Gear List Shakedown...

[Retro]

The Gear List Shakedown... a comfortable 3 season plus

On my last thru hike, when I was only a mere three days from Katahdin, I had the honor of encountering a SOBO who most generously offered to shake down my pack to help me reduce weight (!@#!?!).

Well, needless to say, I graciously declined his offer for assistance. Quite a few expletives came to mind at the audacity of this fellow, but since then, I've come to realize that his gesture was merely symbolic of the kind and caring nature of the AT Community.

In memory of that event, I've decided to post my current list here for critique and criticism. So Shake it on down, folks!

Category - Item, Weight (grams), Notes

Clothing - Drysack, Large, Clothing,40.00

Clothing - Base, Leggings, Polypropylene,178.00
Clothing - Base, Longsleeve, Polyester,215.00
Clothing - Base, Sock, Liner, Nylon,31.00,Walmart Nylon Dress Sock

Clothing - Camp, Jacket, Synthetic,297.00,Montbell Thermawrap
Clothing - Camp, Waldies,287.00,w/ 2 mini carabiners

Clothing - Midlayer, Fleece, MH Monkey Man,603.00,
Clothing - Midlayer, Hat, Fleece Beanie,41.00,REI
Clothing - Midlayer, Stuff Sack, Silnylon, 6 x 11,15.00

Clothing - Shell, Pants, Convertible,310.00
Clothing - Shell, Rain Jacket, Driducks,170.00
Clothing - Shell, Rain Pant, Driducks,116.00
Clothing - Shell, Windshirt,349.00,Columbia, Cougar Peaks XL

Clothing - Spare, Sock,100.00,Bridgedale Trekker
Clothing - Spare, Sock,100.00,Bridgedale Trekker
Clothing - Spare, Sock, Liner, Nylon,31.00,Walmart Nylon Dress Sock

Clothing - Worn, Shirt, Shortsleeve, Synthetic,147.00,Patagonia Capilene
Clothing - Worn, Shorts, Nylon,76.00,
Clothing - Worn, Sock,100.00,Bridgedale Trekker

First Aid/Repair, 20 Ibuprofin,12.00,in Small Ziplock
First Aid/Repair, Benadryl,0.00,
First Aid/Repair, Film Canister w/ Duct Tape,28.00, incl. Repair/Sewing Kit
First Aid/Repair, Gauze Roll,6.00,
First Aid/Repair, Glasses, spare w/ case,77.00,
First Aid/Repair, Immodium,1.00,Sample Packet (2 tabs)
First Aid/Repair, Kid Bandaid,1.00,Disney
First Aid/Repair, Lotion, 7ml Tube,12.00,
First Aid/Repair, Neosporin,2.00,2 Sample Packets
First Aid/Repair, Tweezers,6.00,Uncle Bill's Sliver Grippers
First Aid/Repair, Ziplock,3.00,for First Aid/Repair Items

Hygiene Group, Aquamira,96.00,w/ packaging
Hygiene Group, Baby Wipes,100.00,(est. wt.)
Hygiene Group, Chapstick,9.00,
Hygiene Group, Hand Sanitizer, 2 oz.,74.00,
Hygiene Group, Nail Clippers,14.00,
Hygiene Group, Toilet Paper,29.00,
Hygiene Group, Toothbrush, Sawed-off,5.00,
Hygiene Group, Toothpaste, .85 oz. Tube,28.00

Kitchen, Food Bag - Drysack, Large,40.00,Outdoor Products (Walmart)
Kitchen, Fuel Bottle, 8 oz, Denatured Alcohol,191.00,
Kitchen, Lighter, BIC, mini,12.00,
Kitchen, Pot Stand,16.00,Wire (welding rod)
Kitchen, Pot, .85 L,135.00,MSR Titan
Kitchen, Scrubbie, Green,1.00,2"x3"
Kitchen, Spork, Folding,16.00,REI
Kitchen, Stove, Alcohol,12.00,Pop can
Kitchen, Water Bottle, 1 Qt.,50.00,Gatorade Bottle
Kitchen, Water Bottle, 1 Qt.,50.00,Gatorade Bottle
Kitchen, Water Bottle, 1.8 Liter,32.00,Platypus
Kitchen, Windscreen, Aluminum,14.00,Oven Liner

Luxury Group, Battery, Spare, AA,92.00,Quantity 4
Luxury Group, Camera, Digital,223.00,Canon A590 IS (w/ 2 AA Batt)
Luxury Group, Case, Camera,73.00,Lowe Pro Z5
Luxury Group, MP3 Player,60.00,Creative MuVo V100 w/ batt.

Miscellaneous, Bag, Ziplock,3.00,for Misc.
Miscellaneous, Bandana,27.00,
Miscellaneous, Bear Line,34.00,40' Spectra 725 stuffsack/carabiner
Miscellaneous, Drysack, Small, Misc Gear,24.00
Miscellaneous, Ear Plugs,1.00
Miscellaneous, Headlamp,64.00,Petzl Zipka
Miscellaneous, Knife, Small,16.00
Miscellaneous, Matches, Book,0.00
Miscellaneous, Notepad,41.00,3x5 60 Sheet
Miscellaneous, Nothing,0.00,Nada
Miscellaneous, Pen,2.00,Modified (Sawed Off) Bic
Miscellaneous, Stuff Sack, Silnylon, 5 x 8,11.00,Misc. Gear
Miscellaneous, Wallet, Tyvek,30.00,w/ id, money, etc.
Miscellaneous, Watch,15.00,
Miscellaneous, Ziplock ,3.00,for Notepad, Pen

Navigation, Guide, Thru-Hikers Handbook,191.00

Pack Group, Pack Cover, silnylon,116.00,Sea to Summit Med.
Pack Group, Pack Liner,37.00,Trash Sack
Pack Group, ULA Catalyst,1356.00,75 L/4600ci

Shelter Group, Hammock, Hennessey,951.00,Backpacker, Asym w/ 2 stakes,
Shelter Group, Tarptent, Sublite Sil,615.00,(listed weight)*
*Currently HH Asym at 951 grams

Sleeping Group, Groundcloth,88.00,Tyvek, 24x80
Sleeping Group, Sleeping Bag, Down 20*,1063.00,Campmor
Sleeping Group, Sleeping Pad,388.00,Thermarest Prolite 3 Short
Sleeping Group, Stuff Sack, Silnylon, 7 x 15,21.00,for Sleeping Bag

Winter Gear, Balaclava, Fleece,61.00,Seirus Combo Clava L/XL
Winter Gear, Shirt, Fleece, 100 wt 1/4 zip,342.00, 100 wt. Microfleece
Winter Gear, Gaiter, 9",112.00,Outdoor Research Flex-Tex
Winter Gear, Gloves, Synthetic,81.00,Outdoor Research PL 400 Large
Winter Gear, Liner, Sleeping Bag, Synthetic,260.00,S2S Thermolite Reactor
Winter Gear, Overmitt, ULA Mist M,32.00,
Winter Gear, Pants, Fleece ,368.00,Polartec 200
Winter Gear, Sock, Neoprene,80.00,Seirus Stormsock
Winter Gear, Stuff Sack, Silnylon, 6 x 11,13.00,Winter Gear

Total Weight:
All items - 10275.00 gram= 22.652 pound
Minus Clothing Worn - 9 898 gram = 21.821 pound
Minus Winter Gear - 8 926 gram = 19.678 pound
Minus Winter Gear and Clothing Worn - 8 549 gram = 18.847 pound
Big Four - 3 422 gram = 7.544 pound

[Compass]

I think the 8th item under Misc. is to heavy and should be left out.

Miscellaneous, Nothing,0.00,Nada

[Worldwide]

First Aid/Repair, Glasses, spare w/ case,77.00,



I would suggest either getting your eyes cut with a laser to save the 77 grams for $4,000 or just suck it up and walk it blind it has been done before.

Worldwide

[mweinstone]

my list has more comfort and safty and fun and warmth and weighs less. want it?

[mweinstone]

your list is fine if you love it.

[Wags]

i see a couple of redundant items in your list, although you made it on your last thru, so i hesitate to critique it. i will anyway, since you posted it :D

i see a couple pairs of pants. i understand the running shorts (instead of wearing the short part of the convertibles) but also see convertibles and rain pants listed.

windshirt + driducks? driducks work just as well as a windbreaker, although i've never gotten into windshirts and some guys carry them everywhere as their most versitile piece of equipment.

i'm interested what you use the baby wipes for. i don't know if i've seen them on a gear list...

[Lone Wolf]

i'm interested what you use the baby wipes for. i don't know if i've seen them on a gear list...

sometimes you just have that not-so-fresh feeling

[rickb]

You forgot these:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=26901&c=member&imageuser=13084

[Wags]

i could see that. guess i'm just used to people taking gold bond or rubbing alcohol for said issues

[Retro]

Thanks all... nice to see the comments.

Eye Laser surgery-- I love the idea, but not cost effective at 51.95 per gram of savings.

hikingPA, Good point about the running shorts. They were a part of my list before I hopped on the convertible pants bandwagon. Somehow they got dinosaured in. They're off the list now. 76 grams saved.

The driducks are a replacement for what was much heavier rain gear. They seem so flimsy, I'm not sure I'd trust them to be durable enough for daily use. So, for the meantime, the windshirt stays, although eventually upgrade to Patagonia Helium or something similarly light. At this point it's either buy gear or fund the hike.

I do feel as if I've been struggling with finding the right clothing combinations.

The baby wipes? Actually not an uncommon item. Lone Wolf is correct (as ever). Nothing like a nice smelling bath after a hot sweaty day.

Matthewski, I'd love gear lists almost as much as I love comfort, safety and fun. It would be nice to see how much your list weighs. Mine, it weighs in at 3 grams (a single 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper).

But seriously the suggestions are more than welcome....