My Winter list - roughtly current. Includes options for colder weather, Note this is typically used in -5C to -30C weather. I am typically *not* dealing with large amounts of deep snow, or wet snow it is dry and very cold here. There is no Avalanche gear in here because, well, I don't go in avy territory in the winter. Note - this is really bloody heavy - and I don't travel that far in winter. Sometimes this is pulled behind me with the pack strapped to a small plastic sled. On My Back: MEC Brio 70 long pack 27 inch wide blue closed cell foam from Wal-Mart. long wide (25") Big Agnes Insulated Air Core 25" wide 1/4 ensolite pad Black Diamond One Shot Tent, *OR* Golite Shangri-la 3 with stove jack, rollup pipe, and small homemade wood stove. Cheap Walmart synthetic Sleeping bag (square) Western Mountaineering Versalite -12C (This is slept in with the down bag next to me, then the synthetic bag laid overtop quilt style - the goal here being to keep my down bag mostly above freezing, so the frost layer ends up in the synthetic - at least that's the theory, and it tends to mostly work for me in practice, and avoid having to buy a dedicated winter -30C rated sleeping bag) 2 1L Nalgene bottles MEC Frobisher down parka (or Primaloft parka if not as cold) 300 wt fleect top MEC merino wool long sleeve top Costco merino wool long sleeve top MEC medium weight synthetic long underwear bottom 300 wt fleece pants 1 pair MEC seamless poly underwear 2 pair WigWam -40 socks 1 pair WigWam liner socks Sleeping "bank robber" Balaclava Ragg wool gloves MEC primaloft booties. Columbia rain pants MEC torrent rain jacket 2x cotton hankies/tent wipers GSI anodized potset (1.5 liter and 1 litre pot) SVEA 123 stove inside GSI potset Pot cozy for above made from 1/2 CCF foam and duct tape. lexan spoon. 2oz priming alcohol MSR fuel bottle with white gas in it. In heavyweight ziploc ziplock full of dryer lint cattail fluff (I refill as I pass cattails) small firesteel 1-2 egg carton and paraffin firestaters. 2-3 tealights uco mini-lantern (tealight version) with reflector In Toiletries Bag (very small nylon sack. CampSuds Travel Pack of Baby wipes TP in ziplock Better living thru chemistry baggie with Ibuprophen, Sinutab, Sudafed, Naproxen, Percocet, and Multivitamins In Ditty Bag (very small nylon sack): small amount of dacron for tarp ties. First Aid Kit Matches princeton mini LED light Petzl Tikka plus light with 3xAAA batts. 3 extra AAA batts. Swiss army knife Wearing/Carrying (This can vary a LOT depending on where I am and what I am doing) Fleece toque Komperdell aluminium poles / w baskets Duct Tape (wrapped on each trekking pole) 30 feet dacron line wrapped on each trekking pole Wigwam Merino -40 socks Wigwam liners Wool mitts Nylon/Overmitts. Poly long john top cashmere pullover from thrift store Thick wool sweater. Anorack (homemade 3 layer) MEC seamless poly underwear. homemade 200 wt fleece tights + nylon pants OR British navy wool watch pants with suspenders Bic lighter in pocket (only place to keep it warm enough to work) Olympus 725SW camera Boots (Hanwag Yukon) with goretex Gaiters or Kamik snow boots with liners 9x30 snowshoes OR (If I know noone is around to watch my awful skiiing): Merrell Tele boots with Gaiters Karhu Old school tele skis. Sorta typical 3 day food load: 2 Dehydrated dinners each needing 2 cups boiling water 2 packs instant oatmeal, 2x Egg and Instant Potatoes. 4 Knorr or Homemade instant soups Starbucks via coffee, 3 per day. tea bags, 2 mint, 2 lapsong souchang, 2 constant comment 4 Mars Bars 4 granola bars Walkers shortbread cookies. 2-3 per day. Handful of smoked almonds in ziploc 9 Grimms Mini-Peps dried pepperoni, or other small dry sausage, or jerky handful of dried fruit 2 big 85% cocoa chocolate bars. 2 125 ml lexan bottle full of cask strength scotch 4 hot chocolate pouches.