Gear

Check out this gear… in video form! Youtube!

Or the gear I used in 2016! Youtube! (4,800mi ECT 6lb gear list)

I started the Pacific Crest Trail only carrying 5lbs of gear on my back, which I intended to use nothing more for the next 4 months. Roughly I’ve used a similar kit for the last 7,000 miles of my hiking life, so feel comfortable talking about it.

2018 PCT Gear List

14oz – Backpack – Pa’lante V2
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 – four 2′, and two 7′ lines // Could be thinner and lighter
1.2oz – Groundcloth – Polycro // Cut to size
0.8oz – Stakes – (6) Zpacks Carbon Fiber
1.8oz – Water Bottles – (2) Zephyrhills 1.5L
1oz – Food Bowl – Peanut butter plastic screw top container
1.2oz – Food bag – 20 x 12.5 OPsak
0.3oz – Spoon – Plastic // Cut down
1.6oz – Socks – Walmart // Nylon
1oz – Hat – Zpacks synthetic micro-fleece beanie
5.9oz – Rain Jacket – Frogg Toggs Ultra lite L
1.9oz – Wind Pants – Montbell Tachyon
9.2oz – Jacket – Montbell Thermawrap (check out the Nunatak PCT instead)
0.7oz – Glove Liners – Zpacks Possum Down
0.8oz – Flashlight – Olight i3S EOS
4.5oz – Cell Phone – Sony Xperia X Compact // 32gb, 23mp camera, 128gb sd card
7.1oz – External Battery – Tqka 10,000mAh Qualcomm Quick Charge
0.8oz – USB Cords – 2′ / 10″
3.5oz – Wall Charger – Qualcomm dual port charger
0.4oz – Headphones – Earbuds // Cheap
0.2oz – Toothpaste – Travel Sized
2g – Toothbrush – Bamboo // Cut down
0.3oz – ID, Money, & Credit Card – // In a ziploc