Hello. I'm planning on doing a thru hike at end of march or start of april going north. My pack weighs 25 lbs without food or water. I'm looking for ways to reduce the weight. Here is a list of what I have in my pack. Any and all comments are welcome! Thanks!
Big 4 + 1
Bag: REI Flash 65 -
50
Tent: MSR Hubba -
44
Sleeping Bag: Eureka Casper 15degree -
49
Sleeping Pad: Big Angus in. aircore -
25
Sleep Bag Liner: Sea2Summit thermolite -
9
Kitchen
Stove: Coleman 3001 canister stove -
6.7 (might trade this for an alchy)
Pot: GSI 18 flu oz -
5.2
Water Filter: Katadyn pro filter -
11
Fishing Kit: couple hooks and spool of line
Fire Kit: couple bic lighters, 1 fire steel, 2 small boxes of matches (1 water proof the other strike anywhere)
Need to buy: Spork
Toiletries
Toilet paper
Moist Wipes x 3 ( two for cleaning messes and 1 for bathroom)
Travel sized toothbrush and paste
Travel sized shampoo and bar of soap
First Aid kit: 5+ bandaides, small neosporin tube, cortizone and benadryl for poison ivy(i get it bad), water pur tabs, tweezers, aquamira straw filter
1 oz
Small tube of sunblock
Small bottle of hand sanitizer
Small finger nail clippers
Tools
Knife: Sog trident pocket knife
3.6
Multitool: Tiny one goes for 5 bucks at cabelas
Personal defense: around
30 oz ( will not budge here)
50 feet of Paracord for whatever I might need it for (hanging food from a tree)
Clothes
Base Layer
- Rocky comression top and bottom(keeps me dry)
- 2x lightweight wool socks
- 3 pairs underwear
- rei liner gloves
- beanie facemask for if it gets cold
- neck gaiter
Mid Layer
- Rocky midweight thermal top
- Convertible pants
- Lightweight breathable longsleeve shirt
Outer Layer
- Rain Pants ( still need to purchase)
- Rain jacket ( still need to purchase)
- Water proof gloves? ( still need to purchase)
Sleeping clothes
- REI Heavyweight long underwear top (feels more like midweights in warmth)
- REI Heavyweight long underwear bottoms (feels more like midweights in warmth)
- REI Heavyweight wool socks
Footwear
Bates boots
51 oz (will be wearing these till they fall apart)
NB All terrains in my pack -
11.8
Misc
Cell Phone -
5.3 ( with usb charging cable)
Energizer headlamp
Surefire flashlight
Brunton Battery Pack -
5.5 oz ( Wanting to buy this to keep my cell phone charged)
All this basicly fills my bag (4000 cu inches) full with little room to add food or water. I put everything in my bag and weighed it on a bathroom scale so its roughly 25 lbs worth. I like the idea of traveling really light and with very little but I'm having a hard time doing it.
Thanks!