Day 3

And I appeared, at least this morning, to have a mild keto flu. Nothing major; I was still able to do 100 reps of all my bodyweight exercises, with the 10 pounds weight for the first 60 situps and squats, as with last week. I woke up early enough to fold all the laundry and do a few other chores. And I commuted to and from work with a full pack, at about the pace I've been going for the last few weeks. According to the scale, I've lost nearly 2kg in only two days. I highly doubt it's water weight, as I'm drinking large amounts, so really the only thing I can think of is that the 90 I was at two days ago was overblown.

Anyway, my attempt to assemble a good ultralight camping kit continues. I got some things in the mail today to assemble my small survival kit. Right now, it contains a signal mirror, water purification tablets, a water bag, a whistle, a fire sparker, tinder tabs, 4 storm matches with striker, flashlight, compass, and an RSK5 knife. I still intend to add some duct tape, aluminum foil, needles, and fishing line (maybe with a few hooks and sinkers), provided I can figure out how to fit it all in the tin. I considered using a small otterbox; it's waterproof, it latches more securely, and it has a bit more space. But it weighs 128 grams to the 36 grams the tin weighs; even full, the tin survival kit weighs less (112 grams) than the otterbox does empty. And it is metal, which could come in handy. So I'll probably just make sure that the contents are each well-sealed in plastic wrappers as appropriate, seal the whole tin closed with a good strip of electrical tape or similar, and maybe tie it shut with a paracord wrap.

While I had my scale out, I weighed my headlamp and found it's quite a bit lighter than I had originally thought. So that's nice. By the time I finish my diet, I'll have lost more weight simply as body fat than my entire 3-season fastpacking kit is anticipated to weigh! I am struggling a fair bit with the stove thing; I do think I would miss having a hot cup of coffee.