What kind of stove do you have ? Have you done a lot of back packing ? Here is a check list from REI. No one could carry all this but it might help you out.
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/backpacking-checklist.html
I was just going to make a pit fire or rockfire with some tinder and other wood collected while hiking and toss a can or metal bowl on it, lots of conifers up here and birch, might even be able to do some sapping. Lots of lakes and rivers in the area for water, my stop points are through old rail posts and a couple ghost towns, and one old military base, and a few old bases/airfields from over 50 years ago. My bivy is my emergency shelter, along with a marpat tarp.
The baofang uv-5r my uhf-vhf radio has a pretty simple light in it for illumination.
Not sure why sunscreen would be needed up there... ? I have some basic first aid but nothing the vodka and mud/bark/leaves can't handle.
There is extra food on the way, I think I'll do this one when the cattails are harvestable up there. Not sure what is missing nutrition wise with my multivitamins/oliveoil, rice, and protien powder. this allwhey actually has a lot of extra good stuff in it like taurine and glycerol. Tree sap is great for nutriens and there are a lot of trees up here.
The hike is relative simple since it is all on trails or road. The north line is an old rail line that has the iron removed but ties still in place on the bridges, the south route is pipeline and road. the way up is old logging road, and the way down is an industrial road.
I've lived out of a backpack for like half a year. I did 300km to thunder bay last year, so I feel confident with more supplies this will not be difficult. I'm really only worried about my feet. Most of the weight will be rice. I figure I'll need close to a full bag of rice.... I could do a half loop instead and cache rice on the way up to loose weight faster... I figure 4.5 kg of rice 10,000 calories should be sufficient when mixed with oil. 2kg of olive oil is about 17000 calories. I figure I'll need a good 20,000 calories on me for safety. So between the rice and oil that should be about 27000 calories which should be enough for the trip with wild edibles and other stuff.
Last year I did the 300km on water and cattails, a mccain cake, and some snacks on the way, such as icecream chocolate bars and a few other unmentionables. I covered the distance none the less.. I think this year I am better supplied, so it is just a matter of putting in about 30-40km per day which is well within my capacity.
I figure 3-4 days to the pagwa river, then I can do the southern loop or loop back. The easy hike would be to loop back and just stach my suplies at my way points, which occur every 8-22km.
Its not a hike out in the uncharted woods, its all trail/road/pipeline and the trail is still visible from google earth. most of it is industrial road used for logging, the abandoned mainline that was closed in the 1980's, and some gas pipeline on the southern route. very simple hike next to no chance of getting lost if you follow the headings, and don't take a wrong turn which is hard to do since there arn't a lot of roads up here. only 4 or 5 points. The only confusing part is at Grant, a ghost town, that died off between the 1960's and 1990's, as there are a bunch of trails, but with a compass it doesn't seem difficult. the north leg is all just treking the old mainline.
The whole point of the hike is to get to the old NORAD radar site at pagwa that was a US airbase, then Canadian airbase as part of the pinetree line that shut down in the 1960's. It is a point of interest. Meanwhile there are stops all along the route every 10-20 kms at old rail service points, should anything remain.
I actually thinking I won't do the south loop the first time out, as I'd like to stash supplies doing a half loop which should make for an easier hike but still be about the same distance.
This way I can store supplies and cut my weight down much faster.
Day two is the long day as I want to cover about 50 or so km that day. Three days there three days back with one day extra.
bear in mind 300km is only about 190miles
So at my day 1 camp I stash my day 6-7 supplies
at my day 2 camp I stash my day 5-6 supplies
meaning the first day which is a shorter hike about 40km I have full food supples which make up most of the wieght.
day 2 is the hardest but I am down two days of supplies and I loose another 2-3 days worth that day, leaving half my supplies stashed or consumed, I can also leave small emergency backup kit, or BOL stashing likefishhooks, spare lighters etc.. this makes the hike on day 3 easier, but I'll only be carrying 3 days worth of supplies on day three. day four I will only need to carry one day of supplies, and day five I will only have about 1 day of supplies, and day six I will only have about 1 day of supplies. Since I will end up eating about half them in any given meal. I think the half loop is going to be an easier first go at the hike to the pagwa river from kenogami long lake.
I don't think a stove will be needed, that is a little overkill due to the amount of wood. Rice is still edible soaked if needed should it rain and there be absolutely no wood available. I don't think that will be the case though. "
, if you don't boil the rice, you will receive more nutrition."...