 1 2-man tent – Sierra Designs Zilla 2 (shared)
- 1 fall/spring sleeping bag (mine the MEC rated to -7 and Cheryl’s to -20 something)
- 1 thermarest
- 1 headlamp
- 2 AAA headlamp batteries (shared)
- 1 tarp + 3 small ropes (shared)
- 1 bear bag + non-stretchy rope (shared)
- 1 GPS (shared)
- 2 AA GPS batteries (shared)
- 1 map + compass (shared)
- 1 emergency locator beacon (shared)
- 1 first aid kit (shared)
- 1 emergency kit (small amount of duct tape, backpack waist belt buckles, needle and thread, shoelaces) (shared)
- 1 fire starting kit (matches, cotton balls, long burning pouch) (shared)
- water purification drops (shared)
- 1 camera
- 1 tripod (shared)
- 1 bear spray (shared)
- 1 sunscreen (shared)
- 1 cell phone
- drivers licence, health card
- 1 pen and small notebook (shared)
- 1 quick dry towel
- personal hygiene items (toothbrush, contacts, medicine etc.)
Winter trip
Winter 3-night, 4-day snowshoeing backcountry trip – complete list here.