As I was planning for my Summer 2019 hiking adventure, I was preparing to hike the Kungsleden in Sweden – over 440 kilometers in pretty remote areas in Sweden. While planning, I decided to change my plans and hike the Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland. However, here’s my Kungsleden solo hike packing list (still under construction):
Note: Also see my other packing lists from trails like GR20 (Corsica, France), Laugavegur (Iceland) and Kumano Kodo (Japan).
Kungsleden solo hike packing list (Sweden)
- Essentials
- Backpack (Gregory Baltoro 65 (M))
- Backpack rain cover (Gregory Baltoro 65 (M))
- Walking sticks (Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork)
- Sea-to-summit eVent Waterproof bag 4x (for waterproof packing of my gear – also see my separate post)
- Sea-to-summit trash bag
- Camping
- Sleeping bag (Thermarest Questar)
- Tent (MSR Elixir 2)
- Sleeping pad (Thermarest Xtherm)
- Silk Sleeping Bag liner
- Clothing
- 3* Underwear (Icebreaker)
- 2* Under shirt (Icebreaker)
- 2* Hiking pants
- 1* Wind stopper (Icebreaker)
- 1* Fleece sweater
- Rain jacket
- Rain pants
- Sun glasses Julbo Aero Zebra Light Fire
- Footwear
- 3* Walking socks
- 3* Liner socks
- Hiking boots (have to get new ones)
- Electronics
- Mobile Phone (iPhone 8) for pictures and communications
- Battery pack Xtorm Power bank
- GoPro Hero 6
- ResQLick Personal Locator Beacon
- Petzl Reactik Headlight
- Watch/route tracker (Garmin 935)
- Garmin GPSMAP 64s
- Toiletries
- 1* Towel
- Toilet articles for personal use
- Plaster for blisters and medicine for personal use
- 2* Wet toilet paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Hygiene hand gel
- Biodegradable soap
- Sun screen
- Biodegradable washing soap
- Cooking
- MSR Titan Titanium Cooking Pot
- MSR Pocket Rocket
- MSR fire spark starter
- Gas cannister (bought locally)
- 2l Camelbak pack
- Camelbak liter pouch
- MSR Titanium Knife
- Spork
- Pocket knife
- Food
- 10* 3* Adventure Food Dinner
- 20* Powerbar gel
- 10* Powerbar Gelshots
- 3*5-pack Bifi
- Medicine
- Norrit O.R.S.
- Pain killers
- Extra vitamins
Recent tweaks and changes to my Kungsleden solo hike packing list
Since my last Laugavegur trail hike, these are the key tweaks/changes I made to my Kungsleden solo hike packing list:
- I decided to exchange my Decathlon hiking pole for a double Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork. I really wanted to have two super reliable hiking poles. These also give me the flexibility to maybe in the future start exchanging my tent for a tarp (using the hiking poles as tent poles – but probably not on the Kungsleden).
- Gregory Baltoro 65 (M) for Gregory Z30 Iron Gray. The Baltoro is bigger than the Z30 and will make sure I can more easily pack my gear and keep my gear dry while hiking.
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