Gear
Check out this gear… in video form! Youtube!
Or the gear I used on the Shetowee Trace Trail! Youtube!
Or the gear I used in 2018! Youtube! (Pacific Crest Trail)
Or the gear I used in 2016! Youtube! (4,800mi ECT 6lb gear list)
The gear I will be using on the Pacific Northwest Trail hiking 600 miles across the state of Washington in August. Roughly I’ve used a similar kit for the last 8,000 miles of my hiking life, so I feel comfortable this is all dialed in to what suits me best. Naturally subject to change.
2019 STT Gear List
- 11.8oz – Backpack – Pa’lante Joey
- 17oz – Quilt – Mountain Laurel Designs FKT synthetic quilt XL
- 1oz – Sleeping Pad – GossamerGear Thinlight 1/8″ // Torso length
- 4.5oz – Tarp – Zpacks 7′ x 9′ Flat Tarp
- 1.0oz – Guylines – Three 2′, and two 7′ lines
- 1.2oz – Groundcloth – Polycro // Cut to size
- 1oz – Stakes – (5) Zpacks Carbon Fiber
- 0.6oz – Water Bottles – (2) Super Cheap
- 1oz – Food Bowl – Peanut butter plastic screw top container
- 1.5oz – Food bag – 20 x 12.5 OPsak
- 0.3oz – Spoon – Plastic // Cut down
- 1.4oz – Socks – Injinji
- 5.9oz – Rain Jacket – Frogg Toggs Ultra lite L
- 1.9oz – Wind Pants – Montbell Tachyon
- 5.8oz – Jacket – KUIU Peloton 97
- 0.3oz – Leukotape – Stuck on wax paper
- 0.2oz – Scissors – Mini Titanium
- 0.8oz – Flashlight – Olight i3S EOS
- 14.1oz – Camera – Panasonic Lumix G7
- 2oz – Lens – 14mm // Small & Light
- 3oz – Microphone – Rode Video Micro Compact
- 5.1oz – Batteries & Charger – (2) Dual Port Charger
- 4.5oz – Cell Phone – Sony Xperia X Compact // 32gb, 23mp camera, 128gb sd card
- 13oz – External Battery – Ravpower 20,100mAh Qualcomm Quick Charge
- 1.2oz – USB Cords – 4′ / 10″
- 1.2oz – Wall Charger – Qualcomm Dual Port
- 0.4oz – Headphones – Earbuds // Cheap
- 0.2oz – Toothpaste – Travel Sized
- 2g – Toothbrush – Bamboo // Cut down
- 0.3oz – ID, Money, & Credit Card – // In a ziploc
Total base weight of pack (the weight without food, water, fuel or worn clothing)
- 6.6 lbs
Worn on my body: Altra Superior 4 Shoes, Sunday Afternoon Adventure Hat, short sleeve button up shirt, running shorts, Walmart nylon socks, LED flashlight necklace, Casio watch, and sunglasses.
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