What I'll be wearing
Clockwise from top left:
- Baleaf Men's 7" Running Shorts (6.3 oz)
- Patagonia Lightweight Capilene S/S shirt (3.2 oz)
- Darn Tough Hike/Trek Micro Crew (2.6 oz)
- Brooks Cascadia 13 Trail-Running Shoes - Men's (24.6 oz)
- Dirty Girl Gaiters (1.4 oz)
Stuff carried on the front of me
Here are the items that I carry on the front of me, whether in my hipbelt pouches, on my should straps, or in my hands (i.e., not in my pack). Basically stuff I need relatively easy access to. From left to right:
- LT5 Three Piece Carbon Trekking Poles (10.6 oz)
- Ray Bans (1.0 oz)
- Fintie Glasses Case (1.2 oz)
- Swiss Army Executive 81 (0.8 oz)
- Purell Hand Sanitizer Gel (1.3 oz)
- Sawyer Insect Repellant (20% picaridin) (2.5 oz)
- Rite-in-Rain pen (0.4 oz)
- Long Trail map (1.3 oz)
- Buff Wear bandana (1.2 oz)
- iPhone ear buds (0.4 oz)
- Not shown: iPhone ( 6.3 oz) (used it to take photo)
- Not shown: Casio Men's Analog Watch (0.7 oz) (already attached to my pack's shoulder strap)
The Big Three (backpack, shelter, and sleep system)
My pack
- Zpacks Arc Blast 55L (22.5 oz)
- Nylofume liner bag (1.0 oz) (barely visible to the right of the pack)
My shelter and sleep system
Clockwise from left to right:
- Tarptent Aeon Li tent (16.4 oz)
- HammockGear Premium Burrow Quilt (19.6 oz)
- NEMO Switchback Sleeping Pad (15.0 oz)
- Big Sky DreamSleeper UL Pillow (1.4 oz)
- TNH tent stakes x8 (2.5 oz)
Extra clothes
Additional clothing for sleeping, keeping warm, and keeping dry. And my camp shoes.
Top row (L-R):
- Patagonia Lightweight Capilene L/S shirt (4.3 oz)
- Montane Allez Micro Pull-On fleece (6.0 oz)
- Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer Jacket (8.9 oz)
Middle row (L-R):
- ExOfficio Give-N-Go Sport Mesh Briefs - (2.0 oz)
- Brooks running shorts for sleep/town (4.0 oz)
- Darn Tough Hike/Trek Micro Crew (2.7 oz)
- Outdoor Research Men's Helium II Rain Jacket (6.8 oz)
- Zpacks Vertice Rain Pants (3.5 oz)
Bottom row (L-R):
- Xero Z-Trail Sandals (11.3 oz)
- Hyperlite Pod (small) to store clothes/electornics/pillow (1.1 oz)
- Marmot rain cap (1.9 oz)
Electronic stuff
L-R from the top:
- iPhone charger cord (0.4 oz)
- PETZL Bindi headlamp (1.2 oz)
- charging cords x2 (0.5 oz ea.)
- Garmin inReach (8.0 oz)
- Anker PowerCore 10000 battery charger (7.6 oz)
- AUKEY USB Wall Charger, Dual Port (1.2 oz)
- Fonken Quick Charge 3.0 (1.4 oz)
My first aid and personal hygeine stuff
In no particular order but roughly from top to bottom:
- Repair kit with extra guylines/tape/needles/pins/thread (2.8 oz)
- Dr. Bronner's Soap (1.3 oz)
- American Paper Tissue Coreless Roll (2.5 oz)
- Wysi Wipe Reusable Singles (1.8 oz) (to wash face, etc.)
- Body Glide (1.5 oz)
- Leukotape for hot spots and blisters (0.7 oz) (acts like moleskin but I find it sticks better; works like a charm)
- travel toothbrush (0.4 oz)
- Colgate small tube (0.8 oz)
- Homemade first aid kit (advil, benadryl, immodium, band-aids, neosporin, ear plugs) (3.5 oz)
First aid and personal hygeine stuff. In no particular order but roughly from top to bottom: no trace!)
Cooking and water system
From left to right:
- Zpacks bear bag hanging system to keep food away from animals (3.3 oz)
- Aloksak odor-proof bag to keep vermin away (1.2 oz)
- Stove fuel bottle for Denatured Alcohol (1.4 oz)
- Trail Designs Sidewinder Ti-Tri alcohol stove and windscreen/pot holder (2.0 oz)
- Mini-Bic lighter (0.4 oz)
- REI Multi Towel Lite (0.8 oz)
- small piece of green scotch pad (0.1 oz) (shown on top of towel)
- GSI Outdoors Infinity Mug for my morning coffee while eating breakfast (2.4 oz) (a luxury item)
- GG Long-Handle Bamboo Spoon (0.4 oz)
- Evernew Titanium UL Pot 900ml (3.7 oz)
- Penta water bottles x2 (1.5 oz ea.) (needed wider ones than the ubiquitous Smartwater bottles, which always fell out of my side pockets when I leaned over)
- Platypus Platy Water Bottle 70 oz. for carrying extra water when needed (1.3 oz)
- Katadyn BeFree Collapsible Water Filter (2.2 oz)
Everything together, laid out, except the Nemo Switchback sleeping pad, which I had put to the side and forgot about (the orange thing in the photo with my tent and sleeping quilt).
Everything packed away except the clothes I'll be wearing (in front of pack) and food (not pictured). Also, I forgot to attach my Nemo Switchback sleeping pad (the orange thing in the photo with my tent and sleeping quilt). It attaches to the outside of the pack near the bottom where those loops are.
