Gear for the AT
Living at home, I was able to save a good sum of money for the trail so I splurged on some really nice gear. Having lots of time on my hands, I have spent too much time reading and thinking about the trail and I hope my expectations don't spoil my experience.
Here's a table of the gear I plan to start out with. Total weight and cost are below the table. It's a little heavier than I would've liked, but should be very comfortable and I'm even thinking about having my kindle sent out to me if I find I have time for reading.
| Big 3: Pack, sleeping, tent | |||
Item
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Specific item
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Weight
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Cost
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| Backpack | HMG windrider 3400 | 32.0 oz | $255 |
| Tent | Tarptent Rainbow and tyvek groundsheet | 38.0 oz | $345 |
| Sleeping bag | Zpacks 10 | 19.4 oz | $485 |
| Sleeping pad | Thermarest NeoAir | 11.0 oz | $128 |
| Sleeping bag liner | Cocoon silk mummy | 4.5 oz | $40 |
| Cooking | |||
| Cooking stove | Jetboil Sol Ti | 8.5 oz | $120 |
| Cozy | Made from reflective car shade | 0.5 oz | $3 |
| Spoon | Titanium spork | 0.5 oz | $12 |
| Water Bottles | Gatorade bottle | 1.0 oz | $0 |
| Water Bladder | Platypus 2L | 3.5 oz | $16 |
| Water Treatment | Aquamarina drops | 3.0 oz | $13 |
| Survival, hygiene | |||
| Guidebook | 1/3 AT guide (other sections to be mailed) | 4.0 oz | $15 |
| Headlamp | Petzl Tikka | 2.9 oz | $23 |
| First Aid | Ibuprofen, bandaids, antiseptic wipes, icy hot | 2.0 oz | $0 |
| Multitool | Victorinox swiss army rambler | 0.9 oz | $25 |
| Pepper Spray | Sabre red | 1.0 oz | $0 |
| Hanging rope | 50' white cord | 2.0 oz | $5 |
| Firestarter | Mini lighter | 0.3 oz | $0 |
| Toiletries | Toothbrush, toothpaste, wipes, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, Brommer's soap, gold bond | 10.0 oz | $0 |
| Packed clothing | |||
| Thermal top | Merino 150 crew shirt | 4.1 oz | $30 |
| Thermal bottoms | Minus33 merino wool midweight | 6.4 oz | $40 |
| Jacket | Ghost Whisperer hooded down jacket | 6.4 oz | $200 |
| Rain suit | Frogg Toggs | 8.6 oz | $15 |
| Extra Hiking Socks | Darn Tough | 2.1 oz | $15 |
| Sleeping Socks | Wool, lying around the house | 2.0 oz | $0 |
| Extra underwear | Exofficio and random pair for sleeping | 1.3 oz | $15 |
| Bandana | Lying around the house | 0.9 oz | $0 |
| Warm hat | Scavenged | 1.4 oz | $0 |
| Gloves | Cheap kind | 0.8 oz | $1 |
| Gadgets | |||
| Cell Phone | Iphone 5 | 5.0 oz | $0 |
| Mp3 player | Sansa Clip and 32gb micro USB | 0.8 oz | $32 |
| Cables | Headphones, charging cables | 2.3 oz | $0 |
| External Battery | NewTrent PowerPak | 8.0 oz | $0 |
| USB travel adapter | PowerGen white dual usb wall charger | 2.0 oz | $10 |
| Bluetooth keyboard | Bestek mini foldable keyboard | 4.0 oz | $25 |
| Other | |||
| Stuff Sacks | Cheapos from walmart | 2.5 oz | $13 |
| Journal | Rite in the Rain small notepad | 1.6 oz | $7 |
| Pencil | Mechanical | 0.2 oz | $0 |
| Towel | Half of a camp towel | 2.1 oz | $0 |
| Mini pillowcase | Closet find | 0.6 oz | $0 |
| Cards and cash | ID, debit card, minimal cash | 0 oz | $0 |
| Worn/carried | |||
| Trekking poles | Black Diamond | 15.6 oz | $17 |
| Shirt | Short sleeve black | 3.0 oz | $10 |
| Shorts/Pants | Rugged exposure zip-off pants | 11.0 oz | $18 |
| Socks | Darn tough | 2.1 oz | $15 |
| Underwear | Exofficio | 0.7 oz | $15 |
| Bra | Sports bra | 1.1 oz | $7 |
| Head scarf | Square bandana - custom painted from Etsy | 0.3 oz | $30 |
| Shoes | Saucony Peregrine size 9 | 18.5 oz | $77 |
| Insoles | Superfeet blue | 2.5 oz | $36 |
| Knee brace | From doctor | 2.2 oz | $0 |
| Watch | Mechanical Timex | 1.0 oz | $30 |
Packed weight: 13.1 lbs
Skin-out weight: 16.7 lbs
Total cost: $2,161
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