If I wear a Berghaus synthetic layer for 3 weeks and then wash it the smell comes back real quick.
Smartwool is warmer and smells less.
Alp Kit sleeping bag was goood. A four season bag only could twice on nights I was ill and it was very cold. Stuffsack is rubbish I've sown it up twice.
Rab Primaloft is warm, light and makes a good pillow.
Rab Down very good.
Meindl Boots very good.
Patagonia "wicky" underpants very good.
65L Lowe Alpine rucsac very good. Old and simple.
Lowe Alpine Sun Hat, wide brim worn every day. Found it and now lost it.
Leggings- synthetic old and worn a lot.
Gloves thick and thin pairs worn a lot.

Steri Pen for water best buy. Pays for itself and massively reduces plastic pollution.
Free Loader solar panel good for charging gizmos.
Alp Kit headtorch-good.
Rab Silk liner-good.
Dry bags inside rucsac for all gear. Needed as very dusty and it rained and snowed.
Lekki Trekking Pole-good.
Craghopper Trekking Pole-good but now falling apart.
Anti -Bac handwash-good.
Money-lots of it as we had no way of geeting it above Namche Bizar. Cash is King.

Lots of anti-biotics and bandages, headache stuff and Diamox.
Took Diamox for a few days before Island Peak but didn't notice much differance as we'd been up there long enough I think.
Empty bottle-there's no en-suite and its a long cold walk to the bathroom.

Cost was pretty low for us as we had no guide and no porter.
We probably spent about 20 pound a day, bit cheaper lower down and a bit more expensive higher up.
The rooms and meals are all a similar price and it would be impossibe to go up there luxury style at the moment.
Hot showers were about 3 pound and optional. I had cold showers till they ran out and after a while everyone smells anyway.

Thanks to Tim Mosedale for sorting out everything to do with Island Peak. Google him to find out more.
Himalayan Guides and Pemba and Kumar base camp guys and Mr Dorjee our guide for Island Peak.