Big Gee in Action
My gear list is close to what I took on the Mountain to Sea trail in North Carolina and the Great Colorado Loop. That makes sense considering that the MST and GCL were my last two thruhikes and the gear worked for me then. It isn't super ultra light but I've never cared to be an ultralight hiker.
This trip will involve a lot of water carrying - up to 2 gallons at times so daily pack weight will vary dramatically.
| Basics: | Gregory G Pack (lg 2,950 ci / 51 liters) 2 lbs, 14 oz Six Moons Gatewood Cape (tent / poncho) Kelty Light year 3D 30 degree sleeping bag sleeping bag liner Thermarest Z rest sleeping pad Merrell Ventilator hiking shoes (starting in these but not finishing) |
| Performance Outerwear: | midweight fleece jacket White Sierra light rainjacket fleece gloves OR Rocky Mountain high gaitors fleece cap |
| Kitchen: | alcohol can stove 20 oz Mountain Dew fuel bottle 20 oz water bottle 2 1.5 liter collapsible water bags 2 3 liter collapsible water bags GSI Soloist 1.3 l pot First Need Deluxe water purifier |
| Instrumentation: | mini weatherstation watch/altimeter/barometer/wind speed Suuntu compass |
| Sundry: | Leki Makalu ultralight trekking poles first aid kit headlamp Ka-Bar ZK-Acheron skeleton knife Panasonic Lumix weatherproof camera |