TGOC 2016 Gear Review Summary - The KIT & the ****

This is a very brief review summary of Gear on TGOC 2016.

What worked and what didn't.

oh...And a small tune :-)

Siena Root - In My Kitchen Live

As you can see, it was all pretty much perfect from my perspective...

Below is my Main Gear Kit list.
Not the little stuff.

Kit Type	Make	Spec	Issues / Comments	Rating
RUCKSACK	Hyperlite (HMG)	Windrider 3400 in 150 Denier Cuben Hybrid	Best Pack I have ever used. Heaps of space, and almost totally waterproof. Slight damp on back inside on very wet days, may have been condensation. Great carry, and easy to pack. Better than the Gorilla IMHO	*****
TENT/SHELTER	MLD	Solomid XL (silNylon). With half mesh inner.	Slight leak at Apex and one back seam! Because I forgot to seam seal it. :-( Bigger porch with Duomid will be nice when I get it from Ron.	****
SLEEPING MAT	Cascade Designs	Neoair X-Lite	X-Therm may have been slightly better, but this is fine for May	****
SLEEPING BAG	Enlightened Equipment	Revelation Quilt with 20 Denier bands, Hydrophobic Down 10˚F (-12˚C)	***** This was the no 1 bit of kit. So warm, I just needed a base layer on the coldest of high camps, and that was to stop the quilt from getting yucky if I sweated at all.	*****
PILLOW	Goosefeet	Large with Stuff Sack & 2 oz Fill	Added my Rotor Smock, and this was the best sleep for head I've had in the hills. No more sore head and stiff neck	*****
COOKING	Flat Cat Gear	Leopard Meths Stove and Tokes Pot	As long as you can wait for the 8 min boil time (I can)	*****
WATERPROOFS
Top	PHD	Alpamayo Smock (Orange)	I got wet in this (3 years on, and last year), when I first got it it was perfect. Not sure why. Give PHD credit, I have sent it back to them for testing. They have been good	****
Trousers	Berghaus	Paclites	Could be slightly lighter	****
SHOES	Inov 8	282 GTX	Love or Hate the GTX versions. They work for me. Not even a hint of a blister. This year, no wear out, and perfect. So good I have ordered another pair as soon as I got back	*****
SOCKS	X Socks	Trekking Lite	Love these socks. Not for everyone.	*****
CAMP/RIVER SHOES	Zuucs	Zuucs (yellow and Black)	I carry these for towns, camps & river crossings. It was a toss up between these and the ViviBarefoots, but these are slightly lighter. I used the inners from the inov's with them	****
BASE LAYER
Pants	Rohan	Ultra Silver Trunks	Light, Comfortable, very quick drying. Not quite as smell resistant as reported	****
Top 1	Rab	Meco 120	Super light and warm, even when wet	****
Top 2	Brynje	Merino Wool string Thermo with padded shoulders	I used this for sleeping in, and also wear on colder days. I get a lot of stick for this. It is brilliant. Everyone who has the bottle to try one loves them	*****
MID LAYER	OMM	Rotor Smock	Only 260 g, also makes a pillow. This was a super buy.	*****
	NordicLife Take Note!!		I'd love to try the Brynje Fleece jacket with windstopper Martin was given one to review, having failed to review the String Vest :-( I was gutted!!! Where was mine?
DOWN LAYER	PHD	Waferlite Smock (130g) 1000 Down Fill	For the weight, this was silly warm	*****
WATER FILTER	Sawyer	Sawyer Mini Filter	For the bucks, this delivers	*****
WALKING POLES	Black Diamond	Ergo Corklite with Flick Lok (500g) - 140cm	These were excellent for the price, and perfect for the Solomid XL BD Poles have the best FlikLok	****
I did have other kit, but this is the main stuff

A full review of some of this will follow.

I may or may not actually do a trip report.