Old gear lists

[Doctari]

This gear list is NOT for review. It is what I carried on my first section hike in 1997. I no longer carry any of the gear listed here. Just posting it for nostalgia I suppose.

Let’s see a few other “Old time gear lists” so we can all groan & laugh together.

12’ x 12’ Tarp 2 lbs 2 oz
6’ x 6’ ground cover 12 Oz
Tarp accessories 1 Lb [rope, heavy duty stake, other stake]
Shelter 4Lb 8Oz
Fuel & bottle 1Lb
Sierra cup 4 Oz
Mug 6 Oz
Water in Nalgene bottles (2) 4Lb 12 Oz
Water bag 3 Oz
(Steel) Pot & lid 10 Oz or more
Spoon, pot lifter, stove repair kit 4 Oz
Stove 1 Lb
Kitchen 8+ lbs
Belt pack 18 Oz
Emergency blanket 3 Oz
Water filter 1 Lb
TP, shovel, candle 7 Oz
Clothes: (carried) wool jacket & pants, spare shorts, 2 extra T-shirts, 2 pr underwear, lined nylon jacket. 64 Oz (worn) Shorts, tee, socks, hat, (steel toed) work boots, 64+ Oz
Sleeping bag & stuff sack 68 Oz
1st aid kit 1+ Lb
Binoculars 4 Oz
4 Chem lights 5 Oz
Compass, whistle, thermometer 2 Oz
(Vinyl) Rain coat 6 Oz
Books & maps 8 Oz
Pack & rain cover 87 Oz
Plus a lot of other junk not on the list & I can’t remember what it was, I seem to remember a fairly heavy camera & I bet the first aid kit was heavier than the stated 1 Lb. Listed total weight less food was 647 OZ, or over 40 Lbs! I started @ Springer with 5 days of food, & probably 1/2 Gallon or more of water. I think that total weight was at least 51 Lbs. I supppose that I should have weighed it, but I was afraid to find out :rolleyes:




Doctari.

[Doctari]

OOPS, forgot the Full size T-rest sleeping pad, 30 OZ.


My back hurts thinking about this.


Doctari.

[Seeker]

kelty trekker pack (about 5 lbs)
MRS filter (16 oz)
TNF Thunderhead sleeping bag (about 3.5 lbs)
2 x nalgene bottles (12 oz)
MSR simmerlite stove and bottle (about 1.5 lbs)
thermarest pad (2.5 lbs)
too-large tent but was all i had (3.5 lbs)
cookset (about a pound)
lots of extra clothes (too much)

[SGT Rock]

Some old stuff:

Lowe Alpine backpack 5 pounds
Peak 1 tent - 5 pounds
Coleman multifuel stove, 1.25 pounds (empty)
Down Bag - 3.25 pounds
Steel pot - one pound
Army waterproof bag for pack liner - one pound
Asolo Boots - 4.5 pounds
Plus so many redundant and over sized items. Total pack weight was 65+
Amazing how hard it was to let some of that gear go when I trimmed down my pack weight - I just HAD to have it!

Thanks for bringing up old memories.

[Pennsylvania Rose]

I bought my first equipment on a high school student's budget. I never weighed my old stuff, but some of the more notable pieces were:
Boy Scout external frame pack
propane stove - ditched that real quick
rectangular, synthethic Boy Scout sleeping bag - affectionately known as the "50 gallon drum"
huge pot - I could've cooked spaghetti for 8
jeans and cotton flannel shirt
plastic poncho that doubled as a tarp
Vasque Sundowners - my only splurge - wish they hadn't been stolen

[jazilla]

Brigade quartermaster molle ruck - 5lbs
2qt camel back
2x 1qt military canteens both w/cup
1 canteen cup stove
water filter
6 bars of tryoxaline
fisrt aid kit 1+lbs
trowel (garden type)
military jungle hammock w/homemade tree huggers
Spec ops Knife (similar to K-Bar)
multi tool
Rain jacket
camp chair (14oz)
fleece blanket
1 can of tuna fish
1 can of campbells roast soup
assorted food
mini mag light
underarmer longsleeve shirt, shorts, 2 cammo pants(one worn) 2

Total weight before food..... 30lbs.
after food and water......43lbs


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[kyhipo]

book bag from dollar store.
wallmart sleeping bag.
boots from home than bought some near the james river.
and a desire to journey.ky

[Programbo]

1997???....I was expecting to see an "old" gear list...I`ll be back and see if I can recall what I started out the trail with in 1977

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Old tent from Kelty - about 6.5 lbs
Kelty external frame pack - about 5lbs
A heavy wool army blanket instead of a sleeping bag
A blue sleeping mat (same as Walmart today)
Coleman aluminum backpacking cookset - actually was pretty light
A Coleman multi-fuel stove - weighed about 1.25 lbs
Wore jeans, nylon jogging suits, flannel shirts, down jacket, cotton T-shirts and cotton socks.
My boots weighed 2.3 lbs each! (I still have them - use them as leg weights for therapy)
I remember my pack weighing about 47 - 50 lbs with water and food in the 1970's

[hikerjohnd]

Don't remember all the weights but here goes...


JanSport Nepali pack - at least 6 lbs
Eureak Timberline 2 tent with vestibule and heavy plastic ground cloth
Coleman Peak 1 whitegas lantern
I always carried an extra Quart of white gas (in addition to full stove bottle and lantern)
OneSport Moraine boots - 5 lbs easily
REI Elements rain gear - 6 lbs
0* synthetic fill sleeping bag (because you just never know when it is going to get cold) What I can't figure out is in addition to all this stuff, I carried food, water, clothes, and I'm sure more things -- How did I get it all up the mountain??? :eek::eek::eek:

[SGT Rock]

1997???....I was expecting to see an "old" gear list...I`ll be back and see if I can recall what I started out the trail with in 1977

Well honestly I cannot remember the name brands of the gear name brands or weights of the stuff I used to carry, but here goes as I can remember from 1979:

1. Pack - some yellow frame pack without a hip belt
2. Shelter - half of an Army canvas pup tent shared with my brother - he had the other half. Seems like we used wooden hiking sticks for the support poles.
3. Sleeping bag - big old synthetic bag strapped to the frame of my backpack wrapped in a garbage bag.
4. Rain gear and ground cloth was an Army poncho.
5. Mess Kit was a boyscout model with pan, plate, pot, and plastic cup and a metal fork, knife and spoon kit.
6. Light was a double D cell plastic flashlight
7. Didn't have a stove - my Grandfather had one or we cooked on the fire.
8. No sleeping pad.
9. Boots were bought at whatever store had some boots our size and we wore wool socks with cotton liners. I got lots of blisters back then.
10. Clothing worn were blue jeans and a cotton t-shirt. It took forever to dry when it got wet, and it always got wet.
11. Knife was a buck lock-blade.
12. Water was carried in an Army one quart canteen carried on a pistol belt.
13. Warm clothing was cotton long underwear, again a problem when it got wet. I also had a flannel shirt, an extra pair of blue jeans, an extra cotton T-Shirt, and some extra wool socks and cotton liners. I also had some tennis shoes for wearing in camp.
14. First aid kit was some thing that came in a large plastic box with lots of things in there, probably more than we needed in hindsight. The biggest injury we had was blisters.
15. Camera was a 110 camera. In the 80s I moved up to a 35mm SLR that probably weighed about 5 pounds with all the accessories.
16. Trail guide was the 1973 version of the ATC section guide for GA, NC, and TN. It also had the hand drawn trail map in the book.

That is about all I can remember. I do remember having canned food for dinner meals too, but it seems like everything else was about the same a hiker today would carry.