PCT Gear List
- Category Weight
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Big 3
3250 g
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Rain gear
310 g
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Spare Clothes
1565 g
-
Cooking gear
546 g
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Navigation
114 g
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Hygiene
235 g
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Elektronics
906 g
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Clothing worn
1805 g
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Misc
150 g
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Sierra Nevada
0 g
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Big 3
Weight qty -
Tarptent Notch
(Ok: fast Setup, non-freestanding)
800
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Osprey Exos 58l
Backpack inkl. camera bag, no brain (great backpack)
1200
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Sea to Summit ultralight
Isolation (very good; Replacement for thermarest z-lite)
300
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Western Mountaineering Ultralite
Sleeping bag, incl. Sea to Summit Dry bag 13l
840
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
MSR Groundhogs
tent stakes
90
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
MSR Guy lines
extra guy lines for rough terrain
20
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
-
-
Rain gear
Weight qty -
Montane Minimus 777
Rain jacket (good Windbreaker and rain jacket)
150
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Montane Minimus
Rain trousers (bad quality; nice for river crossings)
160
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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-
-
Spare Clothes
Weight qty -
Arcteryx Cerium
Down Jacket (used only 4-5x )
312
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Fleece Jacket
Mammut Aconcagua
330
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Sports shirt
Trekking shirt (just for towns)
125
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Speedo shorts
Trekking shorts (jusrt for towns and bathing)
130
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Darn toughs
Socks (loved them! Best brand ever (for me...))
70
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Cocoon Moskito net
Moskito net (great in Oregon, had more than 80 (!) Moskitos one night
18
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Beanie
great at night
40
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Underwear
stay clean down there...
30
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Icebreaker Merino baselayer
baselayer (longsleeve shirt & pants for the night)
300
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
therm-a-rest stuff sack pillow
great as a pillow and stuff sack for my spare clothes
80
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Polartec millet
gloves (ok, got wet and cold)
50
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Wollsocken
Sleeping socks
80
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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-
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Cooking gear
Weight qty -
900ml bowl (top, 700 ml would have been sufficient)
155
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
MSR Pocket Rocket 2
Stove (great)
75
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Esbit collapsable spork
Spork (really sucked, replaced with titanium spork later on)
16
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Knife
Leatherman Skeletool (great)
40
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Bic Lighter
Lighter
15
g2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Sea to Summit 15l
Foodbag (ok, perfect size)
25
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Platypus Bladder(no hose) 2l
Water storage (great)
30
g2
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Katadyn Befree 0,6l
Water filtration (great)
85
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Platypus hose
(great, loved it)
60
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Navigation
Weight qty -
Spot 3 Device
Personal Locater Beacon
114
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hygiene
Weight qty -
Misc 1.
Deuce of Spades, Toiletpaper, Hand sanitizer
85
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Misc 2.
Leukotape, earplugs, tooth brush, tooth paste, floss, electrolytes, ibuproven, bandage, plasters, nail clipper
150
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
-
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Elektronics
Weight qty -
Black Diamond Spot
Headlamp
90
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Iphone 6
incl. lifeproof case
167
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Powerbank
Anker powerbank 8000 mah (sufficient for me)
180
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
SD-Cards
data storage
5
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
USB Dual port charger
USA power charger
80
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Sony Rx100 iii
camera (good, smartphone would have been enough)
290
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Hama Hardcase
camera bag (weight incl. in backpack)
0
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Sony batteries
digicam batteries
30
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Cables
charging cables for my electronics
64
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
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Clothing worn
Weight qty -
Sunglasses
absolutetly required in SoCal and Sierra Nevada
25
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Dirty Girl Gaiters
Gaiters (liked them)
50
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Leki Trekking Poles
Trekking Pole (good, sturdy but heavy)
440
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
High UV Buff
Sun or Wind protection (great, liked it a lot)
30
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Colombia Silver Ridge
long sleeve (top)
230
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Meru zippoff trekking trousers
long sleeve (8 years old, still great)
310
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Underwear
30
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Darn toughs
Socks (see above)
70
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Altra Lone Peak 3.5
Shoes (loved them, used 4 pairst, had one shoe failure in the high-sierra)
590
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Basecap
30
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Misc
Weight qty -
Wallet
(no wallet, just documents and money in a zip-loc back)
150
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Sierra Nevada
Weight qty -
Micro Spikes
300
g0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Bear Can
1164
g0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Eisaxt
205
g0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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