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I'm heading out in 3 days and am comfortable with all my gear except my clothing list. Is this enough?
Clothes, packed:
03 1 pair underwear,
05 2 pair Smartwool socks
04 Wind Shirt, Patagonia Houdini
08 Thermal bottoms, Capiline3
07 Thermal top, Capiline 3
13 Jacket, Patagonia Down Sweater
11 Crocs
02 Knit cap
02 Gloves
Items worn:
17 NorthFace convertible pants
05 EMS Short sleeve shirt
03 1 pair underwear
07 Long sleeve, Smartwool light-weight crew
03 Socks, Smartwool
03 Ball Cap
HiKen2011
03-11-2011, 10:32
I'm heading out in 3 days and am comfortable with all my gear except my clothing list. Is this enough?
Clothes, packed:
03 1 pair underwear,
05 2 pair Smartwool socks
04 Wind Shirt, Patagonia Houdini
08 Thermal bottoms, Capiline3
07 Thermal top, Capiline 3
13 Jacket, Patagonia Down Sweater
11 Crocs
02 Knit cap
02 Gloves
Items worn:
17 NorthFace convertible pants
05 EMS Short sleeve shirt
03 1 pair underwear
07 Long sleeve, Smartwool light-weight crew
03 Socks, Smartwool
03 Ball Cap
It looks exactly like what I'd take..........if I were going;)
HiKen2011
03-11-2011, 10:33
It looks exactly like what I'd take..........if I were going;)
Assuming you have raingear of course.
HiKen, you're from GA so you know the weather. I'm concerned about having warm enough clothing.
Stir Fry
03-11-2011, 11:34
Looks like a good list. About 3.5 lbs I would guess.
Snowleopard
03-11-2011, 12:10
You need raingear. I think the Houdini is water resistant but not waterproof and will soak through in prolonged rain. A poncho or, if you treat your gear carefully, a driducks jacket. Cabelas has relatively cheap goretex paclite jackets. I'd carry rain pants but many don't.
Got a set of DriDucks goin'.
Looks like a good list. About 3.5 lbs I would guess.
2.8 lb. packed clothing weight, 2.3 lb.. worn. Not including rain gear.
Weight values are the numbers preceding each item.
Any other opinions would be appreciated!
bigcranky
03-11-2011, 16:40
That's exactly what I took last week for a section in Georgia, except I hiked in shorts instead of the convertible pants.
Several days I wished I had a Cap-3 weight shirt to hike in, in addition to the one I had for camp. Starting out it was 35 and very windy, no sun, and hiking in my l/s wool top and a rain shell and fleece hat, it was very cold all day. I also wished for a warmer hat for camp; all I had was a Powerstretch balaclava and my ballcap.
But overall the system worked fine. The Houdini wind shirt over a base layer is terrific for hiking on those 45-F and breezy days.
Snowleopard
03-11-2011, 16:56
Looks like a good list to me. Have fun out there.
Nice list. I'd add light weight wool leggings for wearing while hiking.
Thanks everyone for your input!
By my count, you've got six tops:
Rain jacket
Down sweater
Wind shirt
Long sleeve hiking shirt
Short sleeve hiking shirt
Capiline 3 top
I usually hike with four:
2 long sleeve zip neck hiking shirts (making sure one is always dry so I can sleep in it at night)
1 Micropuff pullover jacket (for camp, equivalent to your down sweater)
1 rain jacket that breathes some so I can hike in it if it's cold.
At the very least, I think you can ditch one of the hiking shirts. Also, you can get by with two pairs of socks instead of three, making sure that one pair is always dry. So my answer to your question is that, yes, what you are carrying is definitely "enough," provided your sleeping bag is warm enough that you don't need to bundle up at night.
And one more thing. Every hiker should make it a goal to find hiking footware that is so comfortable that camp shoes are not needed. If you manage that, you can leave the crocs behind.
Windcatcher
03-12-2011, 09:44
Crocs are bulky, I have some, always difficult to pack. Considering watersocks for stream crossings.
you want 3 pairs of socks. 2 to hike in during the day, a third, for dry warm feet at camp. just continually cleaning and rotating them
yea id say tht third pair of socks should be the thickist most warm ones u can find and only wear them in camp or in ur sleeping bag.. but ur list looks good people have gone with less and more.
58starter
03-12-2011, 12:41
Thanks for the thread, I have learned a lot and will be using the list for my March Hike.