PCT 2023 Balloons (post-hike)

Category Price Weight
Pack $0.00
1.77 lb
Sleep $0.00
4.53 lb
Clothing $0.00
1.55 lb
Clothing (worn) $0.00
2.68 lb
Hydration $0.00
0.64 lb
Kitchen $0.00
0.83 lb
Doo-dads $0.00
1.32 lb
Electronics $0.00
1.31 lb
Total $
14.62
lb
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
Consumable 0.33 lb
Worn 2.68 lb
Base Weight 11.61 lb

This is the gear I ended up carrying at my crossing of the Canadian border. It's not precisely optimised, some of it was what we managed to find. Most of this gear I carried (and it, me) through 2300 miles.

Starred are the things I had to replace or ended up changing.

- Pack
  Price Weight qty
- Kakwa 40 First version broke, this is the warranty pack I carried from KMS to Bishop and Truckee to Manning Park. $0.00
  775
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Liner Nylofume $0.00
  26
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  1.77 lb
  
  2
- Sleep
  Price Weight qty
- Tent X-Mid Pro 2, great tent, shit durability in our experience. $0.00
  565
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Groundsheet Tyvek, MYOG $0.00
  100
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Stakes Those I started with minus two that I lost plus a few that I found. A few big stakes really are worth it. $0.00
  132
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Thermarest XLite NXT Max Regular-Wide This is my mother's mat that she sent me because I broke two regular XLites (mostly because I'm stupid) $0.00
  552
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Thermarest Vesper Nice quilt, maybe a bit cooler than rating $0.00
  572
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- S2S Ultralight Pillow You know the drill $0.00
  57
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- GG Thinlite Cut down, beat up, found on trail. Used as sitpad. $0.00
  75
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  4.53 lb
  
  7
- Clothing
  Price Weight qty
- Raincoat Rab Phantom Pullover, waterproof enough, windproof enough, didn't tear it. Very satisfied $0.00
  86
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Fleece Rab Syncrino Light, only one small tear near the zipper. Great top. $0.00
  212
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Puffy Big Agnes Danvers, perfect level of warmth, dries surprisingly fast. $0.00
  189
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Gloves Outdoor Research Vigor Light, ended up carrying them the whole trail, just warm enough $0.00
  44
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Beanie Outdoor Research Alpine Onset, same $0.00
  50
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Socks Darn Tough Micro Crew or similar (switched 3 times) $0.00
  54
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Boxers Spare Icebreaker Anatomica $0.00
  70
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  1.55 lb
  
  7
- Clothing (worn)
  Price Weight qty
- Long Sleeve Shirt Black Diamond Rythm, smelled like garbage starting from Timberline Lodge $0.00
  118
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Pants OR Astro, those pants fuck. Only two tears on the whole trail. Make sure to size them properly though, no belt loops $0.00
  218
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Buff No-Brand from REI, cut-up around the shoulders to protect my back $0.00
  53
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Boxer Rab Syncrino $0.00
  58
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Socks Darn Tough Micro Crew $0.00
  54
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cap Ciele GoCap $0.00
  56
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Trail Runners Brooks Cascadia 16s, preferred those a little bit over the Altras $0.00
  658
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  2.68 lb
  
  7
- Hydration
  Price Weight qty
- Sawyer Squeeze Full-sized, still ended up blocked around a week from the border. Use red o-rings from Grolsch bottles for wider compatibility with bladders. $0.00
  85
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bladder 1 CNOC Vecto 2L found in a hiker box and repaired with Seam Grip $0.00
  79
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bladder 2 CNOC Vecto 1L bought at Bend's REI $0.00
  68
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bottles Smartwater 1 L with sportscap $0.00
  57
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  0.64 lb
  
  4
- Kitchen
  Price Weight qty
- Stove Pocket Rocket Deluxe $0.00
  80
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Pot Toaks 1100 mL $0.00
  136
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bowl MSR Deepdish $0.00
  59
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cups GSI Bugaboo, 1 cup, 1 bowl, 1 cozie $0.00
  83
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Dishes kit Threw pretty much everything in the trash when we realized we didn't use it (when it started to smell) $0.00
  0
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Spoon Toaks Titanium Long polished $0.00
  19
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  0.83 lb
  
  6
- Doo-dads
  Price Weight qty
- Repair kit Added Seam Grip, more tape $0.00
  75
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bidet and trowel Lost the snow picket, bought a new one in Bend $0.00
  45
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toothbrush, toothpaste Whatever $0.00
  33
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Headnet S2S Nano $0.00
  17
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Body towel S2S Airlite Small, not heavy enough to leave behind but didn't absolutely need it. $0.00
  31
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Wet wipes Kirkland Baby Wipes 100ct, never get the flushable ones. $0.00
  150
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Spikes Black Diamond Distance Large, kept them the whole trail just not to pay for the shipping $0.00
  247
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  1.32 lb
  
  7
- Electronics
  Price Weight qty
- Battery Nitecore NB10000 $0.00
  152
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Charger Anker 511 $0.00
  31
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Headlamp Petzl Bindi $0.00
  56
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cables USB-C to C, A to micro-B, C to lightning $0.00
  50
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- inReach mini 2 Turned off most of the time $0.00
  98
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cellphone Samsung A8 in UAG case $0.00
  207
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- $0.00
  
  1.31 lb
  
  6

PCT 2023 Balloons (post-hike)

Pack

Sleep

Clothing

Clothing (worn)

Hydration

Kitchen

Doo-dads

Electronics