Now that the weather is warming up I've been preparing to hit the trails again - the foot trails. Since my pack is already loaded for training I decided to do a walk through of my gear for moderate and warm weather backpacking. This is just what I carry and is based on personal preference. Its not for everyone and its subject to change.
Here goes:
- Trail
- Shelter and Sleeping (Depending on conditions and what appeals to me at the time I may sleep in a tent or hammock so i'll list both):
- REI Half Dome 2 man Tent (Note: I pack the tent, fly, and footprint in the stuff sack inside my pack and the poles and stakes outside my pack)
- Hammock, Rainfly, Bug Net from Chill Gorilla. These are affordable and have been very reliable so far.
- Ground Hog Tent Stakes
- REI 30 degree mummy bag - I don't know the actual model
- Big Agnes Q-core sleeping pad
- InstaCamp inflatable pillow
- Water and Water Treatment
- Nalgene 48 oz. water bottle (WATER ONLY)
- Plastic Bottloed Water bottle (for use with drink mixes)
- Lifeunion 10 Liter Collapsible Water Container (For family or group trips)
- Sawyer Products Mini Water Filtration System - My set up uses a repurposed Platypus bladder and tube fashioned into a gravity system.
- Food and Cooking (Depending on the trip my stove selection may vary).
- MSR Whisperlite Universal Stove (Often configured for Iso fuel but for cold weather and large groups configured for white gas)
- Primus EtaExpress Stove System
- GSI Soloist and/or GSI Minimalist cook kits combined
- GSI scraper
- Snow Peak Titanium Spork
- GSI Outdoors Glacier Stainless Bottle Cup/Pot
- Stuff sack and paracord with carabiner for hanging food (PCT hang)
- One gallon ZipLoc bags for food organization and trash
- Dinner (I prefer Mountain House over any other brand of premade i have tried)
- Lunch (Typically something grab and go like Clif Bars, nuts, or cheese. Occasionally ramen because it cooks very fast)
- Breakfast (oatmeal packets)
- Drinks (Water, Water, Water, individual Country Time Lemonade packets, individual instant coffee packets)
- Snacks (Clif Bars or something similar, GORP, beef jerkey, individual SPAM, individually wrapped cheese sticks)
- First Aid
- Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight 0.5 Solo First (if travelling alone)
- Adventure Medical Kits - Ultralight and Watertight .9 First Aid Kit (if not travelling alone)
- Gold Bond Friction Defense
- Boudreaux's Butt Paste Diaper Rash Ointment (in a 1 oz plastic jar) - incase the above doesn't work... when you need it you need it!
- WiseWays Herbals All Heal Salve (in a 1 oz plastic jar)
- hand sanitizer
- Tools and Utility
- Gerber Paraframe knife
- Black Diamond Spot Headlamp - 300 Lumen
- Extra batteries (new batteries wrapped with rubber bands to distinquish the difference)
- Gerber Dime multitool
- Repair kit (Thread, needle, duct tape, vinyl patch, Super glue)
- Lighter
- Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0
- UST WetFire Tinder
- Clothing and Insulation (Obviously dependent on weather/climate)
- Convertible Hiking Pants
- T-Shirt
- Light pullover fleece
- Columbia Bora Bora hat
- Cheap sunglasses (I always lose them so I never spend much money on them)
- Athletic socks (fresh! Not worn out)
- Compression/Athletic shorts
- Buff
- Watch
- Stocking cap/beanie
- Columbia Weather Drain Rain Jacket
- Change of socks and underwear
- Shorts and clean t-shirt for sleeping
- gloves
- When Nature Calls
- Duece of Spades trowel
- Biodegradable TP
- ArcherOG Biodegradable Wipes
- All neatly contained in a one gallon ziploc bag and stuff sack for easy grab and go.... so to speak.