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Gear, Glorious Gear
After my trial run, here is what that remains.
Pack
Klymit Motion 60
41.4 oz
Tent/ Shelter
Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2, w/ foot print
42 oz
Sleeping bag
Zpacks 30 (warmer weather)/ Big Agnes Bellyache SL 17
14 oz / 39 oz
Sleeping pad
Therm A Rest Z lite
12 oz
Footwear
Vasque Breeze 2.0 Mid GTX
38 oz
Bedrock Gabbro
8.6 oz
Socks
Injinji liners
Darn tough
Gloves/Mittens
Outdoor Reasearch Metamorph Gloves
2.5 oz
Hat
Zpacks fleece hat
.95 oz
Rain/wind jacket
Marmot Precip
11.4 oz
Umbrella
U.L. Trekking Umbrella
5.8 oz
My stepdad helped me rig up a hands-free system.
Stove
Jet boil flash
15.25 oz
Water purification
Sawyer squeeze
3 oz
Electronics
Smartphone
Nook GlowLight Plus
(It’s waterproof and lasts for weeks on a single charge!)
6.9 oz
Goal zero battery pack
6.4 oz
Hiking poles
Pacerpoles – Carbon
(favorite piece of gear so far!)
17.9 oz
Knife
Spyder Co delica
My brother, the knife buff, picked this out for me.
I sleep easier with this bad boy in my pocket.
2.5 oz
My clothing system is still up in the air. I wasn’t too happy with the layering system I had on my last hike.
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Comments 3
Hi Emily,
I’m so excited for you, getting to have this chance. I also live in the middle of nowhere Illinois. Ha! The date is getting closer! I look forward to keeping up with your hike. Enjoy nature while you are out there.
Just Walk.
DeeLane
Glad to see another Saluki hitting the trail! Take it one day at a time. Even when conditions are poor, it’s better than what all the other poor saps have to deal with behind a desk.
Used the same tent on my 1900 miles, worked great. Didn’t bring the foot print and never wished I had it.
Great luck and take it slow.
Kevin(Fidel)