I am going with some friends to do a weekend backpacking trip before a couple of the guys go to dental school.  Anyway, it is going to be hot so I'm going light.  This is my list for one night.  Let me know if there are any revisions that I could make. 

Clothing:
-UA Shirt
-Patagonia Nylon Shorts
-Chaco Sandals
-Ball Cap
-Marmot Precip Rain Jacket
-Sunglasses
-Watch
-Gregory Advent Pro Backpack

Kitchen/Water:
-DIY Woodstove
-Lighter
-1L and 2+L Platy water bottle
-DIY Fire Starter
-Snow Peak Ti Spork
-MicroPur
-Bear Bag
 
Shelter/Sleeping:
-DIY Tarp
-DIY Hammock
-Alum Stakes
-Guylines
-Marmot Trails Sleeping Bag
-Blue CCF Pad
-DIY Bug Net
 
Misc:
-Treking Poles (Leki Pair)
-Headlamp
-1st Aid Kit
-Emergancy Fire Starter
-Camera (Fujifilm z20)
-Tripod
-Bug Spray
-Sunscreen
-Bible
-Journal
-Pen
-Knife
-Survival Kit (carried on person)

Thats it.  Sorry I don't have weights because I don't own a scale. 



 

     This is a gear list from a overnight trip that I took a few weeks ago.  I am posting this to see what I could lighten up and what I could just altogether leave at home.  Let me know what you would change, add, or leave behind. 

Cooking
   -MSR Titan .78L Pot
   -Homemade Soda Can Alcohol Stove
   -Wire Mesh Pot Stand, Primer Pan, and Penny to cover the filling hole
   -Snow Peak Ti Spork
   -Freezer bags (5)
            -one for "trail food", one for dinner, one for breakfast, one for lunch, and one extra
   -3oz of denatured alcohol (stove fuel)
   -Lighter
   -MSR Ti Pot Grabber
   -Food
            -Dinner - one package Ramen Noodles, one package of Tyson vaccum sealed chicken, enough drink mix for one quart (Nalgene full), and a peice of chocolate
            -Breakfast - two individual packages of oats already in the freezer bag, everything already added in the freezer bag.  Ready to just add hot water
            -Lunch - Peanut butter crackers and trail mix
            -"Trail Food" - Trail mix, Chex-Mix, Cheese on Cheese crackers, Peice of chocolate
Sleeping System
   -Western Mountaineering Highlight (30deg)
   -Marmot Trails (liner)
   -Hand warmers (for inside of sleeping bag)
   -Thermarest Prolite 3/4 length
   -Western Mountaineering Down Pillow
Shelter
   -Marmot Eos 1P Tent (with Footprint)
Clothes
   -Salamon Shoes (to old; have no idea what model they are)
   -Smartwool Socks (2 pair one short for walking one crew style for sleeping in)
   -The North Face Zip-Off Pants (worn)
   -Under Armor Tight L/S shirt (worn)
   -Under Armor Loose S/S shirt (worn)
   -Light Marmot Fleece 1/4 Zip (worn)
   -Baseball Cap (worn)
   -Sunglasses (worn)
   -Marmot Gensis Jacket
   -Marnot Precip Rain Jacket
   -Marmot Precip Rain Pants
   -Patagonia Fleece Beanie
Misc
   -Leatherman Wave (way to heavy...i know)
   -Petzl Headlamp
   -MSR Personal Packtowel
   -Princeton Tec Rage
   -Guide Book
   -Backpack: Osprey Atmos 50
   -Homemade Silnylon Stuff Sacks (2)
   -Katadyn Hiker Water Filter
   -Platypus 2+L Bottle
   -Nalgene (1)
   -Adventure Med Kits .5


 

This is my first attempt at a backpacking website, and I'm sure there will be a lot of amending that will go on.  I envisioned this as a place where people will be able to talk about DIY (do it yourself) backpacking projects.  Let me know what I can do to make it better.  Enjoy!