Karl's AT Thru-Hike Warm Weather Gear

  •   Category Price Weight
  • Pack $467.75
    1.86 lb
  • Shelter $627.96
    1.64 lb
  • Sleep System $474.85
    2.27 lb
  • Hydration $66.08
    0.47 lb
  • Cook & Eat Ware $222.13
    1.6 lb
  • Electronics $179.92
    1.64 lb
  • Camera kit $51.25
    0.2 lb
  • Emergency/Repair $25.00
    0.17 lb
  • Hygiene $43.87
    0.68 lb
  • Med Kit $8.83
    0.28 lb
  • Miscellaneous $42.85
    0.82 lb
  • Packed Clothing $169.03
    2.85 lb
  • Rain Gear $216.96
    0.68 lb
  • Wallet $9.95
    0.06 lb
  • Wear Gear $421.46
    4.08 lb
  • Total $3027.89 19.3
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  • Consumable 0.05 lb
  • Worn 4.08 lb
  • Base Weight 15.18 lb

There are many items in my gear list that I would consider not absolutely necessary, things like an extra tent stake, band aids, and so forth. These are things I could probably get by without if I wanted to be a real gram weenie. I'm not really interested in doing that at this time. And then there are luxury items that give me a certain level of comfort that aids in making backpacking enjoyable and/or tolerable. These are things like an air pillow, sit pad and sleeping pad inflator. And finally there are items that I know I really don’t need, but I’m not ready to get rid of them yet or I want to try them out and see if they might be helpful. Most of them don’t add a whole lot of weight. These are things like a temperature logger, small bar of soap, and shaving cream.

The temperature logger serves a couple of purposes. One, it will be kept with my Sawyer Squeeze and tell me if the temperature has gotten down to freezing or below. The Sawyer water filter is likely damaged if this happens. I’m also interested in collecting data and journaling my hike, and the temperature logger will help in doing that.

The soap and shaving cream are for the days I go into town or stay at a hostel and have the opportunity to shower and shave. I’ve heard people say that sometimes there is often only a used bar of soap or no soap at all in the showers, so some hikers bring along their own small used bar of soap. Similarly, there is likely no shaving cream, so carrying a small pod of shaving cream might be helpful. I will also be sending myself disposable razors in my drop boxes and I figure they are also pretty easy to find in stores along the trail for the times I'm not receiving a drop box. I’m guessing single use shaving cream is not something that is going to be easy to find in trail towns, so I would just carry a small pod with me and have additional ones sent in drop boxes when needed.

A couple helpful hints when viewing my gear:

  1. You can expand the thumbnail pictures by clicking on them.

  2. There are a couple of links in the gear Items: Click on “Tent” to see what it looks like all set up. Click on “Cozy (for cooking freezer bag meals)” for a peak of the entire system.