I am one of those manics that never cooks on trail, I’m way too lazy to want to lug around extra water for cooking, then have to set up a stove, boil things and then clean out pots covered in gunk. We had no idea what we were doing or what we had gotten ourselves into! By the time we got to Dalton, Massachusetts my pack was a 30 liter day hiking backpack that weighed about 25 lbs fully loaded (thanks to Tom Levardi for taking us to an outfitter)! I had a machete, fishing pole, slingshot and tons of other useless shit. I think I was lugging about 45 lbs in my 85 liter external frame pack when I started that hike. The size of the gear I carry has shrunk considerably since my southbound 2012 Appalachian Trail hike with Buzz Lightyear. Sony Cyber‑Shot DSC‑RX100 II 20.2 MP 9 oz Swing Liteflex Silver Trekking Umbrella 8 oz Tenacious tape, sewing needle and dental floss. Outdoor Research Helium II ultralight rain jacket 6.4 oz Patagonia Men’s Capilene Midweight Bottoms 6.8 ozĮnlightened Equipment Sidekick booties 1.5 oz Patagonia Men’s Capilene Midweight Crew undershirt 6.7 oz Six Moon Designs Wild Oasis tarp tent with insect netting 13 ozĮnlightened Equipment Enigma 20 degree down quilt 19.4 oz Pa’lante Packs Simple Pack with hipbelts about 15 oz I’m starting with 6 just in case in the desert but will only carry 2 in Colorado and probably other northern parts of the trail.īackpack and Water Treatment and Storage: Some items will be variable such as how many water bottles I’ll carry, depending on where I am on the trail. I have my Base weight calculated (all of your gear minus the clothes you always wear on your body and consumables such as food, water and fuel). Here I have compiled a list of the gear I will be taking on this trip. Just over a month to go! I’m so excited I can hardly stand it.
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