Take a Hike!
My Gear List
Take a Hike!
My Gear List
What an interesting process this has been! I've been camping and hiking since I was a very young boy and yet selecting gear for this trip has been a real roller coaster ride. I started with too much, cut back to too little, and now I think I'm zeroing in on it.
Let me add that I don't consider myself a gear-head, nor am I an ultralight fanatic. I want to carry what I need and nothing else. I'm also 6 foot 1 inch with a large frame and my most comfortable personal weight is about 210 pounds (I'm 30 pounds overweight at this time). This lets me carry 45 pounds on my back much more comfortably than someone who weighs in at 120 pounds soaking wet!
This will probably change again, but here is the current list. I'll add weights soon, but the total weight without food is currently 34 pounds.
| Gear | |
|---|---|
| Gregory Shasta internal frame pack w/extra outside pouch | |
| Coated nylon pack cover | |
| Leki Super Makalu Hiking Poles | |
| Sierra Design Clip Flashlight tent w/fly, w/o groundsheet, w/pegs and rope Note: I am changing this to a Nomad Long as soon as Kurt finishes it and sends it to me on the trail. | |
| Nylon ground cloth - goes inside tent or on shelter floor | |
| LL Bean 20 degree down sleeping bag in waterproof stuff sack | |
| Nylon sleeping bag liner | |
| Thermarest sleeping pad - 3/4 LE | |
| Panasonic 4AA headlamp flashlight | |
| 50 feet of nylon parachute cord | |
| Epson PhotoPC 600 digital camera with extra memory & 4AA batteries in pack strap case | |
| Food bag | |
| Kitchen | |
| Trangia Alcohol stove link | |
| 1 pint fuel bottle | |
| Pot Cozy (made from closed cell foam) | |
| Refillable butane lighter | |
| First Need Deluxe water purifier link | |
| A package Potable Aqua backup water treatment (see note below) | |
| 2 each 1 quart Nalgene water bottles | |
| 4 quart MSR Dromedary bag | |
| 1.4 liter Titanium pot | |
| 0.4 liter Titanium mug | |
| 1 pint Nalgene bottle (for rehydrating food while hiking) | |
| Lexan spoon | |
| 1/4 nylon scrub pad | |
| Mountain Suds soap | |
| Hip Pouch (Eagle Creek bag attached to hip belt) | |
| AT Maps and Guidebook (thru next mail drop) | |
| Swiss Army Knife | |
| Compass | |
| Datapouch | |
| 8x10 Spiral notepad with 2 ink pens - Journal | |
| Trifold wallet with cash, travelers checks, credit card, ATM card, Drivers License | |
| Watch | |
| One Gallon Ziplock "data pouch" bag | |
| Micro-mini Cassette Recorder (Olympus L250) w/earpiece - 4.9oz | |
| First Aid/Repair Kit/Personal Hygene/Misc | |
| Toothbrush, tooth powder (2oz, lasts 6 months), floss | |
| small roll toilet paper with the paper core removed | |
| Purell waterless hand cleaner - individual use packets between mail drops | |
| Moleskin (3 - 4x4 pads) | |
| Nail clippers | |
| Bandaids (10 various sizes) | |
| Duct tape (6 feet wrapped around water bottles) | |
| Antiseptic pads (2) | |
| Neosporin (small single use packet) | |
| Bag Balm | |
| Gold Bond Medicated Powder | |
| Sterile pads (2 - 4x4) | |
| Sudafed (4 tablets) | |
| Immodium AD (12 tablets) | |
| Ibuprofen (film canister full) | |
| Sewing needle | |
| Boy Scout Flint & Steel w/tinder (dryer lint) | |
| Blistex lip balm | |
| One Gallon Ziplock "washing machine" bag | |
| Clothing - including what I'll be wearing | |
| LL Bean Cresida Hikers, all leather boots | |
| Ex Officio convertible nylon shorts/pants | |
| Activent Anorak shell (windproof) | |
| Coated nylon poncho | |
| Nylon gaiters - short | |
| 2 pair liner socks | |
| 2 pair Thorlo wool blend socks | |
| 2 pair coolmax underwear | |
| Nylon shorts | |
| Polypro long john bottoms | |
| 2 coolmax t-shirts | |
| Coolmax lightweight long sleeve shirt | |
| Medium weight long sleeve poly shirt | |
| Medium weight fleece jacket | |
| Fleece hat & gloves | |
| 2 cotton bandanas | |
| Headnet | |
| Army Surplus Jungle Hat | |
| Sandals - Nike "US Soccer" plastic | |
| Knee brace | |
| Last updated: 03/08/99 | |
Items in regular (weekly) mail drops:
Items under consideration:
Random Gear Notes: