Friday, February 11, 2011

Gearing Up...

My gear is laid out in the spare bedroom awaiting it's fate. I've been accumulating the necessities over the past month and finally getting close to a final setup.
Tent - MSR Hubba 1
Bag - Marmot Pinnacle 15 degree - down
Pad - Therm-a-rest ProLite 3/4
Pack - Osprey Kestral 68
Cook Setup - Primus canister stove, MSR Fuel Canister, GSI Pinnacle Soloist cook set, snowpeak titanium spork (thanks Thomas!), and MSR frying pan...
Clothing - Mountain Hardware synthetic "puffy" jacket, REI rain jacket, TNF rain pants, TNF Paramount Peak convertible pants, Mountain Hardware wicked lite Tshirt, Mountain Hardware wicking longsleeve shirt, REI wicking boxer shorts, REI midweight thermals top & bottoms (sleep), wool hat, wool gloves, smart wool socks x 3, (Town Clothes) Royal Robins synthetic pants & Sasquatch T-Shirt (poly-cotton blend), wicking ball cap
Footwear - Asolo Fugitive boots (x2 pairs), Patagonia Drifter AC trail shoe (x1 pair), Crocs Classic (camp shoes)
Light - Petzl Tikkina
Water - Katadyn Hiker PRO, 1L Nalgene widemouth, 4L MSR Dromedary.
Tools - small compass, Leatherman
Sacks - dry compression sack for down bag, dry bag for clothes, food bag.
Small First Aid kit - Advil - Ibuprofen, Multi-Vitamin, Neosporin, Assorted Band Aides, Gauze Pads, Gauze Wrap, Medical Tape
Small Toiletry Bag - Dr. Bonners Peppermint Soap, Lip Balm, Sunscreen, tweezers, toothpaste, toothbrush
Assorted Misc. bag of: extra batteries, safety pins, extra straps, bic lighters, clothes line, rubber bands
50ft. light rope for hanging food bag
Standard Orange trowel for cat-holes + 1 roll TP
iPhone - camera, video, email, phone, blog updates
2011 Thru-Hikers Companion

That's most of what I'll be taking. Plus food ofcourse. I think it's a good start and I'll adjust as I make my way north! Im weighing in around 28 lbs before food/water.

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