I think this Gear list will provide me with all the
necessities of back-country living, as well as some luxuries. One such comfort is the MSR Gravity Filter, which provides me with delicious crisp potable drinking water without a nasty chemical taste. I've used aquamira, bleach, and other products and just can't stand the taste of chemicals, so I opt to carry the extra half pound.
This list includes some consumables like my stove fuel and soap, and doesn't include others like toothpaste, food, and water.
This list includes some consumables like my stove fuel and soap, and doesn't include others like toothpaste, food, and water.
Item
|
Weight (oz)
|
Weight (lbs)
|
"The big 3"
(shelter, pack, and sleeping bag)
|
||
Golite Pinnacle Pack
|
25
|
1.56
|
Thermarest Z-lite (cut
down)
|
8.25
|
0.52
|
Feathered Friends UL 20
degree
|
25
|
1.56
|
Golite Poncho Tarp
|
7
|
0.44
|
Sea to Summit Bug net
|
2.9
|
0.18
|
Equinox ground sheet
|
5.25
|
0.33
|
8 stakes + 4 nails
|
3.54
|
0.22
|
Guylines
|
1.3
|
0.08
|
Clothes
|
||
Golite Selkirk UL 800
Down Jacket
|
6.4
|
0.40
|
Montbell Down Pants
|
7.7
|
0.48
|
short sleeve shirt
|
3.75
|
0.23
|
running shorts
|
3.5
|
0.22
|
Mtn Laurel Designs Rain
Chaps
|
2.75
|
0.17
|
Mtn Hardware Powerstrech
gloves
|
1.63
|
0.10
|
Homemade thermarest
sandals
|
1.25
|
0.08
|
Headnet
|
2.25
|
0.14
|
bug net pants
|
2.25
|
0.14
|
Mtn Laurel Designs Rain
Mitts (for mosquitos)
|
1.5
|
0.09
|
Hiking socks (2 pair)
|
2.5
|
0.16
|
warm sleeping socks
|
3
|
0.19
|
Underwear
|
3
|
0.19
|
Navigation
|
||
Halfmile's Maps
|
0.50
|
0.03
|
Yogi's notes
|
0.25
|
0.02
|
Compass
|
1.38
|
0.09
|
Hydration
|
||
MSR Gravity Filter
|
10.5
|
0.66
|
MSR 4L Dromedary
|
7
|
0.44
|
22oz Gatorade Bottle
|
1.8
|
0.11
|
Cookware
|
||
Jet Boil with full fuel
|
16.5
|
1.03
|
Tuperware (2)
|
3.4
|
0.21
|
Spork
|
0.75
|
0.05
|
First Aid Kit
|
||
Mini Bic Lighter
|
0.38
|
0.02
|
2 person Emergency
Blanket
|
3.25
|
0.20
|
30 MSR aquatabs
|
0.13
|
0.01
|
tums and ibuprofen
|
0.63
|
0.04
|
biodegradable soap
|
1.25
|
0.08
|
Other
|
||
Phone w/case
|
8.38
|
0.52
|
Golite Solar Umbrella
|
9.90
|
0.62
|
Baladeo 1/2 serrated
knife
|
2.26
|
0.14
|
ID, Debit card, and some
cash
|
0.50
|
0.03
|
Trash bag as pack liner
|
0.75
|
0.05
|
petzl e-lite headlamp
|
0.88
|
0.06
|
Spot unit with case
|
5.3
|
0.33
|
bear bag line
|
0.88
|
0.06
|
Montbell Handy Scoop
|
1.38
|
0.09
|
Toothbrush
|
.5
|
.03
|
Total
|
198.17
|
12.39
|
I will be carrying a down sleeping bag, down jacket, and down pants to maximize warmth while minimizing weight. I'm just going to store them in a trash bag and some zip-locks to keep them dry, because down looses its loft and insulating properties when wet.
This list does not contain items worn, including
a lightweight long sleeve shirt and pants, which will provide me with much
needed sun protection, sunglasses, a handkerchief, gaiters,
socks and trekking poles.
My goal
was to go as light as I could, without forgoing any items. I will probably not carry all of these items
with me for the entire trip. For
example, the mosquito protection I probably won’t pick up until the Sierras,
and I may add a larger tarp for Oregon and/or Washington. Some people carry ice
axes through the High Sierra, but I am opting for micro spikes and trekking
poles instead.
My shelter is very minimalist. I am using a Go-Lite Poncho/Tarp which seems barely big enough to fully cover my 6-foot self when pitched in storm mode, that is, very low to the ground. However I have already slept outside with it in a consistent rain and did not get wet. Since most encounter less than a week of rain on the trail, I am confident in this set up.
As you can see, I will also be using a bug net and ground cover. I've heard that the mosquito's cause some people to quit they are so bad at times, so I'm making sure to bring with me a little bug-free zone!
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