Devin Harvey
12-23-2013, 16:16
Im looking to attempt a thru hike sometime in March of 2014 and have been putting a list together of the equipment I will want to take. I did some hiking when I was younger back in the mid to late 90's as a scout in California but nothing recent at all. Ive done a lot of reseach trying to get a good combintaion of equipment. I know lighter is better and it doesnt come cheap so I hope the stuff ive listed isnt the worst but doesnt neccisarly have to be the best either. I feel like I should be taking more stuff lol but maybe not. If you guys and gals could look it over and let me know what you think that would be awesome. I really love the site and appreciate everybodys help.I have a lot more planning to do but I figured this would be the first things i get squared away. I do have some specific questions though.
1) on a lot of gear list ive looked at i see a vest listed but no jacket, how are you keeping your arms warm? (youll see i listed a vest and a jacket)
2)I havent listed a water system other than some dasani bottles but even that is open. I looked at a Sawyer and Platapus kit at REI this weekend and idk which would be better. The sawyer you can squeeze and the platapus is more of a gravity system but it says 4L of water in 2.5 minutes. that seems really good. is that accurate? would you recomend two 1L platapus bottles instead of (cheap) dasani?
3)shoes Well i did a lot of reseach and it seemed that everybody basically says its all about fit so i went to REI this weekend and got the shoes listed. I tried on a lot of shoes and was really wanting some solamen but they just felt to narrow for me. I know there water proof and some say yay and some say nay. but i think im going to use them to start and drop ship or buy some regular moab when these give up or it gets hot enough i decide i want to. I got the sole listed and seem to be happy with them but i dont know what they should feel like. how do I know im getting the right support?
Packing and Camping
Backpack-ZPack Arc Blast 52L-18.07oz-341.95
Shelter-ZPack Hexamid Solo Tent-14.3oz-$430.00
Stakes-ZPack 6.5" Orange Tough Titanium (10) 2.33oz-$20.00
Sleeping Bag-Zpack 200 900 Fill Power-19.8oz-$420
Sleeping Pad-therm-A-Rest NeoAir X Therm-15oz-$150.00
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Total Weight 4.3lb Cost $1362.00
Packed Cloths
Base Layer Top-Terramar Thermasilk Crew-3.4oz-$24.00
Base Layer Bottom-Terramar Thermasilf Pants-3.4oz-$30.00
Torso Insulation-Mont-bell U.L. Down Vest-5.1oz-$120.00
Rain Jacket-ZPacks-5.5oz-$265.00
Spare Socks-Smartwool PHD Running Lite-1.5oz- $20.00
Warm Hat-Mountain Hardware Micro Dome-1.5oz-$18.00
Gloves-Mountain Hardware Powerstretch-2.0oz-$30.00
Midlevel-Smartwool Midleweight Crew-9.0oz-$95.00
Midlevel-Smartwool Lightweght Pants-8.0oz-$85.00
Midlevel-Mont-bell Plasma 1000 Down Jacket-4.8oz-$269.00
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Total Weight 2.81lb Cost $976.00
Cooking
Cook Stove-Classic Ti-Tri With Inferno-12.17oz-$119.95
Cook Pot-Evernew Ultra Light 1.3L-$69.95
Pot Cozy-Anitgravity Gear-1.5oz-$12.00
Mug-Evernew TI MUG 400FD-1.7oz-$22.00
Spoon ULV Titanium Spork-.38oz-$8.84
Fire Starter Bic Mini Lighter-.40oz-$2.00
Dish Scrubber-1/3 Scotchbrite Pad-.5oz-$1.00
Towel-1/4 Pack Towel-.5oz-$10.00
Water Container-1L Dasani Bottles-UN-Free
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Total Weight 1.04lb Cost $245.78
Worn
Hiking Shirt-Mont-bell Cool T-shirt-5.6oz-$44.00
Hiking Pants-Mont-bell Trail Ridge Convertable-14oz-$85.00
Underwear-Icebreaker Anatomica Relaxed Boxer-UN-$50.00
Socks-Smartwool PHD Running Lite-1.5oz-$20.00
Shoes-Merrell Moab Water Proof-24oz-$110.00
Insoles-Sole SIGNATURE DK RESPONSE-UN-$45.00
Sunglasses-Okley Fuel Cell-UN-Free
Trecking Poles-Locus Gear CP3-5.5oz-$100.00
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Total Weight 3.16lb Cost $454.00
Accesories
Light-Petzl Tikka RXP-4.1oz-$90.00
Knife-Leatherman MICRA or Styles CS-1.4-1.8oz-$30-$35
Sleeping Bag Linner-Sea to Summit Silk Mummy-4.8oz-$60.00
First Aid Kit-Undecided
Hygene-Undecided
1) on a lot of gear list ive looked at i see a vest listed but no jacket, how are you keeping your arms warm? (youll see i listed a vest and a jacket)
2)I havent listed a water system other than some dasani bottles but even that is open. I looked at a Sawyer and Platapus kit at REI this weekend and idk which would be better. The sawyer you can squeeze and the platapus is more of a gravity system but it says 4L of water in 2.5 minutes. that seems really good. is that accurate? would you recomend two 1L platapus bottles instead of (cheap) dasani?
3)shoes Well i did a lot of reseach and it seemed that everybody basically says its all about fit so i went to REI this weekend and got the shoes listed. I tried on a lot of shoes and was really wanting some solamen but they just felt to narrow for me. I know there water proof and some say yay and some say nay. but i think im going to use them to start and drop ship or buy some regular moab when these give up or it gets hot enough i decide i want to. I got the sole listed and seem to be happy with them but i dont know what they should feel like. how do I know im getting the right support?
Packing and Camping
Backpack-ZPack Arc Blast 52L-18.07oz-341.95
Shelter-ZPack Hexamid Solo Tent-14.3oz-$430.00
Stakes-ZPack 6.5" Orange Tough Titanium (10) 2.33oz-$20.00
Sleeping Bag-Zpack 200 900 Fill Power-19.8oz-$420
Sleeping Pad-therm-A-Rest NeoAir X Therm-15oz-$150.00
__________________________________________________ ______________
Total Weight 4.3lb Cost $1362.00
Packed Cloths
Base Layer Top-Terramar Thermasilk Crew-3.4oz-$24.00
Base Layer Bottom-Terramar Thermasilf Pants-3.4oz-$30.00
Torso Insulation-Mont-bell U.L. Down Vest-5.1oz-$120.00
Rain Jacket-ZPacks-5.5oz-$265.00
Spare Socks-Smartwool PHD Running Lite-1.5oz- $20.00
Warm Hat-Mountain Hardware Micro Dome-1.5oz-$18.00
Gloves-Mountain Hardware Powerstretch-2.0oz-$30.00
Midlevel-Smartwool Midleweight Crew-9.0oz-$95.00
Midlevel-Smartwool Lightweght Pants-8.0oz-$85.00
Midlevel-Mont-bell Plasma 1000 Down Jacket-4.8oz-$269.00
__________________________________________________ ___________
Total Weight 2.81lb Cost $976.00
Cooking
Cook Stove-Classic Ti-Tri With Inferno-12.17oz-$119.95
Cook Pot-Evernew Ultra Light 1.3L-$69.95
Pot Cozy-Anitgravity Gear-1.5oz-$12.00
Mug-Evernew TI MUG 400FD-1.7oz-$22.00
Spoon ULV Titanium Spork-.38oz-$8.84
Fire Starter Bic Mini Lighter-.40oz-$2.00
Dish Scrubber-1/3 Scotchbrite Pad-.5oz-$1.00
Towel-1/4 Pack Towel-.5oz-$10.00
Water Container-1L Dasani Bottles-UN-Free
__________________________________________________ ____________________
Total Weight 1.04lb Cost $245.78
Worn
Hiking Shirt-Mont-bell Cool T-shirt-5.6oz-$44.00
Hiking Pants-Mont-bell Trail Ridge Convertable-14oz-$85.00
Underwear-Icebreaker Anatomica Relaxed Boxer-UN-$50.00
Socks-Smartwool PHD Running Lite-1.5oz-$20.00
Shoes-Merrell Moab Water Proof-24oz-$110.00
Insoles-Sole SIGNATURE DK RESPONSE-UN-$45.00
Sunglasses-Okley Fuel Cell-UN-Free
Trecking Poles-Locus Gear CP3-5.5oz-$100.00
__________________________________________________ __________________
Total Weight 3.16lb Cost $454.00
Accesories
Light-Petzl Tikka RXP-4.1oz-$90.00
Knife-Leatherman MICRA or Styles CS-1.4-1.8oz-$30-$35
Sleeping Bag Linner-Sea to Summit Silk Mummy-4.8oz-$60.00
First Aid Kit-Undecided
Hygene-Undecided