Section hiker gear list...

[Spirit Bear]

I am only doing section hikes right now but planning to do a thru hike either next season or in 2015. This year I plan on hiking the Ga section from Neals gap up to Fontana damn. This is my list, any feedback would be helpful.

My pack, I removed the top and only use the bag on my hikes, I made the mistake of purchasing before getting more information. My pack is much to big and heavy for what I need but it is what I have.

		Total Graham base weight	Total Base Weight LBS	Total weight 4 days with food, 2 L of water and 8 oz of fuel
Spirit Bear's Gear list		226.5	14.15625	24.4375
Item	Item Weight OZ	Description	Already Pruchased
Backpack	58	Osprey Atmos 65	Yes
Shelter	22	Eno pro rain fly	Yes
Hammock	28	Blackbird 1.1 double layer	Yes
Top quilt	19	Mamba top quilt	Yes
Underquilt	12.5	yetti underquilt	Yes
6 stakes	3	Aluminum Stakes	Yes
2 carabeaners	1.6		Yes
Cooking
Stove/Cookset	3	coke can stove titanium pot, titanium spork, tin foil wind screen	Yes
2 water bottles	2	Smart water 1 liters	No
Water filter	11	MSR Sweetwater filter	Yes
10.00625	160.1
Hygiene and Safety Items
Dental floss tooth paste and tooth brush	0.5	NA	Yes
Toilet Paper	2	NA	Yes
First Aid & Repair kit	2	Blisters, chaffing, and Pain relievers	No
Knife	1.4	Gerber Mini Paraframe	Yes
Head lamp	3	REI headlamp *Extra batteries	Yes
Towel	3	Sham wow	yes
Misc. Items and non wearing clothing
Camera	6.8	Fuji xp fine pix 100	Yes
Phone	2	pre paid cell phone	Yes
AM/FM radio	3.2	Eton grundig M400 radio	Yes
E-book	6	Kendle Reader	No
Rain Jacket	6.5	Sierra designs micro light rain jacket	Yes
Sleeping socks	4	heavy wool socks	Yes
base layer pants	3	NA	Yes
base layer top	3	NA	YES
Jacket	10	800 Hungarian goose down rip stock nylon jacket	Yes
Gloves	6	Down Gloves or fleece gloves depending on time of year	Yes
Beenie hat	4	Columbia synthetic cap with reflector material inside	Yes
4.15	66.4	lbs/oz
Consumables
2 Liters of water	70.6	2 liters of smart water
Breakfast	16	Poptarts
Lunch	16	Peanut butter and ritz crackers
Snacks	16	gummy bears M&Ms snickers bars
Dinner	16	Noodle and pasta dishes hot meal of some kind with tuna
Suppliments	16	Gatoraid powder mix
Fuel	8	Heat 8oz	yes
9.9125	158.6
Wearing clothes
Shorts	NA	Nike running shorts with panty liner built inside or generic target running shorts	Yes
Shirt	NA	Nike Dry fit sleeveless top	yes
Hiking socks	NA	Smartwool socks	Yes
Shoes	NA	New Balance Trail Runners	Yes
Bandana	NA	NA	Yes
Hiking sticks	NA	Kelty hiking poles	Yes

[10-K]

I do believe I'd carry less food and resupply along the way for more variety.

Good luck on your hike!

[BigHodag]

I do believe I'd carry less food and resupply along the way for more variety.

Concur on you carrying too much food. As section hikers, our appetite usually wanes during the first week out, so you'll likely eat less than you plan. Most sections of 100 miles usually include one or more resupply points or mail drops. Then there are the various deli's, park snack bars and pizzas that break up the monotony of trail food.

You might also exchange the water filter for tablets or drops as they're lighter and take less space.

I too hammock, but only use 4 stakes for the corners of my tarp. If you PCT bear bag take 5 as the "spare" stake is ideal for sliding out of the PCT rig.

Great list. See you about the trail!

[slbirdnerd]

Nice list. Depending when you're going may see you in GA this summer, it will be my first section of the trail.

[Catch-Up]

We have hiked that section and enjoyed it tremendously. If you are interested in our experience, you can read about it here:
http://appalachiantrailsectionhiking...fore-hike.html