weighing 3 oz — was of course indis- pensable; not for carrying liquid on the march, which I never do, but for conveying it from farm or stream to the tent. More dis- pensable, perhaps, was the pole-clip candle- holder and candle, but it gets dark early in September so on the list they went. A small wallet with first-aid (including moleskin) and compass contained also a needle and thread. A knife capable of cutting bread, two tea- spoons and a soup spoon, mug and bowl of plastic, a sufficiency of those admirable tis- sues that have so many uses in and around the tent — the list was getting longer and heavier and there was still the clothing question to be answered.
  Pyjamas and spare sweater were all I intended to take, and these plus a small towel weighed 23 oz. As for protective clothing, the cagoule and overtrousers I usually carry on day walks in the Welsh mountains weighed 2 lbs, which was too much for my present pur- pose. I've always been shy of the very light- weight proofed nylons, but I took a chance and invested in an anorak weighing 8 oz (by rain-Check) puporting to be 100% water- proof, and a pair of 4 oz overtrousers to go with it. A saving of 1¼ lbs was satisfactory indeed, but it could just possibly be false economy.

Just Made It!
That being the lot, I totted up the weights. It was with some surprise that I found I'd beaten the twenty-pound maximum, though only by three ounces.

The weights included above include containers and wrappers.
  Some desirable things had been omitted, I confess. On a longer trip I would have taken a change of underwear, for instance; but stripping down and getting into pyjamas each night keeps one fairly hygenic, and if I was unlucky enough to get soaked to the skin I could manage a complete change with the pyjamas and spare sweater which would of course be in a polythene bag inside the pack. Spare socks and stocking and a pair of slip- pers or gym-shoes would have been useful but they could be managed without for a six- night trek. As for a camera — well mine weighs over 2 lbs, so there will be no photos to illustrate my second article next month, which will give some account of Glyndwr's Way and an honest report on how well, or how badly, Twenty-Minus answered the backpacking requirements of Seventy Plus.

   Anyone interested enough to have read this far will probably like to see in detail how this weight was made up. Here is my final list: