My 2016 Appalachian Trail Pack-list:
Backpack and Sticks
| Total = 1680g (3lbs 11oz) |
| Pack |
Osprey Exos 58 size medium w/ trash bag as liner and my Maine license plate |
1305g (2lbs 14oz) |
| Poles |
REI Peak Ul carbon trekking poles |
375g (13.2oz) |
Sleep
| Total = 2,793g (6lbs 2oz) |
| Tent |
Tarptent Moment w/garbage bag stuff sack (blew off volcano in Guatemala |
1081g (2lbs 6oz) |
| Sleeping bag |
REI Igneo (long) w/ compression stuff sack |
969g (2lbs 2oz) |
| Bag liner |
Sea to Summit Reactor |
262g (9.2oz) |
| Sleeping Pad |
Closed cell foam |
293g (10.3oz) |
| Sleeping Pad |
Klymit Inertia x-lite torso length inflatable pad w/stuff sack + repair kit |
188g (6.6oz) |
Cook
| Total = 613g (1lb 5oz) |
| Stove |
Trangia Spirit Burner + plastic bag |
119g (4.2oz) |
| Pot |
Vargo Ti 1.3L (stuff sack + lid) |
173g (6.1oz) |
| Pot Stand |
Clikstand T-2 |
55g (1.9oz) |
| Windscreen |
Clikstand T-2C |
23g (0.8oz) |
| Igniter |
Light My Fire Firesteel + striker + military can opener |
33g (1.2oz) |
| Spoon (clipper to pack for easy access) |
Sea to Summit Aluminum Spork + mini caribiner (Favorite piece of gear) |
11g (0.4oz) |
| Rag (Stops rattle; dry/clean pot) |
Sea to Summit sm. Pack towel |
27g (1.0oz) |
| Fuel Bottle #1 (stored in pot) |
4oz Flip-top bottle (not completely dry!) |
22g (0.8oz) |
| Fuel Bottle #2 (inside pack but outside liner) |
sm. water bottle marked w/ electrical tape (not dry) |
14g (0.5oz) |
| Mug |
GSI Blue Enamel Mug (16oz?) |
126g (4.4oz) |
| Coffee Maker!!! |
GSI Ultralight Java Drip |
10g (0.4oz) |
Water
| Total = 143g (5oz) |
| Bottles |
2x Poweraid Bottles (Weight for both) |
100g (3.5oz) |
| Extra Water |
2L Platypus Bladder (in camp: dinner, breakfast, washing) |
36g (1.2oz) |
| Water Treatment |
Bleach in Visine Bottle (taped to not mistake for contact solution. Can you imagine??! #whenshithitsthefan) |
7g (0.2oz) |
Electronics
| Total = 2,254g (4lbs 15oz) |
| Computer |
Macbook Air 11″ (/w electrical tape cover for protection to not scream, “expensive computer. Please steal me!” More important when traveling abroad.) |
1094g (2lbs 6.6oz) |
| Charger |
Apple charger |
197g (6.9oz) |
| Comp. Case |
Thule Gauntel 3.0 |
211g (7.4oz) |
| External Hard Drive |
My Passport 1tb w/usb cable (wrapped in electrical tape–everything I own is covered in the stuff! |
186g (6.6oz) |
| Hard Drive Case |
Homemade from packing envelope (kind with bubble wrap) |
15g (0.5oz) |
| SD Card Reader |
Kingston Mobilelite G4 |
16g (0.6oz) |
| Desiccant |
2x Silica gel Packets from clothing (1 for comp. bag; 1 for HD bag. Weight for both) |
10g (0.4oz) |
| Phone |
Samsung Galaxy S6 w/ Lifeproof case (Best case EVER) |
189g (6.7oz) |
| Phone Charging Cable |
USB cable (Charge phone with computer or usb port on camera batt. charger) |
22g (0.8oz) |
|
Watson Compact Charger |
86g (3.0oz) |
| Ereader |
Nook w/ packing envelope case (shares phone charger) |
228g (8.1oz) |
Photography
| Total = 1,591g (3lbs 8oz) |
| Camera |
Fujifilm X-Pro1 w/ thumbgrip and strap (logos electrical tapped. Noticing a theme?!) |
548g (1lb 3.3oz) |
| Lens #1 |
Fujinon 35mm F/2.0 w/ lens hood, UV filter, battery, SD card |
189g (6.6oz) |
| Lens #2 |
Rokinon 12mm F/2.0 w/ hood and UV filter |
322g (11.4oz) |
| Covers |
2x Lens cover and 1x mount cover |
31g (1.1oz) |
| Filter #1 |
Polarizer for 35mm w/ case |
25g (0.9oz) |
| Filter #2 |
2-stop soft ND Grad (no holder, handheld) |
25g (0.9oz) |
| Power |
2x Watson Batteries (weight for both) |
100g (3.5oz) |
| Film |
2x Sandisk Extreme SD Cards 16gb w/ 2x cases |
9g (0.3oz) |
| Care & Cleaning |
Ziplock, Blower brush, 2x lens cloths |
21g (0.8oz) |
| Camera Case |
Mindshift Ultralight Camera Cover 10 (Modeled after design by late Galen Rowell, often described father of adventure photography) |
148g (5.2oz) |
| Lens Case |
Mindshift Switch |
173g (6.1oz) |
Clothing (Packed)
| Total = 1,728g (3lbs 12oz) |
| Thermal Top |
Midweight Synthetic |
252g (8.9oz) |
| Thermal Bottom |
Cheap Cycling Tights |
264g (9.3oz) |
| Underwear |
Exofficio Give N’ Go Sport |
76g (2.7oz) |
| Sock #1 |
Light weight Synthetic |
49g (1.7oz) |
| Sock #2 |
Midweight hiking/sleep |
100g (3.5oz) |
| Storage |
Silnylon Stuff Sack (walmart) |
16g (0.6oz) |
| Gloves |
Specialized Radiant (cycling gloves. Ditch when warm) |
142g (5oz) |
| Rain Shell |
Endura Mtb Jacket |
387g (13.7oz) |
| Puff Jacket |
Marmot Zeus Down Jacket (LOVE this thing. REI garage sale score. Doubles as pillow) |
404g (14.3oz) |
| Buff |
Synthetic Buff (Cut in half to make 2 smaller buffs) |
38g (1.3oz) |
Clothing – Wearing now
| No weights listed. |
Wearing these now. My Family doesn’t want to see me naked. Sorry ;-). |
| Pants |
Prana Stretch Zion |
| Top |
Columbia LS Synthetic |
| Underwear |
Underarmour Compression |
| Socks |
Light weight Synthetic (no longer wear smart wool) |
Toiletries
| Total = 222g (7oz) |
| Toothbrush |
7g (0.2oz) |
| Dental Floss |
15g (0.5oz) |
| Contact Case |
7g (0.2oz) |
| Contact Solution 4fl. oz |
Variable |
| Nail Clippers |
17g |
| Dr. Bronner Peppermint Soap (Doubles as toothpaste |
65g (2.3oz) |
| Earplugs |
0g!!! |
| Beard Scissors |
15g (0.5oz) |
| Safety Pins 5x |
4g (0.1oz) |
| Toilet Paper |
92g (3.2oz) |
Miscellaneous
| Total = 416g (14oz) |
| Leather Wrap Journal w/ fountain pen(RougueJournals.com) |
210g (7.4oz) |
| Petz Headlamp |
84g (3.0oz) |
| Sunglasses |
45g (1.6oz) |
| Gorilla tape ~3ft (double as first aid) |
19g (0.6oz) |
| 2mm climbing cord ~50ft |
14g (0.5oz) |
| Tweezers |
12g (0.4oz) |
| Tick Twister |
2g (0.1oz) |
| Needle & Thread (Needle stored through cardboard) |
4g (0.1oz) |
| 3x Zipties |
0g |
| Pen Ink |
9g (0.3oz) |
| Advil Cold & Sinus 5x |
3g (0.1oz) |
| Gauze Bandages |
5g (0.2oz) |
| 1 Pair Contacts |
9g (0.2oz) |
Gear Carried in Pockets (at all times)
| Compass |
| Money Clip |
| Chapstick |
| Phone |
| Sm. Knife on keychain with military can opener |
| Passport (Canada anyone?!) |
| Debit Card in ziplock with passport and extra cash (never carry everything in one place) |
| Lighter with 3ft electrical tape |
Total weight: No idea! Base weight of my backpack (no camera gear stored in separate bags in front) is roughly 21 pounds. Not bad considering I’m carrying a computer and external hard drive! I refuse to weigh myself with the full camera kit…
Total Weight = 25lbs 3oz. (11,440g)
I caved and went a little crazy today. With only a few days to go, I couldn’t think of anything better to do! So, there it is. Hope someone finds this useful. I didn’t want to know.
I’ve pedaled some extremely strenuous mountains with basically this same kit. I’m curious to see what else I’ll change now that I’m carrying everything on my back. I’ll most likely ditch the tent and switch to a tarp to save over a pound. I love my tent, but sacrifices must be made to carry the extra weight. Otherwise, I would just have to ditch the computer.
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