My Pack

Food & Water

Resupply · Dry camp · Water system

01

Resupply schedule

Three food pickups across the trek. Buddy-pair bags — 2 people share one food bag. 6 buddy pairs total per crew.

HQ pickup · HQ Day
Trail Days 1–4
Buddy pair
11.6 lbs
Per person
5.8 lbs
Also picked up
  • ▸Issued crew gear
  • ▸Micropur tabs (10/person)
  • ▸Toilet paper
Baldy Town · Trail Day 5
Trail Days 5–6
Buddy pair
5.8 lbs
Per person
2.9 lbs
Also picked up
  • ▸Micropur exchange
  • ▸TP resupply
Ponil · Trail Day 7
Trail Days 7–11
Buddy pair
11.6 lbs
Per person
5.8 lbs
Also picked up
  • ▸Micropur exchange
  • ▸TP resupply
02

Dry camp · Santa Claus

Trail Day 2 · Thursday, June 18, 2026. None at campsite.

Protocol

  1. 1Cook and eat DINNER at last water source during lunch stop
  2. 2Carry cold lunch bag into camp — eat as camp dinner
  3. 3Breakfast next morning is no-cook
  4. 4Carry 1–2L drinking water into camp only
  5. 5Zero cooking or cleaning at the dry camp
03

Water system

4 independent filter paths across the crew. Redundancy by design.

Filters

  • Platypus QuickDraw
    Pairs with CNOC 2L bag
    2 × 2.9 oz
  • Sawyer Squeeze
    Independent filter paths
    2 × 3 oz
  • CNOC Vecto 2L dirty bag
    Wide-mouth collection
    2 × 2.6 oz

Daily targets

  • Daily total3–4 liters per person
  • Standard carry1–2L
  • Extended carryup to 2L additional for dry stretches

How to drink it

  • Sip. Sip every 15–20 minutes. Do not wait for thirst.
  • Electrolytes. Alternate water with sports drink on strenuous days.
  • Backup. Micropur MP1 tabs — 10/person/resupply. Kills protozoa + bacteria + viruses.