Pre-Hike Gear List

One of my favorite things to do is watch people's gear videos on YouTube. I think it's so interesting to see what other people carry. After over a year and a half of trial and error, I've narrowed down my gear list to these items. It's more weight and volume than I'd like to carry, but I'm sure I'll be able to weed some stuff out after a few weeks on the trail. Without water and fuel, my pack currently weighs a little over 28 lbs. It's more than I'd like, but that includes 4-5 days worth of food, so the load will get lighter as I eat it. Here's what I'm carrying.

Pack Contents

This is nearly everything I will be carrying in my pack. I think the only things not pictured are fuel and my multi-tool. I'll detail more about each item in the following sections. From left to rightish, starting at the top:

• ZPacks bear bag kit with 8 lbs (4 days) of food
• Homemade first aid kit
• Toiletry bag
• REI pack towel
• Crocs camp shoes
• Black Rock down beanie
• MSR Hubba tent
• Tyvek tent "footprint"
• Tent poles
• Snow Peak Titanium Mini Solo Cookset (pot and mug)
• Medications (Ibuprofen, Benadryl, Immodium, etc.)
• Ben's 100 Max DEET
• Toilet paper
• P-Style female urinal (green)
• SPOT GPS tracker (orange)
• Chargers and spare batteries
• Montrail Mountain Masochist trail runners with green Superfeet insoles
• Seattle Sombrero rain hat
• ULA pack cover
• 2 liter and 1 liter Platypus water bladders
• Aqua Mira water purification drops
• Rite in the Rain journal with pencil, Rite in the Rain pen, and mini Sharpie
• Headlamp and matches
• 8-liter Sea to Summit dry bag for clothing (pink)
• Wool buff (purple)
• GoLite rain pants and Outdoor Research Helium II rain jacket
• NeoAir XLite sleeping pad (yellow)
• REI down mummy bag rated to 10 degrees in an eVent compression sack
• Seirus All Weather Gloves (these are different than the ones pictured)
• Outdoor Research waterproof mitts
• Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer down jacket
• Leki Cressida hiking poles

Clothing

This includes clothing both worn and carried.

• EMS women's camp cargo convertible pants
• Icebreaker wool tee (red)
• Icebreaker wool sports bra (x2)
• Icebreaker wool underwear and ExOfficio underwear
• Fox River X-Static Liner Socks (x2)
• Darn tough socks (x2)
• Possum down socks for sleeping
• Crocs camp shoes
• Black Rock down beanie
• Seattle Sombrero rain hat
• Nylon running shorts
• Wool long underwear top
• Icebreaker Sprite wool leggings
• EMS Women's Techwick Heavyweight Tights
• Dirty Girl gaiters
• Head net
• Wool buff (purple)
• GoLite rain pants
• Smart Wool midweight crew (blue)
• Seirus All Weather Gloves (these are different than the ones pictured)
• Outdoor Research waterproof mitts
• North Face fleece (grey)
• Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer down jacket

Kitchen

• ZPacks bear bag kit with 8 lbs (4 days) of food
• Snow Peak Titanium Mini Solo Cookset (pot and mug with stuff sack)
• Smart Water bottle
• Platypus 1 liter bladder
• ZPacks rock sack
• ZPacks bear bag cord (orange)
• MSR Pocket Rocket stove
• Purple bandana
• Snow Peak titanium spork (purple)
• Olive oil in 3 oz. bottle
• Waterproof matches
• Small pot scrubber (blue)
• Lighter
• Aqua Mira water purification drops
• 2 liter Platypus bladder

Electronics

• Dual USB charger
• AAA batteries
• Nikon Coolpix AW110
• SPOT GPS tracker (orange
• Mophie external battery
• Spare memory card and camera battery
• Cords to charge devices
• Camera battery charger
• Petzl headlamp
• Ear buds
• Cord to connect camera to computer
• I will also be carrying an iPhone 5 in a LifeProof case (not pictured)

Sleep System

• REI down mummy bag rated to 10 degrees in an eVent compression sack
• MSR Hubba tent
• MSR Hubba tent pole and stakes
• Tyvek ground sheet
• NeoAir XLite sleeping pad (yellow)

Toiletries

• First aid kit
• Bandana
• Wet Ones
• P-Style female urinal
• Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss
• Medications (Ibuprofen, Benadryl, Immodium, etc.)
• REI pack towel
• Facial cleansing cloths
• Collapsible hair brush and hair bands
• Dr. Bronner's soap
• Nail clippers
• Ear plugs
• Sunscreen
• Razor
• Toilet paper
• Face lotion, medications, etc.
• Ben's 100 Max DEET
• Cotton swabs and cotton pads
• Elastic head band

Other

• The A.T. Guide
• Rite in the Rain journal
• Pencil and Rite in the Rain pen
• Stamps
• Small photo wallet insert
• AT Passport
• Small notebook (for photo log)

The Whole Shabang

And here it is packed up in my Osprey Aura 65 pack. She's pretty full! If you have any specific gear questions, feel free to post them in the comments and I'll do my best to respond.

Stay tuned for a post-hike gear list/review to see what I ended up keeping and what I sent packing!