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Just getting together the final bits and pieces of kit.   Our flight leaves Seattle at 6:50pm today.   We’ll spend a few days with family in Manchester before flying up to Inverness and then taking a train to our starting point in Dornie.

I added a few new pieces of kit for this trip.   With the weather likely to be wet, I focused on lots of warm clothing, good dry layer and a great “sleep system”.

I’ve previously blogged about my OR Celestial paclite jacket.   Here are some other editions to my kit list.

	Montbell Ultralight Down Jacket At a whopping 6.5oz, this jacket is offers an amazing weight to warmth ratio.    I plan on using this as warm layer around camp plus as an emergency layer under my jacket.
	Marmot Precip Pants These pants rock, I’ve had them for over a year; they’re super light (7oz) and take up almost no space in my pack.
	Roclite 318 GTX Just got these shoes a few weeks ago and they are really great.   Given that Scotland will be cold and wet, I’m hoping the addition of Goretex might keep my feet a little drier than usual.   At 11oz, they are about half the weight of my regular Soloman shoes.
	Thermarest Neoair Sleeping Pad The new Neoair from Thermarest has redefined “ultralight luxury”.  At 9oz for the small (which is a whopping 47” long) it’s more than half the weight of conventional pads. Brett has a review here.
	Western Mountaineering Megalite This bag is simply amazingly warm for the weight.   It’s 24oz and rated to 30F.   I’m a very warm sleeper and have slept naked in freezing temps without feeling cold.    On this trip I’m bringing along a silk liner just in case we get arctic winds for our hike.
	Six Moon’s Lunar Duo The LunarDuo is a great single wall two person tent.  It’s light at 39oz and has a great deal of floor space for two – 54” x 90”.   Weight is saved by the lack of an integrated pole system instead relying on hiking poles for support.
	ULA Conduit Backpack This is my favourite piece of kit – it’s super light at 17oz and is sooo comfortable.   Everthing about the pack has been well thought out including the side pockets which are reachable with ease even when the pack is on your back.
	Snopeak LiteMax This stove is small, super light (2oz) and works really well provided there’s no wind.  Like all canister stoves, gas can be a problem if the canister is too cold.  This is easily solved by sitting the can in cold water for a few minutes to “warm it up”.
	Katadyn Micropur Purification Tablets I no longer carry a water filter and instead use simple water purification tablets. No mess, simple and leave no nasty aftertaste.
	Easy Showily GPS Tracker This is a great little device that’ll record your trek as you hike along.   Works like a charm and is super simple to use. Brett has a nice review here.