Backpack Contents

Folks, this is what I am carrying to Compostela:

Backback and contents by category (weight in grams)

1) Backpack w/cover:               1608g

- REI Flash 62 backpack

- Sea-to-Summit Ultra-Sil Pack Cover

- 2 Sea-to-Summit compression sacks

- Plastic sheet (for sitting on wet grounds)

2) Bedding:                               1718g

- REI Travel Down Bag

- Sea-to-Summit Regular Silk Liner (Long)

- Silk pillow case

3) Guidebook, Notebook, pen: 255

- Moleskine notebook & pen

- Camino de Santiago Guide by John Brierley

4) Crocs:                                 364g

5) Medical kit and comfort/toiletries kit (travel sizes):     2137g

- Deodorant

- Soap (for body and clothes)

- Lip balm

- toothbrush

- toothpaste

- dental floss

- Sunscreen

- nail clippers

- small scissors

- clotheslines

- safety pins (used as "clothespins")

- rubber bands

- round sink stopper

- Vaseline tube

- ear plugs

- sleeping mask

- small roll 2" tape

- small roll 2" stretch tape

- KT Tape

- 2 New-skin liquid bandage small botles

- BodyGlide anti-shafe

- Needle and thread

- 2 packs of Moleskin padding

- Assorted Band-Aids

- Rolaids

- Tums

- Advil

- Aleeve

- Sleeping pills

- Imodium

- Dulcolax

- Multi-symptom cold medicine

- 2 small rolls of TP

- 2 packs of cleansing wipes

- "day" pack/storage back

- 1 Swiss army pocket knife

- 1 small spoon

- 1 Sea-To-Summit waterproof bag to keep passport and other documents when raining.

- Funny pack

- assorted ziplock bags

6) Clothes (all quick drying):                               1794g

- 1 pair of pants (legs zip off)

- 1 pair of shorts

- 1 long sleeve shirt

- 1 long sleet T-shirt

- 2 short sleet T-shirts

- 1 long underwear pants

- 1 REI down vest

- 1 "Survivor" style buff

- 2 pairs of merino wool socks

- 2 pairs of sock liners

- 2 pairs of underwear

7) Rain gear                                 796g

- Marmot PreCip Jacket

- Marmot PreCip Pants Full Zip Pants

- Tilley wide-brim hat

8) Towel (quick drying)                                282g

9) Electronics                         666g

- iPhone w/ charger

- Unlocked GSM quad-phone w/ charger

- Camera Cannon Powershot SD110 w/ charger

- Petzl Tikka Plus Headlamp

- SPOT GPS Messenger (to publish our track as we walk the Camino)

10) Emergency food                      416g

- 4 energy bars

- 4 small mixed nuts bags

TOTAL 10397 grams (1LB = 454 grams ==> 22.9 lbs)

In addition to this that I will be carrying I will wear/carry

- Solomon walking boots

- long pants w/ zip off legs

- long sleeve shirt

- underwear

- passport, documents, cash, credit cards

- Gossamergear carbon fiber walking poles

- 2 0.5L water bottles (plain water bottles that will be refilled)

Below are pics of the contents and the backpack: