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Alright, so I'm new to the forums, I figured I'd start out with a gear list for my 2010 northbound thru attempt. My cousin and I will be leaving springer beginning of march. Please feel free to comment and such. The weights are in metric because that's what my scale puts out, I've converted the total pack weight to pounds.
Shelter:
REI Half Dome 2 [w/ footprint] (2.5 kg)
Sleep System:
Mountain Hardware Switch [+20F Version] (1.75 kg)
Mountain Hardware Bag Expander (.28 kg)
Therm-a-Rest Ridge Rest [Deluxe] (.75 kg)
Sea to Summit Reactor [Bag Liner] (.2 kg)
Rucksack:
Osprey Atmos [65L] (1.6 kg)
Osprey Raincover (.1 kg)
Hydration System:
Camelbak Unbottle [2L bladder] (.35 kg)
x2 Camelbak Better Bottle [1L bottle] (.3 kg for both)
Steripen Classic [w/ prefilter & 1L Nalgene dirty bottle] (.45 kg)
Stove:
MSR Reactor [w/ 2 fuel canisters] (.57kg)
Clothing *HAVEN'T WEIGHED THIS STUFF YET, GUESSING 1.5 kg*:
1x nylon outer pants
2x wicking long underwear
1x nylon blend long sleeve outer shirt
2x wicking long undershirt
2x wicking liner socks
1x wool hiking socks
1x USAF standard issue jungle boots
1x fleece jacket
Protection from Elements:
? haven't figured this out yet
Total so far w/out food and water:
10.35 kg/22.8 lbs
Total with average water (3L) and food (4 days)
16.5 kg/36.4 lbs
Total with maximum water (5L) and food (7 days):
20.9 kg/46.1 lbs*
*I would never carry full water and food unless beginning a long stretch without resupply options.
Thoughts? Opinions?
My cousin is still piecing together his gear but so far he has:
REI Flash 50 Pack (hand me down from me)
Jetboil PCS (hand me down from me)
Platty 2L bladder + Platty 1L "bottle" (hand me down from me)
Any suggestions for what he should do to round out? We're going to share the tent since it has two nice big vestibules for gear. I'm thinking he gets to carry most of the food :-)
- Evan