Photography

Next weekend I am planning a backpacking trip to the Lake Dustrict, with a couple of friends, to walk up the Old Man of Coniston with an overnight camp – depending on the weather. (Click on the map for a larger version).

The main reason for going away is to spend the weekend taking photographs – so we are taking a tripod with us and I am going to try my hand at some video on my iPhone. I have a bracket to mount my iPhone on a tripod.

This weekend I have been sorting the gear.

• I will get to try out my second inflatable pillow!
• I am going to take my MSR Pocket Rocket stove with a 100g cannister – I have not yet used it on an overnight trip
• I am going to test using a Molle water bottle pouch to carry my lunch and brew kit – fixed to the hip belt or compression strap on the Golite Jam2

• I am going to pack the titanium meths stove and 50ml of meths in the Molle pouch – for hot drinks whilst walking

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Food for the trip

We are going to start walking after lunch on the Saturday

Saturday

• On the trail dried mango slices and salted cashew nuts
• Instant white coffee – I can make a brew whilst waiting for the light to change for that perfect photograph

Evening meal

• Smoked Sausage
• Tortilla x3
• Onion Gravy
• Instant custard and chocolate chip cake
• Tea

Indian tea (with milk and brown sugar) wafer biscuits
Hot chocolate, wafer biscuits

Sunday

Tea and biscuits  whilst still in my sleeping bag

Breakfast

• Cereal bars
• Breakfast biscuits
• Crackers and jam
• Apple flakes
• Tea

On the trail dried mango slices and salted cashew nuts

Extras

• Boiled sweets, apple flapjack bar
• 2x instant peach teas (use hot or cold)
• 15ml of dried milk 2x sugar packets 2x pepper packets 1x salt packet 1x tomato ketchup sachet
• 1 oz Southern Comfort
• Tissues

Emergency Food – Glucose tablets

Water

• 1l in my CamelBak for the walk – this should be enough for both days as we are not walking far
• 1.3l for evening meal
• 0.7l for breakfast
• 0.9l for extra cups of tea and cleaning

I am going to store some water in the car so I can drink before setting out and on my return.

 

Let’s hope the weather is good enough!