Gear I Use Regularly

Category Weight
Pack, Shelter, & Sleep System
6.08 lb
Cooking, Eating & Food Storage
1.07 lb
Water Filtration & Storage
0.55 lb
Navigation & Electronics
1.34 lb
Hygeine, First Aid, Related Tools
0.87 lb
Camp/Extra Clothing, Layers & Rain Gear
2.52 lb
What I Typically Wear Hiking
2.83 lb
Camera & Filming Gear
1.53 lb
Total
16.78
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- Pack, Shelter, & Sleep System
  Weight qty
- Zpacks Arc Haul pack with 2 hip pouches
  25.5
  oz
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  1
- Zpacks Plexamid (Old beta version) Tent
  13.6
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  - kg
  1
- Tent Stakes 2 Big Agnes tent stakes and 8 Zpacks red shepherd hook stakes
  3.56
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Enlightened Equipment custom Revelation down quilt
  19.98
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  - kg
  1
- Thermarest NeoAir Xlite sleeping pad
  12
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  - kg
  1
- Sea-to-Summit Aeros inflatable pillow
  1.78
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  1
- Zpacks medium+ dry bag for quilt, hood, and pillow
  0.8
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  - kg
  1
- Black Diamond Trail Trekking Poles I count these as worn weight since I use them most of the time. Even if I don't really need them, they take some of the burden off my legs.
  17.53
  oz
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  1
- Patch kit for sleeping pad/tent & tenacious tape
  0.56
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  1
- Thermarest Z Seat sitting pad
  2
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  - kg
  1
- Grainger Down Wash I don't carry this on trail, but use it to keep my down gear clean in between hikes.
  0
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  1
- 6.08 lb
  
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- Cooking, Eating & Food Storage
  Weight qty
- SnowPeak Trek700 titanium pot (without lid) I leave the lid at home. This is my pot and cup.
  3.21
  oz
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  1
- Aluminum foil pot lid Heavy duty aluminum foil disc (homemade) to help water boil faster
  0.05
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  1
- Sea-to-Summit Aluminum long-handle spork
  0.39
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  1
- BRS Stove
  1
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  1
- Bic mini lighter
  0.51
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  1
- small fuel canister I try to hike with the 100g/3.5oz smaller canisters.
  7
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  - kg
  1
- Zpacks DCF Food Bag
  1.66
  oz
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  1
- Zpacks bear hang rope and rock sack
  1.76
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  - kg
  1
- Opsak For minimizing stored food odors. 12"x20" size.
  1.52
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  1
- 1.07 lb
  
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- Water Filtration & Storage
  Weight qty
- Sawyer Squeeze Filter I always get the regular Sawyer Squeeze now. The Micro and Mini models have too painful a flow rate.
  3.1
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  - kg
  1
- Sport Cap that comes with Sawyer Squeeze for Back flushing Sawyer now includes one of these with their filter, but you can also use a sport cap from a smart water or life water sized bottle.
  0.23
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  1
- Two 1L Smart Water Bottles
  2.77
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  - kg
  1
- CNOC Vecto 2L water storage bag
  2.68
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  1
- 0.55 lb
  
  4
- Navigation & Electronics
  Weight qty
- Farout app (formerly Guthook) Hiking App on my iPhone 8 - makes airplane mode navigation possible
  0
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  1
- iPhone 8 with LifeProof case Love this case for outdoor activities - it has saved my phone so many times! Link is for the case.
  0
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  1
- Nitecore NB20000 Power Bank 20,000 maH power bank to charge my electronics
  11.45
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  1
- Anker wall charger (735 Nano II 65W) Heavier than a basic charger, but carries the power to most rapidly charge both the battery bank and my phone at the same time. Allows me to quickly charge up and move on.
  4.5
  oz
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  1
- USB-C to USB-C 1ft Power Delivery charging cable This is to charge the Nitecore battery bank quickly.
  0.53
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  1
- Nitecore NU25 Rechargeable Headlamp Removed the headband and made my own lighter version.
  1.25
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  1
- Apple headphones Came with phone. As an alternative, check out these bluetooth bone conduction headphones. I run with these and love them. They don't cover the ears so you can still hear things like, ummmm, rattlesnakes! Very weather and sweat resistant.
  0.46
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  1
- Apple phone charging cord came with phone
  0.63
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  - kg
  1
- Osprey 3L dry sack for electronics and miscellaneous stuff Mine came with an old Osprey pack. Zpacks is a little lighter, but these are definitely cheaper and it has worked great over a long period of time for me.
  0.86
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  1
- Silica moisture absorbing packet I save these when they come in packages and add one to my electronics bag to help absorb moisture. Useful during extended rains to help make sure electronics don't get too damp.
  0.19
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  1
- Trail Wallet a quart ziplock freezer bag with some cash, my ID, credit card, and any required permits
  1.53
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  1
- 1.34 lb
  
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- Hygeine, First Aid, Related Tools
  Weight qty
- Backcountry Bidet As soon as I used this, I knew I would always use it moving forwards. What a difference it makes!
  0.65
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  1
- Toilet paper
  4.78
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  1
- Lip Balm (Burt's Bees)
  0.3
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  1
- Toothbrush (sawed off handle) When i have extras, I just saw off the handle. For a different approach, check out this link to GUM's folding travel toothbrush. Perhaps a more hygienic approach.
  0.3
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  1
- Dental floss
  0.4
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  1
- Travel toothpaste & plastic ziplock bag to hold toothpaste/toothbrush
  1.1
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  1
- First Aid Kit I compiled this in a ziplock bag - ibuprofin, tylenol, anti-diarrheal, benadryl, moleskin and leukotape. The link will take you to Leukotape, which is less-commonly known. Obviously you can just make a small roll of it for your kit since you have to buy a bigger roll..
  1.11
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  1
- Swiss Army Victorinox knife/tool Perfect knife for long-distance backpacking. Very effective components and all that you really need.
  0.74
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  1
- Ben's 100% deet I hate using 100% deet, but it was the only thing that worked on the AT when the mosquitos and flies got bad. Picaridin wasn't enough.
  3.79
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  1
- Ben's Bug Net
  0.69
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  1
- 0.87 lb
  
  10
- Camp/Extra Clothing, Layers & Rain Gear
  Weight qty
- Long sleeve smartwool shirt for camp/sleeping
  6.44
  oz
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  1
- Silk base layer (top) For extra warmth when sleeping.
  3.23
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  - kg
  1
- North Face Warm Tights
  6.63
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  1
- 2 extra pairs of darn tough socks
  4.76
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  1
- Dollar store flip flops these literally cost a buck at Dollar General or Dollar Tree. Not the best flipflops quality wise, but if you just want something for camp and town so you can air out your feet and let your wet shoes and socks dry, these are great for the price and easy to find during resupply trips if they break.
  4.69
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  1
- Buff I'll always hike with this!
  1.41
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  1
- Wool beanie Bought in Cusco when I hiked to Machu Picchu. Check out the Icebreaker Merino wool minimalist beanie if you need a compact, lightweight one. Haven't used it but it looks good!
  1.09
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  1
- Enlightened Equipment Torrid Apex Jacket (small, custom) Size: Small. 10D exterior, 7D interior.
  6.5
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  1
- Zpacks Vertice rain jacket
  5.6
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  1
- 2.52 lb
  
  9
- What I Typically Wear Hiking
  Weight qty
- Hungry Cat Hat with 2 safety pins I affix two safety pins to my hate for pinning wet socks to the mesh on the back of my backpack.
  2.53
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  - kg
  1
- Altra Olympus 4.0 shoes
  24
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  - kg
  1
- Dirty Girl gaiters
  1.18
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  1
- 1 pair of darn tough socks for hiking
  2.38
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  1
- Under Armour 7" Running Shorts I got tired of my pockets hanging down past the edge of the short with my 5" shorts. I LOVE these. 7" is the perfect length to stay above my knees and still cover the pocket when my phone is weighing it down. They also have a special phone pocket that holds the phone tighter to my leg.
  4.53
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  1
- Columbia Silver Ridge Lite Plaid long-sleeve shirt these shirts run big! I have a small and normally I'm a medium.
  5.68
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  1
- Running technical t-shirt I hike in a basic short-sleeved running shirt for shorter hikes when the weather is warm.
  4.96
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  1
- 2.83 lb
  
  7
- Camera & Filming Gear
  Weight qty
- Sony RX100 VII compact camera For shooting photo and video
  10.7
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- 2 extra camera batteries You can get knock offs (e.g. Wasabi), but they don't last as long as the Sony batteries. It's worth it to pay for Sony in my opinion as I charge them less.
  1.62
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Rode Video Micro External Microphone Amazingly light, compact, and durable for the sound quality it delivers!
  2.87
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Ulanzi Uurig cold shoe camera microphone mount cage Enables attaching external mic to camera. Model I have isn't sold anymore, but link goes to another even lighter option at 1.27 oz.
  2.72
  oz
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  1
- Nitecore Camera battery charger Durable, compact, lightweight, charges 2 batteries at the same time with useful readouts - very happy with this.
  1.92
  oz
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  - kg
  1
- Pedco UltraPod lightweight camera tripod
  3.53
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  - kg
  1
- LensPen Helps me keep the camera lens clean and free of dust
  0.58
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  - kg
  1
- small lens cloth I use this for my sunglasses & camera
  0.14
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  1
- Extra Sandisk SD card for camera Carry on longer hikes since I shoot a lot of 4k video. Card weighs almost nothing - the weight is from a small plastic case I use to protect it.
  0.33
  oz
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  1
- 1.53 lb
  
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Gear I Use Regularly

Pack, Shelter, & Sleep System

Cooking, Eating & Food Storage

Water Filtration & Storage

Navigation & Electronics

Hygeine, First Aid, Related Tools

Camp/Extra Clothing, Layers & Rain Gear

What I Typically Wear Hiking

Camera & Filming Gear