Gear List June 2019
Some
items are multipurpose and show up in more than one section.
I tend
to think of gear in a system approach.
Everything has to work together and to meet what I want
Pack:
·
I
am using my ULA pack again. I call it
Old Faithful. Also have a pack cover
·
I
also have a new Hyperlite Mountain Gear.
It is smaller. After coming off
trail I need to spend some serious time trying to make this pack work. Pack cover not needed; it is waterproof until
it is no longer waterproof. Becky's annotation--The Hyperlite is made of cuben fiber which is lighter weight than ripstop nylon.
Sleep
System:
·
Ground
cloth – a piece of Tyvek. Some Tyvek is
very slick and I don’t like it so much--It's easy to acquire from a construction site--just ask for a scrap of left-overs.
·
ThermarestZ-Lite pad
·
2-personNemo free standing tent and stakes.
2-person model was only a few ounces more but well worth the room
·
EnchantedEquipment sleeping quilt (I believe it is a 40-degree quilt)
·
Silk
liner to help keep the quilt clean. Also
provides a little more warmth
Navigation
System
·
Keeping
alert for signs is first and foremost
·
Paper
maps
·
Silva
Range compass w/ sighting mirror
·
Altimeter
watch – can track elevation gained or los.
Can also do dead reckoning with watch
·
Cell
phone w/ app. I will use Halfmile app
this year. Guthooks is a better option
Hydration
System
·
Sawyer
filter and squeeze
·
Aqua
Mira drops if I have to use skunky water
·
Water
bottles – 2 are Smartwater (same threads as filter), 2 are Gatorade
·
Electrolyte
powder (Skratch or Gatorade)
·
Possibly
some electrolyte pills or salt
Communication
·
Cell
phone and charger
·
Paper
and pens for blog. Send home to Becky w/
pre-addressed and stamped envelope
·
SD
card for photos also send home
Sanitation
·
TP
and hand sanitizer
·
Sliver
of soap, bandanna, small pack towel
Sun
protection
·
Long
sleeved shirt w/ collar
·
Cap
with bandanna covering neck
·
Sunglasses
·
Sunscreen. I stop using after awhile
Cooking
System
·
MSRPocket Rocket stove in the picture on the website, the stove is the part on top of the fuel canister
·
Fuel canister (stove screws onto canister)
·
Titanium
pot. Note: I do NOT cook in the pot; I
just heat up the water. Food I cook goes
into a freezer bag
·
Lighter
·
Spoon
from the kitchen
·
Cozy
that Becky made. Keeps the food hot
longer
Clothing
·
Hiking
shorts. Shorts MUST have two zippered
pockets Much of his clothing was acquired from thrift stores. They are a wonderful thing, thrift stores.
·
Long
sleeved shirt with collar. Taking Ex
Officio shirt w/ insect repellent. My
favorite is a Dakota Grizzly nylon
·
Nasty
ball cap that has well over 3,000 miles
·
DarnTough wool socks – thin and light for summer.
I take 2-3 pairs. With lifetime
guarantee why would you use any other sock.
Also wool is not as stinky
·
Trail
hiking or trail running shoes
o Brooks Cascadia
o Ascics
o Montrail. No longer made. I bought several pairs some years back
·
Extra
clothes
o Mont Belle – wind shirt, rain
jacket & pants. Also, VERY light
gloves when mosquitoes are swarming
o Stocking cap and gloves. Also, silk balaclava
o Baseball sanitary socks – pretty
long. Sleep in at night. Helps keep quilt clean
o NO base layer top or bottoms. NO vest or puffy jacket
Tools
and personal items
o
Black
Diamond hiking poles for balance when the trail has loose rock, crossing
streams, etc. Also, to help save knees
on downhill
o
Leatherman
TINY knife. Multi-tool
o
Toenail
clippers, scissors, tweezers (probably overkill as Leatherman has the last 3
features)
o
Supplements
– vitamin C&E, glucosamine, Omega XL or fish oil
o
Paper
and pens to do the math – how many miles must I do to get to XYZ re-supply before
post office closes on Friday
o
On
one sheet some scripture
o
NO
Walkman so no tunes, NO solar charger or battery pack so phone is off 98% of
the time. A lot of hikers have phone on
24-7 as it has phone app, tunes, etc.
o
Canon
Powershot camera
o
Toothbrush
and toothpaste
o
Medical
items in a freezer bag
o New Skin and betadine. A couple of sanitary wipes
o A few Band Aids with a little white
medical tape, duct tape and some vet wrap
o Ibuprofen which I use only as a
last resort
o Gold Bond foot cream
o On a trip like this you are one
misstep from disaster. There are MANY
trippers, rockers and rollers that will put you down in a heartbeat. You WILL have some missteps. You’d better be prepared walk 30 miles or
more if you get hurt. There is no other
option when you hike solo. You’ll have a
great story!
That is
all until I remember something else. Kevin
A lot of the gear can be purchased from REI.com. I put links on a few of the items so that you'd get an idea of what he's carrying.
Good luck Kevin!!!
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