So, I made a tent decision and it turns out MSR skinny one is only 53 ounces. Also I forgot to list a few things.
Sleep
-0 degree SwissGear synthetic bag-spring 81.3
I know heavy but I want to be warm and I dont want a 300 dollar down. Ill suck it up and trade for the bag below in late april.
you said you wanted to save weight, but didn't want to spend 100$ to save 1 oz. how about saving money and ounces and springing for a 20* down bag? i bought campmor's 20* down bag for 120$ and carried it the entire way with a mid-april start.
-40 degrees SwissGear synthetic bag-summer 46.6
-Sea to summit thermolite bag liner- 2.8
i seriously doubt you'll need this if you stick with your 0* bag, and there's no way you'll need a bag liner if you have a 40* bag in july.
-Homemade bivy-7.3 (works as a waterprotection layer for my sleeping bag in lieu of a groundcloth)
-thermarest Solite foam pad- 8.6
-Emergency blanket- 1.7 (just in case)
i took one of these as well... sent it home in hiawassee. ounces make pounds...
-MSR skinny one solo tent- 52.8
-Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil dry sack 35L- 2.4
what's this for? if you're using it for your tent, just skip this and use the stuff sack that your tent came in. use trash compactor bags to line your pack to keep your stuff from getting wet.
Subtotal- 156.9 (used heavier bag in total)
Eat
-Austrian windproof lighter- 1.3
it may weigh the same as a bic, but it's probably more expensive. just use a regular lighter.
-Primus Litech Kettle (this is my pot)- 6.5
-Plastic GSI cup from pinnacle soloist- 1.5
-Sea to summit 13L evovac dry sack(food sack)- 2.4
good choice. i loved mine. 
-Soto Micro-regulator Stove- 2.5
-leatherman (i use extra stuff and dont use the knife so I dont want to substitute it for a knife alone)- 8.4
-Aquamira chemicals- 2.2
have you thought about MSR's sweetwater drops? same price, but just one bottle and almost 1/3 the amount of chemicals & taste.
-Ti spork- 0.6
-Camelbak 2L and 3L- 14.8
drop the 2L and stick with just a 3L. 5L of water is super heavy. at the end of my hike, i had a carrying capacity of 4L (1L nalgene + 3L camelback) but i was carrying water for myself and my dog at times. you won't need to carry 5L with as plentiful as water is down south.
-Stove fuel- 8.1
-50' spectra rope- 0.6
Subtotal- 48.9
Hike
-Scarpa boots size 11 (no seriously they stay dry. Only time they were wet was when I submerged them 2 feet in a stream. Took about 23 hours to dry)- 70
-waterproof gloves- 6.5
i didn't hike in mid-march, but i never used gloves.
-Merino wool shirt- 7.0
-Underarmor esq shirt- 6.0
-Homemade gaiters- 2.5
-Ball cap- 2.7
-head lamp- 2.8
-Rain shell- 16.0
-Longdistance running shorts- 3.0
-Running tights- 6.
skip these and just hike in your long johns. i took UA cold gear tights with me and wore them under my running shorts on maybe 10 occasions. i dropped my pants in the middle of the trail after a 30* morning on sassafras mtn to take them off and again on a mountain somewhere in maine because you work up enough body heat hiking that they're really only needed in camp.
-towel-3.0
-heavy weight long Johns- 8.8
-smartwool bacaclava? 1.
skip it. or buy a buff ... it can be used for a balaclava, hat, etc. i even used my buff as a towel after showers sometimes.
-wool winter hat- 2.5
-underarmor hoody (much lighter then a regular hoody)- 18.3
skip this
-Wool socks 3X- 2.5 (7.5)
-5200 ALPS cascade backpack- 86 (heavy but I dont like cramming things in my 30L pack, also weight includes rain cover)
-BlackDiamond Carbon Cork trekking poles- 16.0
-Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Clothes Bag 20L-2.4
-Compactor bags X2- 1.0 (1 for pack liner and one for hiking skirt)
do you really think you're going to hike in a trash bag?
Subtotal-269.5
Luxuries
-first aid/duct tape wallet/bathroom stuff- 5.5
-biodegradable soap concetrated- 1.9
-Garmin GPSMAP GSX (has AT maps and trail guide info and saves 3 ounces of weight and GPS is waterproof)- 5.5
-2 extra batteries- 0.75
-Nikon coolPics camera- 4.9
-Pepper Spray- 1.5 (just in case)
skip this. i took a thing of mace for the "just in case" reason, too, and it exploded in my pack. i took everything out of the bag it was contained in, wiped everything down, and thought i was safe. a few days later, i got out my pocket mirror because i was having contacts issues and guess who got mace in her eye? one of my friends pointed out that mace is no good anyways unless you can get to it at a second's notice. if, "just in case," you get attacked, no one's going to wait for you to call time out so you can fiddle through your pack for a defense mechanism.
-cell phone- 4.4
-cell phone charger 1.5
-mini playing cards- 1.3
-Journal and pen- 11.7
-safety pins X3- 0.01
why safety pins? if you're concerned about keeping broken things together, why not a needle and thread instead?
-carabiner- 0.1
subtotal- 39.06
Total-514.36 (32.1lbs) Skin out weight without food/water (add 5 lbs=37.1 lbs)
Chopping Block
-GPS trade for 2011 NOBO AT guide-8.1 (use less batteries and GPS is more for my entertainment but I can do the math on the mph I guess).
-Plastic GSI cup from pinnacle soloist- 1.5
-wool hat or bacalava-1.2-2.5
might not need both
-mini playing cards 1.3 (but its only an ounce)
-half of my towel- 1.5
-gloves- 6.5 (use my extra socks but not waterproof)
subtotal- 21.4
New total- 492.96 (30.81 lbs)+5=35.81
Pack weight is probably around (350-400 ounces or 22-25 lbs+5 lbs= 27-30lbs)
My very own gear list
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