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Fan carried an Deuter Aircontact 75+10 backpack that weighed approximately 50-55 lbs fully loaded at the start of the trip. Jie carried Deuter ACT Lite 60+10 backpack that weighed approximately 40-45 lbs fully loaded in the beginning. The backpacks felt very heavy during the first few days, but we slowly got used to them and they became lighter as we consumed our food supply.

Fan used an Olympus TG-2 and iPhone 5 for photos. Jie used a Nikon D600 with a 17-35mm wide angle lens. We used a Voltaic Fuse 4W Solar Charger to charge our batteries.

Rain pants, rain jackets, and gaiters were essential for this trip as it was frequently rainy and the ground was very wet and boggy. We were both very happy with our Asolo TPS 520 hiking boots, which kept our feet dry and well supported. We put on synthetic down jackets in the mornings and evenings, but during the day we hiked with a single layer on most of the time. Early on during the trek it was warm enough that we wore shorts and t-shirts. As we got closer to the coast and the weather got colder and wetter, we stayed in long sleeves and rain jackets/pants. The sandals we brought were very useful for the many stream crossing. In Illulissat, we had to put on almost every layer we brought because it was so cold and windy on the evening boat tour.

Hiking poles were extremely useful for distributing the weight of our packs and stability during stream crossing. Since we encountered no ice or snow on the trail itself, our micro-traction devices stayed packed away.

We each had 0-10 degrees rated sleeping bags and used sleeping bag liners to keep them clean and for extra warmth. We slept in our Big Agnes Fly Creek UL 3 tent, which held up very well in the rain and wind. Our stove was an MSR Dragonfly, which was very loud but is capable of handling many types of fuel. We managed to find reis benzin (white gas) at the supermarket across the street from the Kangerlussuaq airport (stocked next to the furniture cleaning solutions). We bought three 0.5 liter bottles and ended up using only one liter over 11 days, cooking two hot meals and tea/coffee each day.

For carrying water, we used two 1.5L Camelbak bladders, two 1.0L Nalgene bottles, and one 1.0L Vapur collapsible bottle. We filtered water from streams and lakes using a MSR Katadyn water filter. We had iodine water purification tablets for emergencies but never used them.

The following is a list of some other miscellaneous stuff we packed: head lamps; pocket knife; wet wipes; first-aid kit; spare shoelaces; lighters; bandanas; caps; backpack rain covers; sunglasses and sunscreen; mosquito head nets; ear plugs; compass; 2 rolls of toilet paper; sewing kit; tweezers; large (heavy duty) plastic trash compactor bags; and A LOT of snack bars.