Thread: Multi day hike in day bag, how t do it?

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Think about what you really need, see so many guys carrying all sorts of stuff into the hills in huge packs but after a few years you really start to realise the things you don't need or can do without. I will just be using my Twin Needle Mollyme from now on, it's not a large pack at all but it carrys all I need, plus I can carry meat etc using the rifle shelf. Can pull all my stuff out and set up camp and still have a nice light and compact pack to carry for the day. Im using a Big Agnes Scout UL 2 tent that weighs about 900gms ready to go (uses trekking poles which I use anyhow) it has heaps of room even for two guys and gear, and if I'm gonna be really in the alpine environment I may swap it out for my Terra Nova Solar competition which can handle a real beating in the wind and is under 1kg also (only one person though)
I had a Neoair Xtherm mat but it ripped literally on the first time out and since then I don't trust that spaceman material and have gone with a Thermarest Neoair Venture which is much tougher built and still only weighs just over 500gms
I'm using a really light Aegismax bag but can swap to a Macpac Lattitude Xp if its gonna be really cold, it is still a pretty compact bag but to tell the truth I'm really impressed with how warm the little Aegismax is for its size and weight.
I carry in one of the little dry bags an extra pair of socks, a pair of merino long johns and a macpac merino base layer hoody
Primus jetboil type cooker (lighter than the Jetboil equivalent and can use normal pans etc on it)
Small first aid kit, 1 litre Nalgene bottle, headlamp, eating utensils, a down jacket, and Swazi Tahr round out all the gear I need to hunt comfortable for 2-5days and it all fits in the Mollyme no worries with room left for food and my camera. On my bino harness I have my binos, some wetwipes, my knife, a diamond stick, lighter, and rangefinder which I run in a twin needle ammo pouch so it holds spare ammunition also.
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Nice small package