Post date: Dec 20, 2015 4:12:44 PM
12/20/2015- Here is my gear list so far:
Pack- Osprey Exos 48 Medium. 48 liters or 2900 cu inches, 37 oz
Sleeping Bag- Western Mountaineering Terralite, rated 25 degrees, 29 oz
Tent- one person, Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1- 27 oz
Sleeping pad- Thermorest Neoair XLite- 12 oz
Osprey UL backpack rain cover- 3 oz
Osprey Hydraulics 2 liter water reservoir- 11 oz
Big Agnes Tent Footprint, 4 oz
Aeros Pillow, ultralite, 2 oz
Sea to Summit Premium Silk Travel Liner, 5 oz
Clothes:
OR Helium 2 Rain Jacket, 6 oz
Red Ledge Rain Pants, 9 oz
Outdoor Research Transcendent 650 fill compressible Down Jacket, 13 oz
Fleece vest
ExOfficio Hiking Pants with zip off legs
Icebreaker short and long sleeve merino wool shirts
GSX short and 1 long sleeve shirts (USP 30, antimicrobial, moisture wicking) from Gander Mtn
1 pair ExOfficio underwear
1 pair quick dry running shorts with built in liner
2 or 3 pair Merino wool hiking socks
Mountain Hardware fleece Microdome cap and Northface quick dry baseball type hat
Outdoor Research Versaliner Gloves
Fleece lightweight stretch pants
Balaclava fleece
Hiking shoes- Merrell Moab Ventilators- 4 pair total for the hike
Camp shoes- Vivobarefoot Ultra 2
I will have extra shirts, socks, underwear with Ann for when she sees me to swap them out. Will likely get rid of the cold weather gear when I reach Virginia like the Down jacket and silk liner, fleece stretch pants, balaclava, and hat. May also switch Rain pants and jacket for a poncho.
Miscellaneous:
Mini Water Filtration System, Sawyer x 2 and Water treatment tablets
Trash compactor bag for inside pack to keep things dry
Ultraist Nano Drysacks for clothes, sleeping bag, food
MSR Pocket Rocket Stove and fuel
Titanium small pot and cup
Titanium Spork
25 foot Paracord
Pad repair kit
Sewing repair kit
Duct tape small amt
Campsuds camp soap for dishes and personal, small dish scrubber
PackTowel Ultra-Soft, quick dry, antimicrobial, ultralight
Lighter and waterproof matches
Small Leatherman knife
Toothbrush and paste, floss, sunscreen, sunglasses, moleskin, compass, whistle, chapstick, Aleve, Doxycycline (for possible Lyme), bugspray, mosquito head net, toilet paper.
Earplugs, sunglasses.
Princeton Tec Remix lightweight Headlamp with 3 extra AAA batteries
I-phone, charging cord, extra charge unit (Mophie)
2015 The A.T. Guide- A Handbook For Hiking the Appalachian Trail by David "AWOL" Miller
Black Diamond trekking poles