Gear List
Continental Divide Starting Gear List
This is the one where I talk about all of the shit that I put in my backpack. 🎒 (As one does!) I will note that this is my first...
Packing My Fears: Gear Updates for the CDT
Sunny days, cold nights, wildlife, and limited trail towns are just a few fears I’ll be packing to experience along the CDT. In this blog, I’ll be discussing the updates...
Good Golly, a Gear List!
All right…the blog to quench several readers’ queries: my gear list. I’m not sure why this is so, but there is a profound fascination with backpacker gear lists. I love...
8 Reasons Why I’m a Hammock Camper (and 4 drawbacks to it).
One of the most important pieces of gear for any backpacking trip, be it a weekend jaunt or a full thru-hike, is a shelter system. And while there are many...
Only the Essential: My AT Gear List
With more than 900 miles of hiking, including one successful thru-hike, here's everything Hot Foot is bringing to hike the AT.
CrampPa Tillman’s Gear List
Pack Base Weight of 18 lbs. Less than a week before I start walking the PCT. I currently have my pack down to Base Weight of 18 lbs. Not the...
Some Gear, Glorious Gear.
What do we want?! To talk about gear! When do we want it?! Always! Now that my current gear list is posted, I'd share a few thoughts on how and...
Gear
When I was hiking 12 years ago, my empty backpack alone was about four pounds. When full, I could count on carrying about 50 pounds when hiking for a few...
PocketSnacks’s Gear List
This is not ultralight, but it isn't heavy either. I am prepared for winter-like temperatures, lots of rain, and many water crossings. This trail is incomplete; however, there are two...
OK, the Requisite Gear List.
We Penguinos have a base weight of 11 lbs. Yes, I know the PCT and AT included sleeping gear and shelter in the base weight. They will laugh at our...