Retro
12-31-2008, 23:17
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
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