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gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 13:45
Departure August 21
Pack: Osprey Exos 58
Cover: Sea to summit siliconized condura pack cover- 112 grams
Sleeping:
Big Agnes Fly creek UL1
Thermarest Z-lite ( w/ one section cut off [I'm only 5"6"])
Marmot Lithium 0 degree
Shoes: North Face Ultra 104 (non- Goretex)
Cooking:
Decagon stove: 41.3 grams
Caldera cone stove windscreen
MSR titan kettle- 125 grams
8oz. fuel bottle: ~40 grams
titanium spoon~ 9 grams
wooden matches + 5 windproof matches in pill vial
Lighter- 15 grams
Safety:
Spot GPS: 208 grams
Mylar blanket: 54 grams
Clothes:
Patagonia Capilene short sleeve shirt
Patigonia Baggies shorts -190 grams
Patagonia Capilene 3 baselayer top
Capilene 1 baselayer bottom
Capilene 3 baselayer bottom
ExOfficio boxer brief- 2pair
Smart wool PhD Running Ultralight micro (2 pair)- 38 grams*2
Smartwool Heavy cushion crew
Mountain Hardwear typhoon jacket
Mountain hardwear Monkey man Zip-t Fleece jacket
Arcteryx Alpha Sl pants
Glove liners
Fleece skullcap
bandanna
Hygeine:
Toothbrush: 9 grams
toothpaste (dentist samples): 23.5 grams
Hand sanitizer in pill vial
Water:
Oggi .75L aluminum water bottle ~85 grams
Platypus 2L collapsible bottle - 37 grams
Aquamira drops- 85 grams
Katadyn water purifier tablets (10) -7 grams
Navigation:
maps
wrist compass- 9 grams
Miscellaneous:
Princeton tec Fuel headlamp- 79 grams
Single LED Princeton tec light- 16 grams
Digital camera
small notepad
pen and pencil
50 feet of rope- 55 grams
Leki trekking poles- 13oz
I hope that's everything...
Rocket Jones
08-09-2009, 13:54
whistle?
toilet paper?
daddytwosticks
08-09-2009, 14:33
No campshoes? Have a great hike.:)
gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 14:34
whistle is on the pack. I haven't wiped my butt in years :) just kidding. I prefer sticks, stones, and cones
gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 14:55
oh yeah and a knife- 64 grams
gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 15:09
19 pounds I believe...
Chillfactor
08-09-2009, 15:34
Here's my list. I have too much. I'm going to Sringer from Harper's Ferry in 10 days
Pack:Deuter 45+10 SL (women specific) 3lb 4oz
Base :Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 tent 3lb 15oz
Big Agnes insulated pad-mummy 22 oz
Mountain Hardware Ultra lamina 32 bag 1 lb 15 oz
3 liter Camelback & gatorade bottle
Coleman F1 ultralight stove 2.7oz
aluminum cup 3 1/2 C+ capacity ($2.97 WalMart); a fuel canister fits in perfectly
tiny sponge, soap, spork, matches, 45' parachute cord, bandana, food bag (waterproof) that will serve as a bear bag, garbage pack for raincover, headlamp,pocketknife, mininmal first aid stuff, Ibuprophen and Tylenol (2 of each-Dr's recommendation after I broke a toe), TP, toothbrush, paste, vitamins.
Clothes my biggest dilema- nothing cotton
1 Quark Jacket (rain)
1 pr rain pants
1 montbell UL down inner jacket
1 light weight fleece
1 pr convertible pants
1 pr hiking shorts
1 pr running shorts
1 pr mid calf hiking pants (lots of pockets, light, good for plane)
2 t shirts
1 sleeveless shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 cap2 long sleeve shirt
1 silk base layer pant
2-3 underpants
2 sports bras
2 -3 pr wool socks
shoes: Vasque breeze mid @ gore tex
pr montrail hardrocks
My drop boxes organized for Virginia. I'm planning on 10 miles a day average. My food is light; homemade snacks and freezer bag dinners, cold cereal, powdered milk.
All together, substituting 6lbs of dumbells for clothes, it came to 23.5 pounds. That was without incidentals (toothpaste,TP etc.) I think I can get in under 25 lbs. Seems like lot of clothes. I wanted to take both shoes but I think I got with the Montrails. The others would be better in rain/mud? Not heavy.
Feed back would rock. Aside from the clothes, I think its okay. I'll find out. I've been hiking with 20 lbs in the pack 4-6 miles a day.
It is hard for me to think in grams, are you sure you are in Virginia? But here are some suggestions:
Add first aid kit
Add sock liners
Leave the hand sanitizer at home. It is good for the office and for planes but it is heavier and has less uses than Dr Bronner's soap.
Add Insect repellant
Are you sure your titamium spoon is 9 grams? They are usually twice that. I would loose the titanum spoon and go with a lexan one. They are half the weight.
Replace heavy pack cover with garbage bag.
Leave the pen at home, pencil will do fine.
Leave one of the lights at home
Replace heavy aluminum bottle with soda bottle
Why 2 different water purifiers?
Have fun on your hike.
gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 17:22
Haha my family always gets mad at me for using the metric system. It's just habit learned in school. Yeah my spoon is weightless. :banana I was told that using hand sanitizer is just as effective at preventing sickness as water treatment :-?.
Will I have to worry about insects at the time of year I will be hiking?
I figure if I ditch the top of the Osprey Exos (weighs 4 OUNCES- for you Americans) and add a good pack cover (4oz) it evens out. I dont think I want to take much chance with a down sleeping bag...
The one light only weighs 15 grams- .033 pounds.
The tablets are back up in case I spill the drops or something...
gcobb1990
08-09-2009, 17:24
I don't think you have to worry about getting cold with the amount of clothes you're taking!
Here's my list. I have too much. I'm going to Sringer from Harper's Ferry in 10 days
Pack:Deuter 45+10 SL (women specific) 3lb 4oz
Base :Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 tent 3lb 15oz
Big Agnes insulated pad-mummy 22 oz
Mountain Hardware Ultra lamina 32 bag 1 lb 15 oz
3 liter Camelback & gatorade bottle
Coleman F1 ultralight stove 2.7oz
aluminum cup 3 1/2 C+ capacity ($2.97 WalMart); a fuel canister fits in perfectly
tiny sponge, soap, spork, matches, 45' parachute cord, bandana, food bag (waterproof) that will serve as a bear bag, garbage pack for raincover, headlamp,pocketknife, mininmal first aid stuff, Ibuprophen and Tylenol (2 of each-Dr's recommendation after I broke a toe), TP, toothbrush, paste, vitamins.
Clothes my biggest dilema- nothing cotton
1 Quark Jacket (rain)
1 pr rain pants
1 montbell UL down inner jacket
1 light weight fleece
1 pr convertible pants
1 pr hiking shorts
1 pr running shorts
1 pr mid calf hiking pants (lots of pockets, light, good for plane)
2 t shirts
1 sleeveless shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 cap2 long sleeve shirt
1 silk base layer pant
2-3 underpants
2 sports bras
2 -3 pr wool socks
shoes: Vasque breeze mid @ gore tex
pr montrail hardrocks
My drop boxes organized for Virginia. I'm planning on 10 miles a day average. My food is light; homemade snacks and freezer bag dinners, cold cereal, powdered milk.
All together, substituting 6lbs of dumbells for clothes, it came to 23.5 pounds. That was without incidentals (toothpaste,TP etc.) I think I can get in under 25 lbs. Seems like lot of clothes. I wanted to take both shoes but I think I got with the Montrails. The others would be better in rain/mud? Not heavy.
Feed back would rock. Aside from the clothes, I think its okay. I'll find out. I've been hiking with 20 lbs in the pack 4-6 miles a day.
I was told that using hand sanitizer is just as effective at preventing sickness as water treatment.
The Center for Disease Control recommends washing with soap, and using sanitizer if no soap is available. Biodegradeable soap is also good for shampoo, and washing clothes. Also, to wash your hands, you use half as much soap as sanitizer. Last if you put your hand in dog poop, sanitizer will do nothing to remove it. Soap will wash it clean. I use hand sanitizer every day in the office, but never on backpacking trips. It would just be extra weight.
I always treat my water unless it is coming out of a rock. I have seen creeks that look great, only to see cows dropping their waste upstream. I have only been sick when I didn't treat my water. Never again.
Blissful
08-09-2009, 18:50
I don't know - I used hand sanitizer throughout my hike - no problems. Only had one episode of a GI illness at an AMC hut and there they have sinks and soap.
Blissful
08-09-2009, 19:00
Here's my list. I have too much. I'm going to Sringer from Harper's Ferry in 10 days
Pack:Deuter 45+10 SL (women specific) 3lb 4oz
Base :Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 tent 3lb 15oz
Big Agnes insulated pad-mummy 22 oz
Mountain Hardware Ultra lamina 32 bag 1 lb 15 oz
3 liter Camelback & gatorade bottle
Coleman F1 ultralight stove 2.7oz
aluminum cup 3 1/2 C+ capacity ($2.97 WalMart); a fuel canister fits in perfectly
tiny sponge, soap, spork, matches, 45' parachute cord, bandana, food bag (waterproof) that will serve as a bear bag, garbage pack for raincover, headlamp,pocketknife, mininmal first aid stuff, Ibuprophen and Tylenol (2 of each-Dr's recommendation after I broke a toe), TP, toothbrush, paste, vitamins.
Clothes my biggest dilema- nothing cotton
1 Quark Jacket (rain)
1 pr rain pants
1 montbell UL down inner jacket
1 light weight fleece
1 pr convertible pants
1 pr hiking shorts
1 pr running shorts
1 pr mid calf hiking pants (lots of pockets, light, good for plane)
2 t shirts
1 sleeveless shirts
1 long sleeve shirt
1 cap2 long sleeve shirt
1 silk base layer pant
2-3 underpants
2 sports bras
2 -3 pr wool socks
shoes: Vasque breeze mid @ gore tex
pr montrail hardrocks
My drop boxes organized for Virginia. I'm planning on 10 miles a day average. My food is light; homemade snacks and freezer bag dinners, cold cereal, powdered milk.
All together, substituting 6lbs of dumbells for clothes, it came to 23.5 pounds. That was without incidentals (toothpaste,TP etc.) I think I can get in under 25 lbs. Seems like lot of clothes. I wanted to take both shoes but I think I got with the Montrails. The others would be better in rain/mud? Not heavy.
Feed back would rock. Aside from the clothes, I think its okay. I'll find out. I've been hiking with 20 lbs in the pack 4-6 miles a day.
I know people have used garbage bags for inner pack liners (I did not. my sleeping bag and clothes were double bagged in Reynolds oven bags). Not sure if garbage bags are as effective as outer protection. My hubby sewed a sil nylon pack cover (you can get a kit a thruhiker.com) that worked very well and much lighter than a garbage bag as a pack cover.
Your convertible pants work as shorts. Leave the 2 other shorts and mid calf pants at home. The only think I might be bringing next time I go is a hiking skirt. I got a nice lightweight skirt at Sierra Trading Post.
1 poly t shirt only - leave the other shirt and sleeveless shirt at home
One sports bra only.
3 pair of hiking socks for sure (don't skimp on socks, IMO)
what is your mid weight fleece consist of? Is that a jacket? Pants what? If so, you have too many long sleeve shirts.
Frankly, I don't think soap is worth carrying. Lick your dishes clean, and if you're paranoid dip them in boiling water at the next meal to sterilize them before use. Unless you're a clean freak you probably won't be soaping/shampooing up near lakes and will rather just do it in towns or hostels. I don't remember a single place I stopped that didn't have soap and shampoo already, so why carry any with you?
I carried soap and attempted to wash dishes each night, but I grew tired of it rather quickly, and it didn't seem to give much bang for the buck over licking+sterilizing. As I recall I sent my soap back home in either Monson or Gorham and never missed it. I did carry a 1oz container of hand sanitizer with me which I periodically refilled; I thought that worked great. (As far as sticking your hand in dog poop, well, first, don't do that, and second, it's not soap that cleans your hands so much as it's the rubbing actions you perform at the same time to shed the foreign materials. Get it off your hands with water and hand sanitizer works just fine to disinfect afterward.)
Chillfactor
08-10-2009, 20:33
My fleece is a Columbia lightweight, very thin, that has a partial zipper and no pockets. More like a ls shirt. I'm a bit nervous and probably won't take so many clothes and will end up sending stuff back. I realize I have to weed out some shirts. I looked at material to make a raincover but decided against it. My clothes are in oven bags & food's in a waterproof sack. I'm so excited! My friend's are giving me 2 weeks. I'm going to prove them wrong.
gcobb1990
08-10-2009, 22:14
haha yeah I am extremely excited. My friends are worried that I'll make it no mater what...hopefully I'll be prepared enough that it won't come to any dangerous situations :eek: and I just can't help it but this little banana dude or whatever can only skim the surface of my excitement :banana
Best of luck to both of you!!!
I'm very jealous.
Always remember to HAVE FUN!!!!
Chillfactor
08-11-2009, 14:09
Thanks. It's gonna be awesome!
gcobb, no tent or tarp at all, or did I miss something?
gcobb, never mind I see it now. good luck u two have fun.
gcobb1990
08-12-2009, 10:40
that would be gutsy...or stupid.
Nasty Dog Virus
08-13-2009, 10:25
Something for blisters? Moleskin, bandaids, ect. Maybe some ibuprofen?
gcobb1990
08-13-2009, 12:05
no ibuprofen...just balls.