Behind every great bikepacker surely has to be a tolerant, helpful partner, right? I had organisational skills to bring to the table bike, a lot of resentment, grumpiness willingness to help my partner during his mid life crisis moment of madness fulfil his dream of going on the Hunt 1000 from Canberra to Melbourne across the high country - a gruelling trip that can take up to two weeks which only half the people who do, end up completing it.
We packed it, itemised everything (list below fyi) and weighed it - a total of 33 kg including six days of food (I'll post more to him for the half way point).
A week and a half before we leave for Canberra, we spent the weekend finishing off and testing the homemade dehydrated meals, which even if I do say so myself, were fucking delicious - a dal with couscous, a moroccan spiced lentil stew with moroccon spiced couscous, and a lentil stew with deb mashed potato, and some Deb mashed potato with a homemade dehyrdated onion and mushroom mix with powdered gravy, with some cheese triangles (shelf stable) in each pack and some olive oil for extra calories.
Honestly, we were super happy to have the test meals for dinner on Saturday night! I dont know why people don't like instant mash potato - it's creamy, comforting, and has the calories needed for a mission like this.
We were both feeling under the weather but it was satisfying to do, as we listened to Nick Cave's top ten favourite songs on Tidal here. We were particularly pleased to see Bill Callahan in there who we have always loved.
Plus he has Leonard Cohen on there and Bob Dylan. The only one I didn't like was the Bobby Womack one. Anyway that's all irrelvant - here's the pack list! We probably have forgotten to add a few last minute things but that's about the sum of it. Thoughts, 
Pack List
Fork Bag #1
4 x Granola
1 x Radix smoothie
100 g gas canister
Mini titanium stove
Microfibre towel
Toaks titanium mum 750 ml
1 small plastic mug
Lighter
Aluminium foil windbreak
Tims coffee bags & herbal teas
Fork Bag #2
Durston XDome 1+ tent plus footprint
Pegs
Back Rack
Tent poles
Seat pad
Sea to Summit Lightweight bag (for camp/sleep bag)
zorali long sleeve merino top
boxer shorts
merino socks
mac pac uber light puffer
alton fitted sheet
nemo tensor sleep mat wide
sea to summit aeros premium pillow
Neve waratah pro quilt
Long johns
Top Tube bag - Electronics
Ledlenser headtorch
Anker 10000 mah battery pack
24v charger & leads
Phone
Mp3 player
**Spare inner tube taped to top tube
Small handlebar bag (kmart)
Spares & tools
Tyre repair kit
Snake bite kit
Bike lock
Head fly net
Shower cap for seat
Emergency blanket
Handlebar dry bag
Clothes
First Aid
Sawyer water filter & 2 litre bladder
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Antisan
Deodorant
Plastic trowel (also for excess mud) - Macpac
Ultralight medical kit
Electrolytes, quickeze
Earplugs
Nosestrips
Clothes detergent sheets (mini)
Magnesium tablets
Bodyglide (chafing)
Panadol
Ibuprofen
Ural
Cotton buds
Zirtec
Small pack wet wipes
Mini soap
Mozzie cream
Suncream
Teatree footpowder
Food
Home made lentil bol - moroccan spiced, italian spiced with either mash or couscous
Dal with couscous & pepitas
Deb mash with dehydrated mushroom/onion gravy
150ml olive oil
Cheese triangles (laughing cow)
Other food
Homemade dehydrated high protein Lambas bread (muesli bar)
Homemade granola with coconut milk powder
Cliff bars
Mayvers 300 g pouch
Frame Bag
Food
Handlebar feed bags - Kmart (2)
Reading glasses
Water bottle
Snacks
Water - Total
1 litre nalgene (down tube)
750 ml (graze bag)
750 ml (back rack)
2 litre emergency (sawyer bladder, strapped to back rack when full)