Nice list. Even for short day hikes and fishing trips I will usually carry a brew kit consisting a cheap Titanium Cup (Alpkit) and cheap Titanium Stove (Gelert Blaze PZ micro stove) with its own piezo ignition and a small 100 gram Butane/propane gas cartridge and a few black teabags (usually Earl Grey), dried milk and sachets of sugar. Total weight is around 450grams so is not too heavy even for a day hike. The stove and cartridge, tea etc all fits into the ti cup.



Another piece of kit which I have found quite useful is an inflatable seat pad from Thermarest. It is very light weight, and when rolled up fits easily into a coat pocket and can even by used to insulate the chest area in biting cold winds.

Shelter is usually catered for on a day hike with a bothy bag. Bothy bags are useful for quick lunch time stops in poor wet and windy weather.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHmfxOBB3Ug&feature=related

The OR LightHaven looks pretty impressive as well. (I wouldn't mind having one myself)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrifqMXVY58&feature=related

A Goretex rain jacket and over trousers are basically essential items to carry in this part of the world. Goretex Paclite is very lightweight with many jackets such as the Nike AGC minima paclite weighing in less than the 1lb mark.

I would personally replace the squeeze light backup with a Paklite Super Lithium Battery LED flashlight. (with a Nitze head strap could even possibly be used a primary flashlight)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDeiYM_Ityw

The problem with the 10 essentials is that the 10 essentials do not cater for differing terrains and weather conditions. Priority of what is carried will vary just as to whether shelter (sub arctic mountain) becomes the highest priority over water (desert) procurement for example.

I personally wouldn't carry a PLB or carry one as I probably wouldn't be able to refrain from pushing the button just to see if it worked. This could be extremely embarrassing.