Here’s my Appalachian Trail gear list. At first, it was tailored to an early start on the AT, which meant extra layers and microspikes, but warm stuff was shuffled out as temps increased. This gear also carried me beyond Katahdin, 700 miles north to Cap Gaspé in Quebec, where SpiceRack and I touched the northern terminus of our larger ECT thru-hike. Lots of things, lots of good miles.
Clothing:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Insulated Jacket | EE Torrid APEX jacket (Review) | 7.25 |
| Extra Socks | Darn Tough x 2 | 3.8 |
| Warm Hat | Rainbow Beanie | 4.1 |
| Gloves | Seirus Gloves | 3.6 |
| Rain Jacket | Sitka Vapor SD (Review)* | 5.3 |
| Wind Jacket | Houdini Come Along Jacket (Review)* | 4 |
| Wind Pants | Dance Pants | 3.5 |
| Sleep Leggings | Nike Leggings | 7.8 |
The Big Three:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Shelter | Zpacks Plex Solo (Review)* | 14 |
| Stakes | Various x 10 | 5 |
| Sleeping Quilt | Cedar Ridge Outdoors Custom Synthetic LeConte | 20 |
| Sleeping Pad | Therm-a-rest Z Lite Sol (Review)* | 14.4 |
| Backpack | Gossamer Gear G4-20* | 25 |
Electronics:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Camera | Sony RX-100 MII | 10.1 |
| Camera Extras | Camera case+battery | 3.9 |
| Battery | Anker 10,000mAh | 6.7 |
| Plug+Cord | Anker plug+USB cord | 1.4 |
| Music | Sansa ClipZip MP3 | 0.9 |
| Headphones | Yurbuds | 0.7 |
| Phone | iPhone SE | 5.5 |
| Typing | Bluetooth keyboard | 5 |
| PLB | Garmin InReach Mini | 5 |
| Headlamp | Nitecore NU25 | 1 |
Gear:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Knife | Mini Swiss Army knife | 0.7 |
| Water Filter | Platypus Gravityworks 2L | 9.1 |
| Water Storage | Smartwater bottle | 0.4 |
| Water Storage | 2L Platypus soft bottle | 1.3 |
| Fire | Bic lighter | 0.7 |
| Compass | Suunto A-10 | 1.1 |
| Wallet | Money and Stuff | 0.3 |
| Trowel | Old plastic one | 1.3 |
| Bidet | CuloClean (Review)* | 0.5 |
| Pack Liner | Compactor bag | 2.3 |
| Headnet | Sea to Summit | 0.9 |
| Umbrella | Euroschirm Chrome | 8.3 |
| Guardian | Ganesh | 0.5 |
Kitchen:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Bowl | PB Jar | 1.1 |
| Spoon | Wooden Spoon from CDT | 0.3 |
| Food Bag | Reusable Plastic Grocery Bag | 1 |
Toiletries:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Tooth Hygiene | paste+brush | 1.5 |
| Nerd Stuff | Retainer+case | 0.8 |
| Nail Clippers | generic | 0.6 |
| First Aid | Custom kit | 1.8 |
| Brace | ACE bandage | 1.8 |
| Pills | Vitamin I + other | 0.8 |
| Sunscreen | Sun Bum | 2.5 |
| Insect Repellent | Insect Shield professional treatment | 0 |
Total:
| total | base weight | 11lb 8oz |
Worn while hiking:
| What | Description | Weight (oz) |
| Shoes | Altra Lone Peak 3.5 (Review) | 18 |
| Socks | Darn Tough lightcrew | 2.1 |
| Shorts | Chubbies boardshorts | 5.2 |
| Leggings | Thrift Store Nike | 5 |
| Shirt | Patagonia Tropic Comfort | 6.3 |
| Hat | Sunday Afternoons Vantage | 3 |
| Sunglasses | Suncloud Respek | 1.1 |
| Watch | Coros APEX – 46mm | 2 |
| Mask | REI mask | 0.5 |
| Trekking Poles | GG LT5 Carbon Poles (Review)* | 10.2 (pair) |
* These items were provided to me free of charge in exchange for performance feedback. It is both humbling and awesome to receive free gear, but my opinions are my own. Bigly.
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