Gear

Click here for a packing list in Swedish (PDF file) that was made before I left. For an English version, see below.

I brought the following gear:

• Back pack (Bergans Powerframe)
• Flight bag (by Haglöfs)
• Sleeping bag packed in a Sea To Summit bag
• Clothes (all clothes that were not used was packed in a Sea To Summit bag)
  • 1 pair of shoes (Fjell High by Lundhags)
  • 1 jacket (Prime Jacket by Tierra, in Gore Tex XCR)
  • 1 pair of trousers (Fjällräven Vidda)
  • 1 pair of shell pants (Sälka by Tierra, in Gore Tex XCR)
  • 2 long sleeve thin thermal shirts by Craft
  • 1 thin polyester shirt (T&P Traveler)
  • Fleece thermal trousers (Everest)
  • A thick fleece shirt (North Creek)
  • 1 polyester balaclava
  • 1 wool cap (bought in the mountain shop at Landmannalaugar)
  • 2 pair of underwear (Speed by Houdini)
  • 6 pair of socks (3 pair inner socks, 3 pair outer socks - Ånn by Lundhags)
  • 1 pair of gloves (Windstopper/leather gloves by Hestra)
  • 1 pair of wool gloves (Swedish army surplus)
  • 1 Chimney by Houdini
  • 1 cotton scarf (Swedish army surplus)
  • 1 "baseball cap" (the only thing I really never used. I used almost everything of the other gear - except the survival stuff, which is just for an emergency anyway)
• Food for 17 days
  • 3400 gram Frebaco Müsli with berries
  • 340 gram milk powder
  • 442 gram Digestive (crackers)
  • 935 gram Kexchoklad (chocolate covered wafers)
  • 1870 gram mashed potatoes powder
  • 255 gram Hardfiskur (dried fish)
  • Total energy per day: approx 1500 kcal
• Tent (Hilleberg Akto)
• Water bottles (1.5L and 1L by Sigg and 1L by Nalgene)
• Camera stand (a short one weighing 500 gram, packed in a wool sock)
• Sleeping mat (Ridgerest by Thermarest)
• 10m gaffer tape (duct tape)
• 1 small bottle with Nikwax shoe wax (which I actually got to use since my boots started to leak a little)
• 1 small swedish flag
• 1 mosquito net (used to dry laundry while hiking)
• 1 pair of walking sticks (W70 by Axess)
• GPS unit (Garmin eTrex Legend C)
• 1 solar charger for 2 or 4 rechargeable AA batteries (Silva Solar I)
• 8 rechargeable AA batteries
• Maps
• A plastic box full of things...
  • Survival stuff (signal mirror, whistle, fire steel, LED light, compass, fishing jiggs, fishing line, cord)
  • Pens (a ballpoint and a pencil)
  • A notebook
  • Tooth paste (a very small tube)
  • Tooth brush
  • Reflective ribbon
  • Tape
  • Sewing kit
  • Head LED light
  • Nail cutter
  • Digital map measurement device (by Silva)
  • 1 cigar (Romeo y Julieta tubos No1)
• First aid kit (packed in a Sea To Summit bag)
  • Small kit with Xinix water treatment (used as disinfectant), plasters, 1 bag of medical coal, bandage/dressing
  • More plasters (AKA band aids)
  • More dressing
  • Stretch bandage
  • Blister plasters (Compeed and similar)
  • 2 reels surgical tape (3M)
  • 3 reels Leukoplast tape (two 2.5cmX5m and one 1.25cmX5m)
  • Medical coal (against poisoning, etc)
  • Vitamine pills (many 500mg vitamine C pills and many multi vitamine pills)
  • Pain killers (Magnecyl 500mg)
  • 1 chart of Loperamid (against diarrhea)
  • Sugar for fast energy (Dextropur)
  • 1 bar of soap
  • Sun screen
  • Toilet paper
• Camera gear (packed in a Sea To Summit bag)
  • Video camera (a Canon MiniDV)
  • Digital still camera (an old 3.2 megapixel Sony Cybershot), in a waterproof camera bag
  • 10 MiniDV tapes
  • 3 batteries (2 large, 1 small - usually no more than 4 hours filming, I recharged them in Landmannalaugar)
  • Camera charger
  • Waterproof camera cover (Aquapac)
  • Camera bag
• Tools
  • 1 multi tool (Swisstool by Victorinox) - worn in my belt
  • Necklace with whistle, fire steel (Jukkas), LED light, 5m cord, and a compass (Silva SERE 40) - worn in my belt
  • 1 compass (Silva Ranger 27) - worn in my belt
  • 1 knife (Gränskniven by Gränsslöjd)
• Satellite phone equipment
  • Iridium satellite phone (Motorola 9505)
  • 2 batteries (1 spare)
  • Wall charger
  • Car charger
  • 3 pre-paid scratch cards (20 minutes each)
• 1 kitchen (Primus OmniFuel) including spoon, whisk, salt, brush for cleaning - all packed in the pot
• 1 pot with lid (the large one in the Gourmet set by Primus)
• Fuel bottles (1L and 0.6L by Primus) with 1L petroleum distillate (petrol), I only used about 4 dl
• 1 pair of sandals for wading waters

Michel Blomgren
Contact info
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