</goofing-off> <packing>

Alright, now I need to get ready for the 50-miler backpacker. In the interests of making this post less pointless organizing my thoughts before the packout tonight, I shall make a...

Preliminary Packing List

Clothes:

• 2 pairs sports shorts, with internal netting. One of these is to be worn on departure.
  
• 2 pairs wicking shirts. One of these is to be worn on departure.
  
• 2 pairs synthetic-fiber socks. One of these is to be worn on departure.
  
• 2 1 (I don't have 2 yet) pair liner socks. To be worn on departure.
  
• 1 poncho. Hopefully not to be worn on departure, but one can never know these things.
  
• 1 pair boots (obviously to be worn on departure).
  
• 1 pair mittens (found on living room floor).
  
• Sleeping bag & mattress pad.
  
• Tent. To be skipped if possible.
  

Food:

• 1 lg. Ziplock bag 'trail mix'. (Current ingredients: I have no idea – weird stuff. To be added: peanuts.^Gr)
  
• 4 Clif bars. Number to be reduced if desired.
  
• 1 lg. bottle water, est. size 2-3 liters.
  
• 1 sm. bottle water, est. size 1 pint.
  

Equipment:

• Partial mess kit: 1 plate, 1 cup (plastic), 1 spoon, 1 fork, 1 knife.
  
• Flashlight, D-cell.
  
• Spare pair D-cells.
  
• Sm. first aid kit.
  
• Kodak EasyShare CX6200 digital camera.
  
• (hopefully) 1 memory chip for camera.^St
  
• 2 spare pairs AA-cells.^St
  
• 1 bridge-set Made-in-Israel playing cards. Can be replaced with any other playing cards or dropped, as need be.
  
• 1 glowstick. May be dropped if need be.
  

I intend to edit this post up until I depart to the packout. Then I will make a new, revised list based on that information.

Note also that no glasses appear on this list. My vision isn't poor enough to justify the extra ounces, or risk of loss or breakage.

St: To be bought at Staples.
Gr: To be bought at any grocery store.

Changes to packlist:

• Switch D-cell flashlight for AA-cell flashlight.
  
• Ditch the deck of cards.
  
• Pack the tent. But split it in two, so A. can take the other half.
  
• Put clothes in Ziplock or reasonable facsimile.
  
• Ditch extra D-cells for D-cell flashlight.
  
• Ditch most of first aid kit: just a couple band aids, some moleskin.
  

From this, we end up with the following 'grocery list' for tomorrow:

• Peanuts for granola-driedfruit-etc. trail mix.
  
• AA batteries for camera and flashlight.
  
• Memory chip for camera.
  
• Flashlight.
  
• 'Gallon' Ziplock bags or reasonable facsimile.
  
• Loaf of bread.
  

...and I can get all of these down the street. As long as it isn't raining, I should be quite well off.

Now, to act upon these changes!


Edit: Mom called, suggested I add a gallon of milk to the grocery list. Probably a good idea.