CDT Thru Hike Gear List

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Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad 7.38 lb
Clothing 5.26 lb
Shoes 1.96 lb
Hygiene 1.38 lb
Tools, Utility, Misc 1.72 lb
Electronics 2.33 lb
Water Filtration 0.52 lb
Camera & Accessories 3.16 lb
GoPro & Accessories 1.38 lb
Safety - Marked these as worn because they are not *always* carried for every section 1.56 lb
First Aid 0.29 lb
Storage & Organization, Bags etc 0 lb
Bounce Box Items - Not carried on the hike. Box sent to every 2nd or 3rd town 0 lb
Total
26.93
lb
- oz
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- kg
Worn 5.07 lb
Base Weight 21.86 lb

This is my complete gear list for my 2018 Continental Divide Trail thru hike.

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- Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad
  7.38 lb 11
- Osprey Exos 58 Backpack
  43.7
  oz
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  1
- HammockGear Burrow 20 Sleeping Bag
  25.3
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Thermarest NeoAir Xlite - Regular Sleeping Pad
  12.6
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Tarptent Notch Tent (weight includes guylines)
  28
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  - kg
  1
- MSR Groundhog Tent Stakes 2 of 4 stakes are full size groundhog stakes, the other 2 are minis
  0.5
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  2
- MSR Mini Groundhog Tent Stakes I use 2 small stakes to save weight. And carry 1 extra
  0.3
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  3
- Tyvek Ground Sheet Used under tent
  2.7
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  1
- Osprey Pack Cover Rain cover for pack
  3.8
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  - kg
  1
- Clothing
  5.26 lb 18
- Kuhl Renegade Convertible Pants Worn daily
  17
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  1
- Patagonia Capilene Daily Long-Sleeve Daily wear long sleeve
  3.5
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  1
- Patagonia Capilene Daily Boxers Boxers
  2.8
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  - kg
  1
- Darn Tough Coolmax Vertex 1/4 Ultra-Light Socks Socks
  2.2
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  2
- REI Liner Socks Sleeping Socks
  0
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  1
- Arc'teryx Fortrez Fleece Hoody Medium. Also my pillow
  14.6
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  - kg
  1
- Outdoor Research Realm Rain Jacket - Large
  11.1
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  - kg
  1
- Patagonia Houdini Wind Jacket - Large
  3.8
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Hanes Cotton Boxers Sleeping underwear
  2.7
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  - kg
  1
- Outdoor Research Sun Runner Hat Hat has removable flap around neck to protect from the sun
  3.1
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  - kg
  1
- Outdoor Research Versaliner Gloves Dual layer glove system. Two gloves for the price/weight of one. Awesome
  2.8
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Dirty Girl Gaiters
  1.3
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Numa Sunglasses Indestructible! These won't break, just don't lose them
  1.3
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- MSR Pack Towel
  3
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Mountain Hardwear Micro Dome Warm Hat
  1
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  1
- Short Sleeve Shirt Russell brand. For sleeping and towns mostly
  5.7
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Outdoor Research Helium Rain Pants Repel rain, extra warm layer for legs
  6
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Shoes
  1.96 lb 3
- Brooks Cascadia 12 First 2 pairs - Great shoe until i tried the Cascadia 13
  25
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Brooks Cascadia 13 Last 2 pairs - Best shoe ever. Available in wide, feels like a slipper, lasts 800+ miles easily
  0
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  1
- Teva Flip Flops Camp, town and river crossing footwear
  6.4
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Hygiene
  1.38 lb 17
- Toothpaste
  1.1
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  - kg
  1
- Toothbrush
  0.5
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  1
- Contact Lens Case
  0.4
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  - kg
  1
- Contact Lens Solution
  1.2
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  - kg
  1
- Extra Pair of Contact Lenses
  4
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  - kg
  1
- Chapstick
  0.4
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  - kg
  1
- Ear Plugs
  0.1
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  1
- Wet Ones 20 Pack
  3.7
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Soap Dr. Bronners
  2.8
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  - kg
  1
- Hand Sanitizer
  2.3
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toilet Paper Full roll is 6oz, actual weight carried usually less
  4
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Trowel QiWiz Titanium, Small
  4
  g
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Floss Pick DenTek
  1
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  1
- Glasses & Case
  1.4
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  - kg
  1
- Nail Clippers
  1.4
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  - kg
  1
- Sunscreen 1oz Travel Size
  1.2
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  - kg
  1
- Skin Moisturizer 10z Travel Size
  1.2
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  - kg
  1
- Tools, Utility, Misc
  1.72 lb 25
- Gerber Dime Multi Tool
  2.4
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Buck Nano Bantam Knife
  0.7
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles (I removed the baskets, straps and swapped my handles out with Gossamer Gear LT4 handles)
  15.4
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Zpacks Lightload Towels I cut 1 in half, 1 for hand washing/food and one for a snot rag
  0.6
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Duct Tape
  0.4
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Thermarest Z Seat Sit Pad
  2.1
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Petzel Tikka 2 Headlamp, weight includes 3 AAA lithium batts. This is an old model, like 2011-ish
  2.5
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sea to Summit Mosquito Headnet Mosquito Headnet
  0.8
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  - kg
  1
- Black Marker Was handy for making signs to hitch into town and for packages
  0.2
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  1
- Lighter Bic Mini
  0.4
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  - kg
  1
- Superglue - Loctite Minis These mini superglue conmtainers are pefect, since you only use superglue in small amounts and never reuse a larger open tube
  0.3
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  1
- Rubber Bands
  0.05
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  4
- Tie Wraps
  0.05
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  2
- Safety Pins
  1
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  - g
  - kg
  2
- Tenacious Tape For gear repairs
  1
  g
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Mini Carabiner Sea to Summit
  0.1
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  - kg
  1
- Carabiner Medium size
  0.3
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  2
- Guyline 1 piece 6ft, 1 piece 8ft
  0.5
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sleeping Pad Repair Kit
  0.2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Electronics
  2.33 lb 17
- Sony Xperia X Compact Phone - Small and perfect for the trail. ANDROID :)
  5.6
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Garmin Oregon 450 GPS, weight w/ 2 AA lithium batts
  7.5
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Casio Pathfinder Watch
  2.3
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Anker PowerCore Speed 20000 Portable Battery Charger
  12.7
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Anker PowerPort+1 Charges batteries FASTER
  2.5
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Dual Port USB Charger
  1.3
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1' USB-C Cable
  0.6
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1' USB Mini Cable
  0.5
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  - kg
  1
- 1' USB Micro Cable
  0.4
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Extra AA Lithium Batteries Energizer Lithium Ultimate, for Garmin Oregon GPS. 1 pair batteries for every 2 days hiked. Carried average of maybe 7 extra batts
  0.6
  oz
  - oz
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  - g
  - kg
  5
- Extra AAA Lithium Batteries Energizer Lithium Ultimate. 3 extra for headlamp
  0.3
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  3
- Water Filtration
  0.52 lb 6
- Sawyer Squeeze Filter Used the filter, not the bags. Used with Platypus GravityWorks
  1.7
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Platypus GravityWorks 4.0 Used the Sawyer filter instead of the Platypus filter
  0
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  - kg
  1
- Gatorade Bottle 32 oz wide mouth
  1.8
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Smartwater Bottle 33.8 oz tall boy
  1.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Camera & Accessories
  3.16 lb 17
- Sony Nex-7 Camera Body W/ Neck Strap, Battery, SD Card
  14.3
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sony 55-210mm Lens Zoom lens, msotly for wildlife
  12.7
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sony 10-18mm Lens Wide angle lens, used 99% of time
  9.7
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sony NP-FW50 Battery Extra battery. GENUINE SONY. Can take like 500 pictures. The cheap knock offs will give you 100, or an error and the camera won't even acknowledge it.
  2
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Sony Battery Charger
  0.9
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- OP/Tech Uni-Loop Straps part of my DIY camera carry system
  1
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Extra Lens Sensor Cap
  0.4
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Camera Case MegaGear leather case
  5.9
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- B+W 62mm XS-Pro Circular Polarizer Filter MUST have for vibrant colors
  0.8
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- B+W 49mm XS-Pro Circular Polarizer Filter MUST have for vibrant colors
  0.6
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Matin Lens Carry Pouch Pouch to protect extra lens when not in use
  0.7
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Filter Carry pouch Neoprene pouch holds 2 filters
  0.8
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- SanDisk Extreme Plus 32GB MicroSD Class 10 Includes MicroSD to SD adapter
  0.13
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  4
- Microfiber Cloth Clean lenses & filters
  0.3
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- GoPro & Accessories
  1.38 lb 8
- GoPro
  3.1
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Evo SS Gimbal Gives that smooooth video!
  8.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Mini Tripod/Grip Mount gimbal to this. Hold in hand, use as tripod, mount to backpack strap
  5.9
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Dual GoPro Battery Charger Charge 2 batts at once via micro USB
  1.4
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Extra GoPro Batteries
  0.9
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  3
- Gimbal Battery Charger
  0.7
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Safety - Marked these as worn because they are not *always* carried for every section
  1.56 lb 3
- Microspikes Kahtoola
  12.4
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bear Spray Get the larger 9.2oz can
  12.5
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Glacier Literide Ice Axe 2018 was a low snow year, I had this ready to send but never needed it
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- First Aid
  0.29 lb 38
- GNC SuperFoods Maximum Green Quality Multi-Vitamin
  1
  g
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  - g
  - kg
  10
- KT Tape, Synthetic KT Tape helps reduce pressure to the tissue and may reduce discomfort or pain. Good for sprains, etc
  0.5
  oz
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  - kg
  4
- WoundSeal
  0.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bandaids, Various Sizes
  0.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Butterfly Wound Closures, Large
  1
  g
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Butterfly Wound Closures, Small
  1
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Scalpal
  2
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  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Iodine
  2
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Antibiotic Ointment
  2
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Burn Cream
  1
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Latex Gloves
  0.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Gauze Pads 2"x2"
  0.1
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Gauze Roll
  0.2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Tweezers
  1
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Moleskin 2.5"x4.5"
  0.2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Antiseptic Toweletes
  0.1
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Ibuprophen
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Extra Strength Excedrin
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Benadryl
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Immodium
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Storage & Organization, Bags etc
  0 lb 3
- Opsaks Odor proof bags for food storage. 300+ nights and ZERO animal encounters! Get the 12"x20" size
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Extra Bags ziplocks, trash bag, grocery bag
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Outdoor Products Dry Bags 1 small(first aide/toiletries), 2 medium(camera gear)(misc), 1 large(clothes)
  0
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bounce Box Items - Not carried on the hike. Box sent to every 2nd or 3rd town
  0 lb 2
- WD Wireless Pro 4TB External HDD I dump my photos, videos and GPS data on this every 2nd or 3rd town
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Asus Transformer 2n1 Laptop/Tablet Very small laptop that's also a tablet with removable screen. AWESOME! Perfect size for the bounce box
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1

CDT Thru Hike Gear List

Backpack, Tent, Sleeping Bag & Pad

Clothing

Shoes

Hygiene

Tools, Utility, Misc

Electronics

Water Filtration

Camera & Accessories

GoPro & Accessories

Safety - Marked these as worn because they are not *always* carried for every section

First Aid

Storage & Organization, Bags etc

Bounce Box Items - Not carried on the hike. Box sent to every 2nd or 3rd town

Safety - Marked these as worn because they are not always carried for every section