Jarhead's running journey
"Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.” ~ LC

I was very pleased with the gear I took on the course, we probably had some of the lightest packs in the field, weight approx 19 – 20lbs. Some of the competitors had packs that weighed close to 30lbs!

So… here is a list of my Gobi March 2007 Kit

Mandatory Equipment

Backpack:

Salomon Raid Revo 30 (760g/1lb 11oz)

Sleeping Bag:
MEC Merlin -3°C, Long (725g/1lb 9.5oz)

7-Day Food Supply:
I will cover food on the Food Page

Headlamp:
Petzl Tikka Plus (78g/??oz)

Backup Light Source:
Maglite Solitaire Flashlight (25g/??oz)

Knife:
SpyderCo Ladybug (16g/0.5oz)

Whistle:
Storm Whistle (30g/??oz)

Survival Blanket:
MPI Outdoors Space Emergency Bag (115g/??oz)

Safety Pins:
20ea large safety pins

Compass:
Brunton Star 7DNL Compass (40g/??oz)

Hat or Cap:
Buff, Desert w/Frontrunners Westshore Logo
and
Brooks HVAC Mesh Cap, White/Black

Sunglasses:
1 pair, Julbo Instinct, Silver (??g/??oz)

Lightweight Jacket:
MEC Kinetic Jacket, Redwood (310g/??oz)

Shorts or Tights:
1 pair, CW-X Pro Shorts, Black
1 pair, Sugoi FinoStretch Boxers
1 pair, Sugoi Mobil Trail Short, Black

T-shirts, White Long or Short Sleeves:
1ea, Sugoi FinoTech Short Sleeve, White
1ea, Addidas Supernova Formotion Long Sleeve, White

Shoes:
1 pair, Brooks Cascadia Pivot, size 12 (??g/12.2oz)
I normally wear a size 11 shoe, I wore 1 size larger to account for foot swelling.

Blister Kit:
20ea Providone Iodine Prep Pads
2 rolls Leukotape ***This stuff is amazing!
4ea 2nd skin patches

Medication:
24ea, Ibuprofen and/or Aspirin

Electrolytes:
2ea, Tubes of Zym Electrolyte Drink Tablet
30-40ea, Succeed S!Caps Electrolyte Caps

Personal Equipment

Sleeping Pad:
Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest Sleeping Pad, Short (260g/9oz)
Dimensions: 51 x 119cm , Thickness: 1.5cm, R-Value: 2.6, Rolled size: 51 x 16cm

Socks:
3 pairs, Wright Socks, Quarter Length, White

Gaiters:
1 pair, Gaiters by RacingThePlanet, White (45g/??oz)
With a reinforced toe and side to prevent tears. The gaiter comes with a velcro strip and tube of super glue to adhere to the outside of shoes ***I ended up not using these at all.

Hydration System:
2ea, Varty Floors/Team Gobi Canada 750ml water bottles

Flip Flops or Slippers:
1 pair, Solemates disposable flip flops ***these were a little too light weight, would go with something stronger next time.

Lip/Sunscreen:
7ea, tester packets, protech spf30+ sunscreen
1ea, 2g tube, protech hybrid spf17 lip balm

Cooking Tin or Cup:
Snow Peak Titanium Mini Solo Cookset
(full kit:155g/??oz, bowl:??g/??oz)
The set includes a pot, bowl/mug, fitted lid, and a mesh carry bag. I will only be taking the bowl/mug

Eating Utensil:
1ea, Snow Peak Titanium Spork (15g/??oz)

Toiletries:
7ea, Ziploc bags, each containing 6ea Cashmere Fresh Wipes
1ea, 60ml spray bottle, Feel Fresh Hand Sanitizing Spray

Toothbrush and Toothpaste:
1ea, Toothbrush, shortened (left about 3cm of handle)
1ea, 20ml Tube Crest Toothpaste

Wrist Watch:
Timex Ironman 30Lap

Camera:
GoPro’s Digital Hero 3 (??g/4.5oz)
With a 2gig SD memory card and 2ea “AAA” lithium battieries, and 2ea “AAA” lithium batteries as back up

Miscellaneous:
1 pair, Corded 3M™ Reusable Ear Plugs ***Used this pair.
1 pair, 3M™ Foam Ear Plugs ***This was a spare set
1ea, Small Journal
1ea, Pen
2ea, On Sight Sleeping Pad Straps (25g ea/??oz ea)
1ea, 2g tub Body Glide
14ea, Nexcare Comfort Strips (NipGuards)