Kifaru E&E – Light and Compact

Here’s another loadout that I carry for up to 8 hours walk into the wilderness, specifically when I start after breakfast and plan a dinner at the camp site in the afternoon. I am able to take less food, no stove and no extra clothes except a rain jacket. So as you can see it’s smaller, lighter, and much more compact. Most of the stuff is inside the pack (incl. trauma kit and camelbak bottle).

Pack:

• Kifaru E&E pack with X-Ray straps and very special (Pack Config) patch
• GPP2 pouch from TAD
• Small carabiner (for gloves when in frequent use or wet)
• 2x Grimloc on sided of the pack to hold the water bottles

Outside the pack:

• Good knife (always handy in wilderness, this one is custom Bill Harsey Tactical Nessmuk)
• Klean Kanteen
• Bear spray (at hand’s reach… I was in bear country)
• TAD foldable dump pouch – if I need extra storage on the way
• Hestra working outdoor gloves (love them)

Inside the GPP2 pouch:

• Small Petzl headlamp
• iPhone
• Spare camera battery (just one)
• Chocolate (for energy)
• BIC lighter, 6ft of paracord

Inside the pack:

• Camelbak (backup water supply, recently replaced with a Platypus soft bottle)
• Outdoor Research HELIUM 2 rain jacket
• TAD Recon Pouch to keep small items together
• TAD foldable dump pouch for extra storage if needed
• Mystery Ranch IFAK trauma kit with my standard trauma kit inside
• Wipes (always handy)
• Map (in the back sleeve of the pack)
• Wallet
• Cap (gift from my buddy Jens Anso)

And this is another variant I use when I combine hiking and biking on my MTB. Sometimes I bike first and at the very end chain my bike to a tree nearby, continuing on foot if the terrain becomes too steep and rocky. I did that twice this summer – awesome combination. The difference is I put a 1 liter Source bladder inside the E&E to be able to drink when biking. It fits inside the E&E back sleeve like a glove.