| Gear Item | Name | Weight | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backpack: | 39 oz. | The REI Flash 40 was replaced after 109.5 miles due to a poor fit and general dilapidation. I am now happily using the ULA Circuit, though it turns out that a properly fitting pack impinges my lateral femoral cutaneous nerves. I have remedied this by stuffing a beer cozy full of socks and placing it between the buckle and my stomach to relieve pressure on my inguinal ligaments and underlying nerves. | |
| Sleeping Bag: | Mont-Bell Ultralight Super Spiral Down Hugger #1 (Long) | 40 oz. | |
| Tent: | Tarptent Double Rainbow | 41oz | Note: weight is listed from website. I seam sealed the tent, added 2 MSR GroundHog stakes and 1.25mm spectra cord for guying out the beaks. |
| Groundcloth: | 8 oz.4'x8'TyVek | Mostly for the desert, where spines are plentiful... | |
| Sleeping Pad: | 10 oz | Swapped out the Gossamer Gear pad for the Therm-a-rest at Mt. Laguna for a few reasons. 1.) The GG is not comfortable for side sleepers. 2.) The GG slides around on the bottom of my tent like a greased pig. 3.) I can pull the TR pad out during rest breaks, lie back, and put my feet up. 4.) the GG is too thin to keep any spines/thorns from poking through into my back/ass. Bottom line: COMFORT is key! Weight is secondary. |
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| Stove: | TrailDesigns Sidewinder Inferno Tri-ti | Includes stove, windscreen/pot support, |
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| Pot/Pan: | Evernew Ti Expedition 4 DX 1.9L w/ lid | 10.6 | Not the lightest, for sure, but the non-stick lining is a bonus, as is the fact that I already owned it. This will be the pot/pan for both Erin and myself. |
| Fuel bottle: | Gatorade 12 oz. | TBD | Holds 12 oz. of denatured alcohol/HEET. Our dinners usually take 750-1,000 mL of water, which equates to approximately 1.3-1.5 oz/fuel per boil at the altitudes we've been hiking at so far. |
| Spoon: | Sea to Summit AlphaLight Spoon (regular length) | 0.3 oz | |
| Pot scraper: | GSI | 0.4 oz | Invaluable. After scraping pots, they barely need a rinse. Saves on soap weight, sump digging, and precious water in the desert |
| Water Treatment: | SteriPen Adventurer Opti | 3.6 oz. (+2.4 oz 4x extra batteries) | Extra/spare batteries required. I started out w/ 2 sets of CR-123's, since the SteriPen is only supposed to get approx. 50L of treatment per set. |
| Backup water treatment: | Polar Pure | ?? | Pure iodine crystals dissolve into a saturated solution. 20 minute dwell time, and it's the best tasting iodine (if that's possible to say) on the planet. Sadly, the CA government shut them down because some meth cookers figured out how to incorporate the pure iodine in their recipe... |
| Lighter: | Bic (mini) | .3 oz | I gave in. Went with the mini bic. It's light, and I rarely need to use it. |
| First Aid Kit: | ~6 oz. | Painkillers, vitamins, blister kit, sewing kit, gauze, antiperspirant, etc. Full description coming. | |
| Hydration system: | Platypus hoser 3L | 4 oz. | I don't trust the zipping capabilities. I have poor luck with hydration systems, which really only need to do a few things: hold water, and dispense water. All the other accessories/bells and whistles are more things to break. |
| Spare bladder: | Platypus 2.5L | 1.3 oz | Extra capacity for the desert. Broke on day 3, currently held together with duct tape. |
Clothing (packed)
| Base layer top/bottoms | Smartwool microweight NTS(M/M) | 8.4/6.9 oz. respectively | |
| Insulated jacket: | Mont-bell UL Down Parka{M} | 9 oz. | This is awesome. 'Nuf said. |
| Rain Jacket: | Marmot Super Mica(L) | 8.3 oz | Won't be in the pack until Kennedy Meadows (mi ~700). Until then, I'll rely on my DWR-coated wind gear. |
| Wind Shirt: | Mont-Bell Taychon Anorak(M) | 2.3 oz | Orange... |
| Wind Pants: | Mont-Bell Dynamo | 2.6 oz | ... and Black! Go Giants! Go Beavs! |
| Camp Socks | KEEN Olympus hiking crew | Warm, plus they protect the sleeping bag from my foot grime | |
| Gloves | Burton fleece gloves | Lightweight w/ gripper pads. Also have a pair of nitrile gloves for vapor barrier liners. | |
| Warm Hat | Turtle Fur windstopper | Light, and keeps the wind out | |
| Stuff sack | Sea to Summit XS (4L)ultra-sil | 0.5 oz. | Everything above (save down jacket) fits into the 4L stuff sack with room to spare |
| Phone: | iPhone 4S w/ Otterbox Defender case | 5 oz. | Gotta have it. |
| Solar charger: | sCharger-5 | 8 oz. | USB output with enough juice to charge the notably finicky iPhone! Puts out 5 watts at peak output (5V/1,000mAh). |
| Camera: | Canon s110 | 8 oz. | Full-featured camera in a point-and shoot package. |
| Videocamera: | GoPro Hero HD | ...sometimes you need a video camera, too. How else am I going to get good footage of stream crossings and glissades? | |
| GPS communicator: | DeLorme InReach | 8 oz. | Two-way satellite communicator lets the parents sleep at night, and lets us post our location every X minutes/hours on the MapShare page... |
| Camera Battery Charger: | RAVcharger | Charges spare batteries for s110 and GoPro | |
| AA/AAABattery Charger: | GoalZero Guide 10 plus battery pack | 6.4 oz. (w/ 4 AA batteries) | Accepts USB input from solar charger for headlamp, InReach, and radio batteries. |
| Radio: | Sony ICF-S10MK2 AM/FM radio | 4.8 oz(w/o batteries) | Great reception - for listening to the San Francisco Giants while on the move. |
| Tripod | Ultrapod I | 2 oz. | Conventional mini tripod that can strap to hiking poles, backpack straps, trees, etc. Quite versatile, and quite light. |
| Camera case: | LowePro Ridge 10 | 2.8 oz. | Padded, plus the outside pocket holds spare batteries, flash cards and a small aloksak. |
| Stuff sack | Sea to Summit XXS (2.5L)ultra-sil | 0.4 | Everything above (save s110 and spare batteries) fits into the 2.5L stuff sack with room to spare |
| Shirt | ExOfficio BugsAway Halo | Has a plethora of pockets, good ventilation, and permethrin impregnation to keep the skeeters away (once they come out) | |
| Pants | REI Sahara convertible pants | 10 oz. | They are goofy, sure, but I like being able to keep the pantlegs on when the cacti and shrubs are around, or I have a sun burn. |
| Hiking Socks | KEEN Olympus light hiking mini | Slightly more padding than the SmartWool socks I was previously using. So far, working out great! | |
| Underwear | ExOfficio Give-n-Goboxer briefs | I've used the briefs in the past, and aside from the fact that I hate briefs, they work great. | |
| Sun hat | Columbia Omni Shade | well-ventilated, and keeps the sun off | |
| Sunglases | Smith Trace polarized | With my 'Desert Tortoise Council' chums | |
| Shoes | Brooks Beast | Lightweight and comfortable. Very light tread. Plus, they're brightly coloured. | |
| Insoles | Sole Signature DK Response | These are life-changing. I used Superfeet insoles for years, and these are worlds better. Throw 'em in an oven, then stand on em, and you have custom footbeds. My feet are happy and without blisters after the first section (109.5 mi.) Erin is not so lucky, sad to say... | |
| Hiking poles | Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork | 16 oz./pair | OK, so they aren't really clothes, but I put them on to hike just like everything else. They are light for 4-season poles but heavy for 3-season poles. I am hard on gear, so I opted for the durability of 4-season poles. They are great so far. |
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