Being a camping gear geek, I have always wanted to consolidate my gear into one list such that: 1) I could assess what I should replace / buy next; 2) hopefully help newcomers in buying their own gear.
My gear are in fact quite out-dated: I bought most of them when I started heading to the Japan Northern Alps in 2017. At the time, my goal in gear selection was to enable me to head out to ~3000m mountains during spring, summer and autumn (i.e. 3-seasons), carrying as little weight as possible.
I bought my sleep system and wearables first. After a few trips in the Japan Alps for ~1 year, I purchased my camp kitchen as I was getting bored of eating cold food for 3 days in a row. My camping electronic and gadgets and miscellaneous (e.g. table, chair) came last after I have I tried out the more relaxing form of camping (i.e. glamping). Thus, my gear are not tailored for glamping: I do not have the equipment to cook a feast; I do not have much room in my tent and I do not have a tarp to shield me against the sun, but they are somewhat light, functional and get the job done in most weather conditions.
My current base weight is ~6.5 - 7.0kg with table and chair or ~4.5 - 5kg without, excluding food, water, clothes and other nice-to-have. Coupled with other items, it adds up to ~12 - 15kg depending on the food that I am cooking and the trip duration. I still find the base weight a little heavy. Looking to reduce the weight of my sleep system by 50% if possible.
I have also included my packing list such as water, plastic bags, etc. Hope that it will help in your next camping trip!
Sleep System
- Tent - Arai Tent (Air Raiz) for 1 person, 1580g. A special piece of gear as I managed to get the limited model in light pink, with only ~1000 available worldwide
- Ground sheet - Arai Tent Outer Sheet 1 Air Raiz - 160g
- Sleeping bag - Montbell Down Hugger 800 Women's #3, 569g
- Sleeping mat - Sea to Summit Comfort Light, 585g
- Silver mat, ~200g
Total ~3.1kg
Camp Kitchen
- Pot - Primus Litech Trek Kettle, 270g
- Stove - Primus Ultra Burner P-153, 116g
- Cup - No Mountain No Life cup from Tokusawa - ~30g
- Bowl, dish - Fozzils Snapfold Solo Pack - ~80g
- Fork / Spoon - humangear GoBites Uno Travel Spork - ~15g
- Water container - Playpus Soft Bottle x2 - ~80g
- Gas canister(s), 230g
Total ~0.8kg
Camping Electronic and Gadgets
- Light - SolarPuff, ~70g
- Mini flame - Snow Peak Mini Flame, 110g
Total ~0.2kg
Wearables
- Bag - Karrimor Ridge 40 T1
- Hiking Light - Milestone Advanced Headlamp MS-B4, ~100g
- Down jacket
- Wind breaker
- Hiking shoes
- Hat
- Slippers
- Change of clothing
Total ~0.1kg (excluded non-weighted items)
Miscellaneous
- Trekking poles - Black Diamond Women's Trail BD82330, 442g
- Chair - Mobi Garden x Line Friends, 1140g
- Table - Captain Stag Aluminum Compact Outdoor Table M-3713 - 700g
- Microfibre towel - Fine track Nano Towel, 40g
- Water (usually 2 - 3L depending on weather and / or campsite)
- Sanitary items (deodorant, towel, wet wipes, hand sanitizer, suncream, tissues, etc.)
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Plastic bags for rubbish and dirty clothes
- Kindle
