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Here's what i'm taking so far, I'm at ~24 lbs and i'm going to pick up a pack tomorrow.
Category
Item
Weight(oz)
Clothing - Base
Sport Kilt
12
Clothing - Base
columbia shorts
11
Clothing - Base
fanny pack - sporran
7.5
Clothing - Base
REI longjohns
7.2
Clothing - Base
base layer shirt - long
6.3
Clothing - Base
base layer shirt - short
5.4
Clothing - Base
hat
2.3
Clothing - Base
hyperlite gloves
2.3
Clothing - Base
Underwear
1.5
Clothing - Midlayer
fleece jacket
20
Clothing - Shell
rain jacket
21.5
Clothing - Shell
head bug net
1
Footwear
Soloman Trailrunners
30
Footwear
Crocs - camp shoes
6
Footwear
smart wool socks
4
Footwear
bridgedale socks trailblaze
2.5
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Health
Potable Aqua
3.5
Health
bayer back and body
2.2
Health
toilet shovel
1.8
Health
blister bandages
1.6
Health
personal hygiene
0.7
Health
fork / spoon
0.3
kitchen
SuperCat Stove + wind shield
6
Kitchen
titanium pot
6
kitchen
10 L water bag
3.4
kitchen
seasoning shaker
2.7
Pack
pack cover
5
Pack
liners for pack
3
Shelter
sleeping bag
38
Shelter
Hammock
28
Shelter
eno tarp
20.3
Shelter
Underquilt
12.5
Shelter
stakes
2
Tools
Battery backup
16
Tools
personal journal
14.4
Tools
trail journal
13.4
Tools
kindle
12.1
Tools
knife
10
Tools
The AT Guide
8
Tools
phone
6.7
Tools
digital camera
6.3
Tools
iPod
3.8
Tools
headlamp
2.3
Tools
wallet
2.2
Tools
tape
2
Tools
Walking Stick Ends
0.5
Tools
stick pic
0.4
Soulebrother
03-25-2012, 00:43
Its a good looking list, maybe some minor changes. I would bring either the kilt or the shorts but not both, a 10 liter water bag seems a little much due to the availability of water on the AT, i would suggest something smaller. Not quite sure how much the fanny pack would be useful, seems like just an extra 7 ounces added on. I am also a hiker that tends to leave the electronics at home, except maybe a cellphone just in case. Its more fun for me listening to nature and being somewhat in-tune with it. But, these are only personal preferences of course, if you feel you need to carry it then do so. I also am carrying the super cat alcohol stove, so kudos for that choice. other than few minor things you are looking ready to go! What kind of hike are you doing? and when are you planning on hiking?
Clothing - Base
Sport Kilt
12
Clothing - Base
columbia shorts
11
Leave at home
Clothing - Base
fanny pack - sporran
7.5
Leave at home
Clothing - Base
REI longjohns
7.2
Clothing - Base
base layer shirt - long
6.3
Clothing - Base
base layer shirt - short
5.4
Clothing - Base
hat
2.3
Clothing - Base
hyperlite gloves
2.3
Clothing - Base
Underwear
1.5
Clothing - Midlayer
fleece jacket
20
These things are heavy and not all that warm. Do you have a bit of $$ to spring for a WM flight jacket/vest?
Clothing - Shell
rain jacket
21.5
Get a lighter one: O2 hooded rainjacket 6 oz $30
Clothing - Shell
head bug net
1
Leave at home
Footwear
Soloman Trailrunners
30
Footwear
Crocs - camp shoes
6
Leave at home
Footwear
smart wool socks
4
Footwear
bridgedale socks trailblaze
2.5
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Leave at home
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Leave at home
Footwear
smart wool L hiking liner
1.6
Leave at home
Health
Potable Aqua
3.5
Health
bayer back and body
2.2
Leave at home
Health
toilet shovel
1.8
Leave at home
Health
blister bandages
1.6
Leave at home
Health
personal hygiene
0.7
Health
fork / spoon
0.3
kitchen
SuperCat Stove + wind shield
6
Kitchen
titanium pot
6
kitchen
10 L water bag
3.4
kitchen
seasoning shaker
2.7
Leave at home
Pack
pack cover
5
Leave at home
Pack
liners for pack
3
Shelter
sleeping bag
38
Your sleeping setup is on the heavy side Whats going on here?
Shelter
Hammock
28
Shelter
eno tarp
20.3
Shelter
Underquilt
12.5
Shelter
stakes
2
Tools
Battery backup
16
Leave at home
Tools
personal journal
14.4
Leave at home
Tools
trail journal
13.4
Leave at home
Tools
kindle
12.1
Tools
knife
10
Leave at home
Tools
The AT Guide
8
Tools
phone
6.7
Tools
digital camera
6.3
Leave at home
Tools
iPod
3.8
Tools
headlamp
2.3
Tools
wallet
2.2
Tools
tape
2
Tools
Walking Stick Ends
0.5
Tools
stick pic
0.4
Edwardo Rodriguez
03-25-2012, 01:37
Clothing - Shell rain jacket 21.5 look for something lighter
Tools wallet 2.2 am taken a sleeve that my wallet came with that i can put my credit card, ID and money (bills)
Clothing - Base fanny pack - sporran 7.5 look for something that is lighter to carry what you will need
the rest is what i feel is what you want for the way you like to hike
You're never going to need 10L of water all at once. I used a 3L Platypus Hoser both in camp and on the trail. It has a nice slot at the end to strap it down to the outside of your pack when it's full, which is what I did, or to hang up in the air as a poor man's solar shower. I also had a 1L Nalgene which I used in camp but usually was strapped empty to the side of my pack.
Forget the big knife, too. I used a Swiss Army knife, which stayed in the fanny pack. Between the scissors and the can opener, that alone saved me a great deal of weight and frustration. I might even have used the corkscrew once.
One thing I don't see on your list that you should consider is a compass. I ended up using it more often than you'd think, what with supposedly only having to hike from one white blaze to the next. Somewhere (I've long since forgotten where) I picked up a small whistle which has a compass on one side and a thermometer on the other. I was always looking at THAT!
Double check your electronics and make sure they all have the same size of USB connector so you can charge them all off the same charger (and weigh it, too). If they don't, pick up an adapter somewhere. The original Kindle, for instance, has a larger USB connector than current devices. The iPod will be a problem since they don't use a standard connector in the first place, so you might be stuck lugging special cables for it. I have an old Sansa c250 MP3 player that, with its cable, weighs about 3 oz. and has enough battery life to last me a week in the wilderness; if you're really going for weight, consider something like that.
And forget the battery backup. You won't be spending THAT much time listening to music or making phone calls, and if you're in town once a week or so you'll be able to charge everything up. In '08 I brought a whole electronics store with me; those of you who remember watching Battlestar Galactica on my laptop at the Fontana Hilton will know who I am (hey, it was an ultralight!). The only thing that I actually needed an extra battery for was my video camera, which ironically I never touched north of GSMNP. Next hike, the video camera stays home.