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Gem, there is one thing missing. You'll need a very large midge net to suspend from your waist for number 2s, or your bottom will soon resemble a well-used dart board. 😂

New subscriber. That's a lot of stuff to carry for two weeks. Have you thought of taking enough for one week and then posting yourself the rest of the stuff, somewhere on route. I'm guessing that you are not in the wilds for the whole two weeks and will go through towns or villages along the way, which should have a post office that you can collect from. Also, you could then post yourself back some stuff that you no longer need. It's something that the American long hikers do when they walk thousands of miles.

Hi Gem, also preparing for a long backpacking trip on a budget. Just some thoughts which you can take or leave 🙂 ….I bought a cheap set of digital kitchen scales to weigh *everything*. Even the stuff sacks add up! That water bottle looks very heavy (ordinary disposable plastic water bottle instead?), maybe ditch the bowl (maybe small multi-purpose microfibre cloth and dab of soap), in a video you said you’ve accumulated a lot of tents etc - perhaps sell to fund other purchases, I bought a £40 sleeping bag and saved 1kg! (synthetic Snugpak), get tiny travel bottles for a couple of £ and decant first aid & toiletries, that spoon looks like steel and heavy, if so get a cheap or free plastic one instead…. Dunno, basically question every single thing going into your pack and its weight. Secondly, you’re practising the hiking 👍but maybe also practise sleeping in a tent - back garden, friends garden, local wood, build up confidence in that also. Lots of UKposts research on your route too so you're mentally prepared. So jealous you have a water filter & a dehydrater! I have neither!! You’re gonna do great, enjoy your adventure 🙂

Hi and yes, that's a lot to stuff even in a 85L pack. Most of us start off carrying too much. Even now I still carry about 17 kg after losing stuff and upgrading to lighter items. And only because I like to be comfortable and prepared for the unpredictable. Weigh your self with pack and without. I think if you exceed 12 kg, even when you are fit and strong enough, you will be miserable. Try out half a mile and estimate if you could carry it for 6 hours at least. Keep up the good spirit, cheers.

It is amazing how fast the weight and size of a pack can increase. Especially in colder weather.

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