Gear Review, Ready for upcoming Thru

[Montana AT05]

backpack - ULA Catalyst 75 ltr 4,600cu - 2lb 11oz
shoes - la sportivia trail runners - 12.37oz each
stove - pocket rocket - 5oz
cook set - gsi ketalist - 11.1oz <-- one pot to cook and eat from, one spoon to eat with
trk poles - Black Diamond trail shock - 10oz each
Slepping bag - marmont never summer 0 degree - 4lbs <-- it'll be cold at your start date, but consider a lighter more compact bag with maybe a 20 degree rating and sleep in your Patagonia Puff+
Tent - Big agnes fly creek ul2 w/foot print - 2lb 7oz <-- love these tents
socks- darn tough vermont socks mid cush mid height - 3 pair
rain gear - packa
jacket - patagonia nano puff pullover - 9.5oz
Gators - mountain hardwear nut shell high gators - 5oz - for poison oak porotection
bandana x 2 for cleaning cookwear and bathing <-- bring 3! I always lose one
katahdyn base camp gravity filter
outdoor research dry ditty sacks pack of 3
32oz gatoraid bottle 2 each 1 24oz bottle backup - 1.8oz each
body glide - 2.5oz
wilderness body wash- 3.3oz <-- I dunno, just get dirty and clean up in towns
lighter - 1oz <-- bring two small ones
88 Oz water fully supplied - 5.3lbs
Food fully supplied - 8lb

50' paracord <-- too much, then again I never bear bag, too lazy and the bears are too smart. Just hang food from shelter hooks or rig it somewhere near where you camp; I mostly worry about mice or hippies.
tooth brush with short handle
travel size tooth paste
small comb - i have long hair <-- consider cutting it for your thru, though, based on your use of the word "comfy" in your opening post, you're female, so maybe you don't want to do that.
cotton balls covered in vaseline in a medicen bottle
solio solar charger and 6 ingh cord <-- consider getting an iphone case that doubles as a battery, I've not had luck with solar chargers on the AT. Maybe some people do <shrugs>
iphone
small finger nail clips
headlamp
loose pages of awol thru hiker guide, carrying about 2 states at a time.<---- I like keeping it in one piece, gives me something to peruse and motivation to get there, plus it's nice to look at after the thru is done.

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Don't forget chapstick and sunscreen for the face.
Bring wet wipes (and don't forget Toilet paper)
Some kind of tape that sticks even when wet or cold, I don't care for duct tape unless I am patching gear. For my skin (feet) I prefer Leukotape.

[Josh Calhoun]

one pot to cook and eat from, one spoon to eat with

this is true, there is no need for the extra cups. i believe i will look for another solution

consider cutting it for your thru, though, based on your use of the word "comfy" in your opening post, you're female, so maybe you don't want to do that.

actually i am a male but still do not want to cut my hair. whats superman without his cape?

it'll be cold at your start date, but consider a lighter more compact bag with maybe a 20 degree rating and sleep in your Patagonia Puff+

i dont prefere to sleep in clothes. i like to hang my hiking clothes in the shelter for them to dry or air out. i also do allot of dead winter camping.and if i have a warm night , opening the 0 bag up like a blanket works great i have a 30 degree bag at the house ready to ship when needed. i figured that would get me through most of the trail. and if i have a warm night , opening the 0 bag up like a blanket works great.

[Josh Calhoun]

thanks for all the helpful advice everybody, i will consider some changes and i have some new thoughts about gear. just what i was looking for. thanks again

[BrianLe]

In terms of tent options:

"i could go with the smaller fly creek UL2. and plan on sleeping in shelters. but there is not much of a weight difference between the 2. and the extra room for the pack and stuff inside is nice. i guess this is something i need to think about."

I was thinking of something more along the line of what my trail partner on the AT carried, the SMD Wild Oasis, at 13 oz. Add perhaps 1-1/2 oz for the needed 5 stakes, and a small amount yet more for a polycro floor.
http://www.sixmoondesigns.com/tarps/WildOasis.html

[Whack-a-mole]

Josh- I use a pair of REI windproof and water resistant fleece pants for the cold weather. They weigh 1-6, which is a little bit of weight, so they only go with me in the winter. In the morning I get out of my bag and slide into the pants (I sleep in my walking shorts), and my addidas flip flops. They are the super lightweight flip flops with the big wide strap and no toe thong so I can wear them with my thick socks. I do my morning stuff and pack up. When it is time to go, just slide out of the pants and flip flops, and into your boots, and hit the trail. I haven't been on the trails at the whitewater center. I hear they are real nice. I need to get over there on my bike, but I live near the university, and we have so many bike trails near here that I just haven't made it.