Another NOBO gear list - Total weight 23.2 lbs! Need some input.

[BradyCycler]

Seems my pack weight has ballooned since I started piecing my gear together at the beginning of the month. My start date is April 1st, one week away!

The weight 23.2 lbs includes everything (pack itself, shoes, all clothes) except my hiking poles.

AT Gear		Weight		Verified
		Ounces	Grams	Weight
Backpack	ULA Circuit	39.0	1,106
Clothes
Shirt Base Layer	Stoic Breathe 150 Long Sleeve	5.9	167	x
Legs Base Later	Stoic Breathe 150 Bottom	5.8	164	x
Fleece Sweatshirt	Northface Fleece long sleeve	9.1	258	x
Convertible Pants	North Face Paramount Peak Convertible Pants	17.6	499
Down Jacket	Mountain Hardwear Nitrous Down Jacket	12.1	343	x
T-shirt	North Face Reaxion Crew Top	5.2	147	x
Shorts	Generic gym shorts	7.6	215	x
Rain Stuff	Frogg Togg DriDucks	16.0	454
Underwear	2x ExOfficial Briefs	4.0	113	x
Gloves	North Face winter runner's gloves	2.3	65	x
Bandana	ExOfficio Sol Cool	2.1	60	x
Buff	AT Buff	1.3	37	x
Beanie	Seirus fleece beanie	1.3	37	x
Total		90.3	2560
Sleeping
Tent	TarpTent Notch	26.9	763	x
Sleeping Bag	Mountain Hardware ExtraLamina 20	49.0	1,389	x
Ground Pad	Thermarest NeoAir Xlite	12.7	360	x
Ground Cloth	Polycryo Ground Cloth	1.7	48	x
Pillow	Thermarest Neoair Pillow	2.9	82	x
Total		93.2	2642
Cooking
Pot/Stove	Caldera Sidewinder System	11.0	312	x
Pot Scraper	GSI Compact Scraper	0.6	17	x
Spoon	Optimus Titanium long spoon	0.7	20	x
Fuel	6oz Alcohol bottle – full	7.0	198
Total		19.3	547.1
Water
Water Bag	Platypus 2L Bottle	1.3	37	x
Water Purification	Aquamira Bottles	3.1	88	x
Camelback Bag	Platypus Big Zip SL 3L	5.8	164
Filter on CB Bag	Sawyer 3-Way Inline	2.0	57
Total		12.2	345.9
Footwear
Socks	2x Pairs Darn Tough Boot Socks (4 Total)	5.3	150	x
Socks	2x Pairs of Injinji original weight (4 Total)	4.0	113	x
Gaiters	Dirty Girl Gaiters	1.0	28	x
Boots	Marrell Moab Mids w/ Superfeet inserts	36.3	1,029	x
Trail Runners	Marrell Barefoot Trail Glove	14.3	405	x
Total		60.9	1726.5
Other Stuff
Guide Book	2013 Northbound Guide book	8.5	241	x
Headlamp	Zebra H51 Headlamp	3.1	88	x
Back-up Light	LRI Photon LED Keychain Light	0.4	11	x
Poop Trowel	Coghlan's Backpackers Trowel	1.8	51	x
Knife	Swiss Army Classic	0.8	23	x
Food bag	Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack 20L	2.0	57	x
Rope	50ft Paracord	3.3	94	x
Tick Remover	Tick Key	0.2	6	x
Total		20.1	569.8
Toiletries
Oral Hygiene	Toothbrush, 1oz toothpaste, dental floss	2.0	57	x
Glasses	Glasses w/ case, contacts case, extra contacts	4.3	122	x
Contact Solution	4oz Contact solution bottle	5.0	142	x
First Aid	0.5oz Neosporine, Moleskin, advil, bandages, etc	4.0	113
Bug Spray	0.5oz Sawyer Picaridin Spray	0.9	26	x
Soap	1.3oz bottle of Wilderness Wash	1.8	51	x
Total		18.0	510.3
Electronics
Phone	HTC Incredible 2	5.5	156	x
Camera	Panasonic Lumix TS4	7.0	198	x
Mini-Tripod	GorillaPod Micro 250	0.9	26	x
Music Player	Sandisk Sansa Clip Zip	0.9	26	x
Batteries	Extra phone & camera batteries	1.6	45	x
Charger	Powergen Charger	2.2	62	x
Total		18.1	513.1
Grand Total		371.1	10,520
		23.19375 lbs
Never in Pack
Hiking Poles	Black Diamond Carbon Cork	13.0	369

About the shoes:
I figured it would be good to start with my Marrell Moab Mids till it gets a little warmer to send them home and then continue with just the Barefoot trail gloves. I'm just scared the meshy Barefoots won't be much fun in any cold spring rain. (I prefer to wear the Injinji socks with my Moabs and the Darn Tough socks with my Barefoots, hence all the socks).

About the water:
I was originally going to use 2x Smartwater bottles on the sides of my pack and the 2L Platypus for camp water, but the way the pack sits on me I can't actually grab the bottles from the sides, so it was either go hydration bladder or remove my pack every time I wanted a sip of water! As soon as I went that route I figured I might as well include a 2oz Sawyer inline filter so I don't have to wait for the Aquamira to work, just open and scoop water. I still feel like I should bring the Aquamira as backup though.

Questions:
1. Should I ditch the gym shorts as I'm bringing convertible pants?
2. Do I need a fleece sweatshirt if I'm bringing a down jacket? I've been hiking around NY and it's been in the 30's and wearing the shirt base layer & down jacket is more than enough when hiking, usually have the down jacket zipped 1/2 way down or more.
3. Should I ditch the poop trowel?

Any and all comments welcome!

[Venchka]

Sunscreen. SPF 50. 5 oz. size minimum. Resupply often. Don't leave home without it.

Wayne
4 time skin cancer surgery survivor.

[Slo-go'en]

Subtract the stuff your gonna be wearing and the pack weight is reasonable. Keep the down jacket and the fleece for now, at least up through the Smokies.

The gym shorts can be handy for something to wear when doing laundry or if you stay at a motel with hot tub or indoor pool.

[Trail Ponderer]

Have you tried the water bottle holders that are on your pack shoulder straps? I use them on my ULA Catalyst with the Smartwater 1L bottles mounted cap side down on the straps and works well for me. Easy to reach and you can avoid the Sawyer inline and just use the Squeeze for filling your bottles and bag that I assume you are using for water transport and for evening (dinner) and morning refill needs. I would take the Aquamira for backup and another option in certain circumstances. Good luck on your hike.