2010 PCT Gear

2010 PCT Gear


List of Hiking Favorites of 2010

PCT Solo Gear List
Pack, Sleeping, Tent, Cooking, Water

# Item Description Weight(oz)
1 Pack –  Granite Gear Vapor Ki 33
2 Pack Cover/Liner – Sea to Summit Pack Liner 3
3 Sleeping Bag –  Montbell UL SS #2 25 degree down 28
4 Pad –  Thermarest Neo Air 14
5 Pillow –  Thermarest Pillow Cover 1
6 Tent –  Tarptent Moment 21
7
8 Sit Pad –  Square cut from Thermarest Z-Rest 0.0
9 Stove – Fancy Feast cat food can w/foil windshield/Pot Evernew .9 L  with 8 oz. of alcohol fuel 13
10 Mug/Bowl/Light my Fire Spork 1
11 Water Filter –  Aquamira drops 2
12 Water Container –  2L Platypus with Camelbak bite valve 3
13 Dr. Pepper plastic bottle for flavored drinks 0.0
Sub-Totals: 7.9 lbs
Clothing Carried
# Item Description Weight(oz)
1 Down Jacket –  Montbell UL Down Inner Sweater 5
2 Rain/Wind Jacket –  North Face Diad 7
3 Gloves –  Smartwool Inner Glove with medical plastic gloves 1
4 Hat –  Icebreaker Beanie 1
5 Bug Net 0
6 Long Underwear Bottoms –  Icebreaker 200 5
7 Long Underwear Top –  Icebreaker Atlas Zip 3
8 Camp Shoes –  Mary Jane Crocs 7
Sub-Totals: 1.8 lbs
Clothing Worn
# Item Description
1 Convertible Pants –  Columbia or North Face
2 L/S Shirt –  Mountain Hardware Canyon
3 SS Shirt –  Patagonia Wool 1
4 Underwear –  2 pair Patagonia
5 Sport Bra –  Champion
6 Bandana –  Buff and 1 cotton bandana
7 Socks –  3 pair/Wrightsock, Injinji,Wigwam
8 Hat –  Baseball cap and OR Sun Bucket Hat
9 Sunglasses – Smith
10 Compass/Barometer/Altimeter –  Sunnto Lumi Watch
11 Poles –  Gossamer Lightrek 4 with straps
Hiking Shoes – Merrell Moab Venilator and North Face Hedgehogs
Misc.
# Item Description Weight(oz)
1 Headlamp –  Black Diamond Ion 1
2 First Aid Kit in small Ziplock –  small Chap Ice extra lip balm,tweezers,moleskin, duct tape, sewing kit, band aids, antibiotic ointment, ibuprofen, Sudafed, Nodoz,matches, emery board, extra pair of contacts, penny, razor blade 5
3 Personal Items in Granite Gear zip pouch –  Dermatone Lip Balm, Coppertone sunscreen, Neutrogena Hand Cream, Campsuds, brush, deodorant, travel toothbrush and toothpaste, dental floss, prescription glasses, contact case and solution, brush, 2 hair rubber bands, Bens 100 Deet 16
4 Ditty Bag in Granite Gear bag – Shovel, TP, Purell 5
5 Pencil and small spiral notebook 1
6 Camera –  Canon SD880 IS with extra battery and case 8
7 Tri-pod –  Ultra Pod and Stik Pic 1
8 Phone/Trail Journal/Check in Device – iPhone with Solar Surge Charger 8
9 Maps – PCT Atlas and Guidebook 5
Sub-Totals: 3.1lbs
Extra Gear for Trail Pass to Echo Resort
# Item Description Weight(oz)
1 Bear Canister – Bearikade Weekender 31
2 Crampons – Kahtoola Microspikes 12
Ice AxeSub-Totals: 123.3 lbs


Tried and True Foods I Bring Backpacking

Balance Bars (my favorite sweet & salty peanut butter)

Propel in individual packets

Gatorade Sport Beans with Caffeine

Mary Jane Organics Freeze Dried Foods

Mountain House Chicken Breasts with Mashed Potatoes

Cream of Wheat/Flavored Oatmeal

Vegetable Soup made with freeze dried vegetables, with Ox bouillon

Tuna Packets with mayo and relish

Coffee Medaglia D’Oro Instant Espresso

Butter Toffee Peanuts

Mashed Potatoes (all flavors)

Tortillas

GORP – almonds, coconut, plain M&Ms, cranberries, pineapple, soybeans

Wasabi Peas

Dates

Food I will be adding on the PCT

Snickers

Emergen C

Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter filled pretzels

Starbucks Via Instant Coffee

Coconut M&Ms

Enertia Freeze Dried Foods

Favorite Online Retailers (Great Discounts)

Backcountrygear

Campsaver

Prolite

REI

Rock Creek