Hey guys. I've always been into hiking and backpacking so I loved the location of Charlottesville when I came up here from South Florida for school.
I've done a lot of day hikes with a friend who's a climbing and rafting guide with a couple trips out to WV's New River Gorge. I am getting more and more interested in doing looking into doing a thru hike possibly with a fall semester off and trying a south bound starting in Early May when class is out. I'd prefer to do a NOBO but with a May-August summer I think a late start SOBO would limit the amount of school I would miss. Thoughts on if this is a decent proposition?
And my main question is, does this gear list I'm currently using for short over night hikes on the AT plus a couple things make it suitable for a full thru hike? And are there any ways to lower my base pack weight? Below is a list of the gear I had plus a couple things I bought trying to find that golden zone were all looking for between weight, comfort, and of course price. I would love your opinions before I get talked into getting more stuff at Trail Days in a couple days.
The clothes I'll wear are below too but aren't added into the pack weight at the end. And the price of some stuff is included; it was easy for me to throw in excel to see how much money I had already sunk into gear with a couple quick Google searches.
Big 3 System Weight(Oz.) Cost North Face Alteo 50 Pack 56 $219.00 Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2 Tent + Footprint 46 $449.95 ThermARest ProLite Sleeping Pad Large 23.1 $120.00 REI Magma Sleeping Bag Long 45 $299.00 Ounces 170.1 $1,087.95 Pounds 10.63 Cooking Gear MSR Pocket Rocket 3.2 $40.00 GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Dualist Cookset 16.1 $65.00 Spork 0.3 $2.00 MSR Fuel Canister 13.1 $7.00 DIY Foil Shiled 0 $0.00 Mini 2" Bic Lighter 0.3 $1.50 Toothbrush/toothpaste 1 $0.00 Ounces 34 115.5 Pounds 2.13 Water System HyperFlow Water Filter 11.3 $99.95 32oz Nalgene w/ DuctTape 6.5 $7.00 CamelBak 2L 6.4 $33.00 Ounces 24.2 139.95 Pounds 1.51 Gear Petzl Tikka RXP Headlamp 3.9 $94.95 Leatherman Sidekick MultiTool 6.7 $54.00 50ft Paracord 3.9 $0.00 Compass 0.9 $18.00 FoodBag (SeaToSummit Small Stuff Sack) 1.2 $12.00 Harmonica 1.9 $0.00 TP (15 ply facial tissue packets) 0.6 $0.00 Iphone/Headlamp Charger 1.9 $0.00 Chapstick 0.2 $2.00 Headnet 1.3 $10.00 Handsanitizer 2.3 $0.00 Headphones 0.3 $0.00 Pack Cover 0 $0.00 Ounces 25.1 $190.95 Pounds 1.57 Clothes Patagonia Torrentshell Rain Jacket 12.9 $129.00 Patagonia Down Sweater 12.8 $219.00 OR's Men's PL 150 Gloves Large 1.7 $30.00 Coleman Rain pants 13.8 $20.00 Noble Mount Long Underwear 7.7 $0.00 Duofold Long Sleve Polyester Shirt 5.3 $0.00 Thick SmartWool Socks 0 $0.00 Medium SmartWool Socks 2.6 $0.00 Clothes Stuff Sack 2.2 $0.00 Beanie 2 $0.00 Buff 0 $0.00 Ounces 61 $398.00 Pounds 3.81 Emergency/Medical 1oz Repel 100 Bugspray 1.6 $0.00 UltraSheer DryTouch Sunscreen 3oz 3.9 $0.00 NailClippers 0.6 $0.00 Baby Wipes (20 wipe packet) 2.4 $0.00 Neosporin 0.5 $0.00 Cortisone Anti-Itch Cream (1oz) 1.1 $0.00 Potable Aqua Drops 1 $0.00 Waterproof Matches 0.05 $0.00 Gold Bond Powder 1.6 $0.00 Pills (Immodium,Ibuprofein,Benadryll) 0.7 $0.00 Moleskin (3 sheets) 0.5 $0.00 Butterfly Bandaids (7 ct.) 0.2 $0.00 Gauze 0.4 $4.00 NewSkin Liquid Bandage 1.4 $0.00 Medical Tape 1.4 $0.00 Tweezers 0.2 $0.00 Ounces 17.55 $1,361.85 Pounds 1.10 Wearing Convertible Hiking Pants 10.6 $0.00 Boxers 3.4 $0.00 Hat 2.9 $0.00 Shirt 4.7 $0.00 Socks 1 $0.00 Bandana 0.7 $0.00 Shoes 0 $0.00 Watch 1.3 $0.00 Sunglasses 1.5 $0.00 Ounces 26.1 $0.00 Pounds 1.63 Ounces Pounds Pack Weight 331.95 20.75 Cost $3,294.20
What do you guys think?
Thanks for the help!