Pulka contents for the Arctic Circle Trail in March 2023

A requested video walking through the content of my pulka & hiking gear choices I made for my solo snowshoe-pulka hike on the Arctic Circle Trail upcoming March 2023.
My sleep system was covered earlier: • ACT March 2023 sleepsy...
Sharing this in part to give back after having found a lot of info online, in part because there is less info on my gear choices, and finally looking forward to comments/suggestions.
I will post a few other videos (clothing, gear, ...), and plan to review all gear choices after the hike in early April 2023.

[@destinationarcticcircle]

Looking forward to hearing about your experiences when you return. Whether you needed all these things, what you think is important, and what you could have done without

[@patpodenski8465]

Nice breakdown of the gear. And very well organized!

[@arcticperegrinations]

Thank you, part of the fun of preparing such a trip is the finetuning. Too many identical compression bags, so I took home a few Tyvek hospital wrist bands;).
My next challenge is lowering the height of the filled pulk… my stuffsacks are not yet compressed, still, I do have quite a high load, which would be more stable if lower… so, more tweaking before departure!

[@SigamosLaCorrietne]

Hey Doc. thank you again for the Gear video! I guess you are back from the trip, a recap video of your adventure would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again.

[@arcticperegrinations]

Just posted the first review video today, and I will have a full review in the next few weeks!
th-cam.com/video/bpGgbX6fPIk/w-d-xo.html

[@sebakaa]

Very nice! Though way to much stuff for 10 days imho. But well, if that is what makes you happy that's the most important part! :) I found lightweight randonnée skis more fun, easy for all kind of snow conditions, faster and safer in general.

[@OutdoorPrep]

Nice breakdown. Funny to see how similar gear lists get for trips like this.
Are you planning on compressing those compression bags? You’ll me more aerodynamic 😉
You are bringing A LOT I must say. Whole bag full of socks and underwear… 🙈 using VBL socks I keep my outer socks dry and just have one spare liner (for 10 days)
Ive learned the hard way how a heavy sled makes a trip no fun at all. And you’re not using skis?
Btw - very curious about the actual weight of the delta force? My Acapulka turned out be 1kg heavier 😢

[@arcticperegrinations]

Don't worry, the final height will be a lot lower! I'll compress everything (I don't want to do that now, prefer to give the down some breathing space at this time), and I'm going to use a few wider bags, and certainly reshuffle a bit. This was a maximalistic scenario, I usually end up slowly pruning down the weight / bulk in the weeks before leaving, a bit like a meditative process. Part of the height is the reindeer pelts, they don't compress ;)
And you are right, I do bring more than the average, but I'm also quite defensive in my packing/gear strategy.
I prefer snowshoeing / microspikes to skiing, just a personal preference ;)
I'll post a review of the my Delta force (they are individually specked so there is no standard weight) one of these days if I have time.
Great to meet a fellow Acapulco owner !

[@schildcl]

Very informative video. Which Pulka Acapulka model is this?

[@arcticperegrinations]

Hi Claude, it is a Delta Force 135 from Acapulka, I’ll make a short video about it before leaving for Greenland.

[@vdoppenberg]

Please share your experiences with your gear after your trip as I am also looking at the Helsport sleeping bag for arctic trips

[@arcticperegrinations]

I'm actually in the process of reviewing all the gear (first video posted today), and will review the Helsport bag and sleeping kit in the next 2-3 weeks