300 items, 3 teas.

Two very grand, probably very old, most likely very expensive tongs of pu-erh One very large bag of Yunnan Jin-Si Golden Tips

Shen

I suppose tea ware would have to be accounted for as well... I'd keep a kettle, teapot, strainer, large bag of assam, large bag of long jing, and a nice china cup. (6)

Good one. I´m traveling light anyway so it´s my old companions: Tiger Thermos Titanium kettle and spoon Strainer Dragon gaiwan [cup] Dragon yixing

Karsten

Assam for the morning jolt, long jing for afternoon pleasure? I make do with sauce pan, strainer, and china mugs. Toci

Have you found a source for your Chameleon Tie Kuan Yin? Toci

But a package of tea is actually thousands of items, all together in that bag!

If it were me, I'd probably take a nice stout black China tea and leave it at that. Maybe also some of the Oriental Beauty. But I could drink a typical inexpensive keemun or yunnan every day and be happy. Come to think of it, I do...

--scott

Neat idea, I could do it. I am into light (ultralight) backpacking/ hiking so I can manage on very little and make sure every piece has multiple uses. I use an Olicamp Space saver cup and always bring tea (Jasmine green, Shui Xian, and Bi Lo chun) no matter how light I'm going. I boil the water right in the cup on a Snow Peak Giga Power Titanium stove (about 3 ounces:

For the rest of life I'd need a laptop (for TV, music, phone, entertainment, info, etc.), a pair of good headphones, and not much else beyond basics like clothes, water, and food.

If I ever get the chance in life I plan on living somewhere in this manner. Tibet, Bhutan, China, Western Canada, or somewhere similar.

- Dominic

Hi Toci, nothing even close, but I won´t give up :)

BTW: forgot to mention my trusty dented silver pot, had it right in front of my schnotz, tsk tsk ..

Karsten [Eastfrisean blend in tazza]

I guess it depends upon which 3 tea mountains I'd like to own.

Hey, a fellow ultralighter. Dominic, I always tried my best not to get too neurotic gramwise, so on one side I don´t hesitate trimming the edges of my tiny maps and waste considerable money on all kinds of ultralite gear to shave off single grams, on the other hand I don´t leave home without at least that darn titanium kettle, a Tiger Thermos and a small gaiwan AND some fine teas. It makes for such better camp life, especially north of the polar circle. But If I had to pick one, it would be the 1l Thermos - the best 456 grams on my back. Even with the Thermos I´m at 6500g net [w/o food/fuel/water] for 3 seasons. 40 miles a day no problem. Dominic, welcome to the Himalayas, forget about Tibet and Bhutan, to mucho restrictions these days, but in northern India and Nepal, you can walk wherever you want - no fences and stuff. Almost the same in Norway, Sweden and Iceland !!! - wonderful places.

Happy trails - back to tea Karsten [some Keemun in tazza]

Hey cool, whodathunk! Yeah I'm not a freak with weight, I actually like to be creative and get as many uses from one item. Like the straps of my pack... I pulled out the foam and instead stuff them with my spare socks/underware/bandana/etc. It isn't about shaving the few oz.'s but just about being smart.

Yeah Bhutan is very restrictive, but I'd still like to go. Bergen, Norway is on my list of places to visit before I die just because it rains there all the time and I love the rain.

I carry a full load for 2-3 days in a small daypack that is only 11in. wide by 14in. tall by 5 in deep. Tent, sleeping bag, self-inflating mat, food/water, clothes, 1st aid, etc. Again not by spending thousands like many do but with about $300 total! And tons of people with the $2000+ setups are always jealous of my little kit.

Yeah, it's off tea but I never thought I'd find another UL hiker here of all places!

- Dominic

Yeah me too, I sewed/built/modified a lot of the stuff myself and there ´s a huge test lab just outside.

Good one, I really have to try that on my next trip.

Whooohoo, a man after my own heart ;) Many folks agree though that the further you move up north, the better it gets. The Lofoten islands are beyond description, and the whole country between the Lofotens and the northern coast, well don´t miss it.

Yeah, that´s how I like it myself in the Himalayas, but there´s no way doing it the "Ray-Way" in northern Scandinavia. The weather can get very nasty in no time without warning. Last time in northern Norway I celebrated my first close encounter with critical hypothermia with

I´ve seen some people with $$$ gear and no idea how to ... in the woods. Just have a look at their shoes, often that´s all it needs. Around 2/3 of the fellow "trekkers" I met in the Himalayas wear brandnew mtn. boots with less than say 20 miles under their soles and yes - it HAS to be Everest base camp, what else.

Neither did I. ??? knows when I can return "home" to Darjeeling, I really need to work for a while now and collect some $$ to return for an extended period and then it´ll be beautiful Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Can´t wait.

Karsten [Eastfriesean blend in tazza]

The tea itself is not really a posession. It's a consumable. That falls into the same category as food, and is exempt from the 300 Item rule.

At least so say I. :-)

AP

On another group, I've got two people arguing that a library (maybe

Well, I have most of my technical books in eBook (PDF) format all on my laptop's hard drive so I have roughly 2,000 books all encompassed in one item ;) Plus any of my audiobooks, movies, entire music library, and some regular texts. All in about 4lbs. and a 14" x 12" x

I'd use almost all of the remaining 299 on tea beyond the basics and have a pretty happy life.

- Dominic