| The Big 3 (or 4) |
| # |
Item Name |
Description |
Price |
Weight
oz/g |
Running
Price |
Running
Weight |
| 1 |
Golite 20 degree Ultra quilt - (loved it!) |
|
180.00 |
0.0 |
180.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 2 |
Golite Jam II - not much modifying - (simple and tough, I'd use it again) |
|
65.00 |
0.0 |
245.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 3 |
Golite Poncho/tarp - (adequate protection, so light and SO cheap, made me a poncho fan) |
|
40.00 |
0.0 |
285.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 4 |
Oware Vapr Bivy - (used EVERY night,still looks new,and it was priced right) |
|
95.00 |
0.0 |
380.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 5 |
Wal-Mart blue closed-cell foam pad - (used for entire trail, why pay so much money for a Z-Rest? Foam, to some extent, is simply |
|
5.00 |
0.0 |
385.00 |
0.00lbs |
| Clothing -- typically carried |
| # |
Item Name |
Description |
Price |
Weight
oz/g |
Running
Price |
Running
Weight |
| 6 |
Mont-Bell down jacket - (made a good pillow too) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 7 |
long-sleeve Duofold thermal shirt - (anything will do) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 8 |
North-Face nylon pants - (just pants) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 9 |
ankle-length nylon athletic socks - (dried fast) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 10 |
2 bandanas - (tons of uses, they dry fast... I consider them a necessity) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| Other |
| # |
Item Name |
Description |
Price |
Weight
oz/g |
Running
Price |
Running
Weight |
| 11 |
Camera & charger |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 12 |
Emergency kit - compass (never used it), tiny tube of superglue, p38 can-opener, sewing needle |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 13 |
cell phone(pocket 'puter) & charger |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 14 |
photon L.E.D (Photon would have worked fine for entire trail, but I ditched it in Ashland for a small Black Diamond headlamp mor |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 15 |
Guidebook Pages - photocopied, and I used the backside as journal pages that would coincide with where I was on the trail. |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 16 |
sunglasses & micro-fiber bag |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 17 |
toiletries - chopped toothbrush, small tube o' toothpaste, Swiss Army "Classic", dropper of chaffe cream, dropper of sunscreen, |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 18 |
4 lengths of orange cord bought from Z-Packs. 2 @ 18" and 2 @ 36". Used to set up tarp and to fish with. |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 19 |
mini-bic lighter |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 20 |
A large zip-lock |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 21 |
Magazine article or two - ripped out of a random magazine to provide some reading entertainment without adding much weight. |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 22 |
home-made Cuben-fiber shower (major comfort item - weighed less than an ounce and a half and allowed a 5 minute, heavenly shower |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 23 |
2 safety pins - (for drying socks and bandanas on outside of pack) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 24 |
Plastic Spork - Lightmyfire brand (these might break, but they sell them everywhere nowadays, and they're cheap) |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| clothing- typically worn |
| # |
Item Name |
Description |
Price |
Weight
oz/g |
Running
Price |
Running
Weight |
| 25 |
Visor |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 26 |
short-sleeve Patagonia button-down shirt |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 27 |
Patagonia baggie shorts - light rip-stop kind |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 28 |
Ankle-length nylon athletic socks |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
| 29 |
Trail runners - used Solomon for the first 2/3's of the trail, used Mizunos after my feet widened too much for the Solomons. I p |
|
0.00 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
0.00lbs |
|
|
|
|
Totals: |
385.00 |
0.00lbs |