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cliffdiver
02-08-2013, 14:07
This is my current list for my NOBO hike, now scheduled for February 25th. I would like any and all suggestions, ideas or idle banter about what I'm carrying or should be carrying. This is not the final list, but I would like to cover my bases in case I'm forgetting something, so have at it.

http://www.geargrams.com/list?id=10977 or



Item Name
desc
qty
weight
unit


Cho-Pat Dual Action Knee Strap
Braces for my knees.
2
3.5
ounce


Icebreaker Bodyfit 260 Leggings w/Fly
Base layer,
1
10.6
ounce


Mont Bell Stretch Semi-Long Spats
Low profile spats
1
2.1
ounce


Outdoor Research Ninjaclava
Balaclava
1
2.1
ounce


Pategonia Down Sweater
Down jacket, 800 fill weight. For use at camp
1
15.2
ounce


Icebreaker Peak Hat
Merino wool soft hat with ear flaps
1
2.6
ounce


Marmot Pre-Cip Full Zip Rain Pants
Rain pants
1
13.3
ounce


Icebreaker socks
Hiking socks- mainly for sleeping.
1
2.9
ounce


Marmot PreCip Rain Jacket
Lightweight rain jacket
1
13.1
ounce


Mountain Hardware Spearhead Mitt
Waterproof mitt with fleece liner
1
7.7
ounce


Smartwool Hiking Socks
Medium weight hiking socks
1
3.5
ounce


Merrill Hiking Boots
Mid top hiking boots
1
45.5
ounce


SmartWool Phd Socks
Medium weight hiking sock
1
3.2
ounce


Ace knee compression sleeve
Additonal brace for knee
1
2.3
ounce


Icebreaker Tech Long Sleeve Half Zip
Midweight baselayer. Half-zip top.
1
14.8
ounce


Patagonia Shorts
Baggy nylon hiking shorts-everyday use.
1
7.7
ounce


Icebreaker Glove Liners
Simple wool glove liners
1
1
ounce


Patagonia Capilene 2 Bottoms
Wicking baselayer leggings, everyday use.
1
6.4
ounce


Patagonia Capilene 2 T-Shirt
Wicking t-shirt for everyday use.
1
5.8
ounce


Evernew Titanium Fork & Spoon Set
The better to eat with.
1
1.1
ounce


Ursack Minor Food Bag
Dedicated food bag
1
5.2
ounce


Trail Designs Fusion Tri-Tri Stove
Alcohol and esbit stove on thru-hike.
1
2.3
ounce


MLD 850ml Titanium Pot
Cooking pot
1
3.3
ounce


First Aid Kit
Adventure Medical Kit.
1
8
ounce


MSR Packsoap
concentrated soap
1
2
ounce


Sawyer PointONEâ„¢ All in One Filter
Water filter
1
2.5
ounce


WX-Tex Pneumo Dry Bag
Dry bag
1
3.4
grams


LightHeart SoLong 6 Tent
Tent made for 'big and tall' like me.
1
30.4
ounce


Granite Gear Rock Solid XL
Compression sack/Dry sack
1
10.1
ounce


Stuff sacks
Sacks to put my stuff in.
3
1.5
ounce


Western Mtn Versalite Sleeping Bag
10 degree down bag
1
34
ounce


Neo-Air XLite Air Mattress
Super lightweight air mattress
1
16
ounce


Sea to Summit Reactor
The Reactor liner
1
8.7
ounce


MLD Klymit Cush Pillow/Seat
My luxury item, I have to have a pillow.
1
3
ounce


ULA Catalyst Backpack
One of the lightest full 4200 cu. in. packs
1
48
ounce


Chameleon Flashlight
Lightweight flashlight
1
5.9
ounce


Pack Liner Bags
2 backpack waterproof liner bags
1
1.2
ounce


Dynaglide Throw Line
50' of light, strong bear line/clothesline
1
1.28
ounce


Rite In Rain Notebooks
For my journal needs.
2
0.6
ounce


Gossamer Gear Roksak
Small bivy bag for slinging bear-line .
1
0.49
ounce


Trailpilot 2 Compass
Lightweight compass/thermometer
1
1
ounce


MLD Pack Rain Cover
Rain cover for backpack.
1
2.5
ounce


Dry Quick Hand Towel
Fast drying hand towel
1
0.7
ounce


RichardSolo 9000 mAh Mobile Charger
Recharge iPhones up to 3X per
1
12.8
ounce


Black Diamond Storm Headlamp
Fully waterproof, 100-lumen Storm
1
3.9
ounce


Leki Corklite Trekking Poles
Great handles and aluminum shafts
1
19.4
ounce



No camp shoes listed...I still have not found a pair I like yet.
No radio/mp3 player...none found that are light enough with extended battery life, still looking.
Water storage...2 Gatorade bottles, possibly a Platypus water canteen.

Thanks guys for any help or opinions you can give me.

Hosaphone
02-08-2013, 14:50
Looks good. Lots of little things that could use refining, but you'll figure that stuff out once you get going.


No radio/mp3 player...none found that are light enough with extended battery life, still looking.

I've got a Sansa Clip+ I'm pretty happy with. Very inexpensive so no worries if I ruin it, can take microSD cards, weighs ~.7oz with the clip removed (actually it broke off...).

Battery life around 15 hours but I've taken steps to get it that long - put on a 3rd party OS (rockbox), keep volume low, select a simple text-based UI (no fancy pictures, etc), set backlight to turn off very quickly. Has radio and mp3. Its internal battery is only ~300mah. I wish it ran on AA instead, but if you're carrying a 9k mah charger around you could literally run this thing for weeks nonstop if you wanted to...

Hosaphone
02-08-2013, 14:59
Battery life around 15 hours

They claim 15 hours, but a lot of people find it doesn't last that long for them. I find that how you use it has a big impact. FLAC files seem to eat up more battery than mp3s, and turning the volume up really kills the battery fast. Also I suspect that the OS it comes with is probably crap, and simply installing RockBox probably helps a lot.

q-tip
02-08-2013, 15:04
+ on Sansa Clip-I have 450 albums on the thing--but it will only hold 4,500 songs even if you have additional memory-good deal.

Stink Bug
02-08-2013, 15:13
With the charger you have, I assume you have an iPhone too? I use my iPhone 4 (in SIM lock) as my camera, Kindle and MP3 player. Hiking the JMT last September, I only had to recharge once and that was with maybe 4 hours a day of listening to music and 45 minutes reading in camp plus maybe 500 photos along the way!