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"A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat.'"

- Steven Wright

Backpack

  • Arc Tery'x Khamsin 50

    • Tent

  • Mountain Hardware Solitude

    • Sleeping Bag / Pad

  • Mountain Hardware 20 Degree Tallac Stormlight (down fill)
  • Thermarest 3/4 length Ultralight

    • Cooking gear

  • MSR Dragonfly Stove
  • MSR 11-ounce Fuel Bottle
  • MSR Titanium Pot with Lid
  • Lexan Spoon
  • Small Gerber Knife

    • Clothing

  • Patagonia R2 Regulator Fleece
  • One Patagonia lightweight long-sleeve Capilene Top
  • One pair Patagonia lightweight Capilene Bottoms
  • Two Patagonia lightweight short-sleeve Capilene Tops
  • One pair Gramicci Shorts
  • One pair North Face Shorts
  • One pair EMS Nylon Pants
  • Lowe Alpine Triple-Point Ceramic (waterproof) Anorak
  • Two pairs Liner Socks
  • One Pair Smartwool Socks
  • One Pair Waterproof Socks
  • One Pair Chaco Z1 Sandals

    • Other Hiking Gear

  • Komperdell Trekking Poles (pair)
  • One 32-ounce and Two 16-ounce Nalgene Water Bottles
  • PUR Hiker Water Filter
  • Two Photon Micro-lights (one amber and one white)
  • Two Bandanas
  • Outdoor Research HydroSeal Stuff Sack (for clothes)
  • Outdoor Research Nylon Stuff Sack (for food)
  • Small Camp Towel

    • First Aid / Repair Kit

  • One piece moleskin
  • 4-5 BandAids
  • Hydrocortisone Cream
  • Neosporin
  • Portable Aqua Iodine Tablets (back-up for filter)
  • Seam Grip
  • One Nylon Patch
  • Duct Tape

    • Other

  • Journal and Pen
  • AT Data Book
  • Pages from the ATC Thru-Hiker Companion Book
  • Camera
  • Toilet Paper
  • Small Radio with Headphones

    • With a full five-day food supply, my total pack weight was about 35 pounds (that's about 10 pounds of food and 25 pounds of gear). I started out at 55 pounds though, and sent excess stuff ("dead weight") home as I went. Some stuff that I realized I did not need included a compass, headlamp, extra clothing, and a swiss army knife. The weight of your pack becomes a huge issue on the trail so you pretty much ditch anything that you don't use every single day. Believe me, when you are lugging a backpack over mountains all day every day you cannot help but think about how to get rid of ANYTHING you don't need! It is not uncommon for a group of thru-hikers to sit around and compare their gear ounce by ounce, literally.

    Everyone has something that they carry which they know is excess weight but they choose to carry it anyway. For me I carried a book for reading at night and at times I carried two cameras so that I could take both slide and print photographs. I also carried a small American flag to break out on worthy summits.




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