2020 John Muir Trail Pack List

Category Weight
Cooking Setup
10.8 lb
Clothing
4.04 lb
Sleep System
0.89 lb
Diddy Bag
1.23 lb
Water System
4.01 lb
Big Three
3.25 lb
Total
24.22
lb
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
Consumable 12.39 lb
Worn 3.27 lb
Base Weight 8.56 lb

- Cooking Setup
  Weight qty
- Mini Bic Lighter Skipping the matches this year for simplicity.
  9
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bear Canister Wild Idea's Weekender - 22.8 pounds total pack weight with 1.5 liter of water Great Investment - Carbon Fiber Weekender.
  907
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- GSI Folding Spoon One of the lightest out there.
  9
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toaks 500 Pot w/carbon fiber lid and Caldera Cone Entire Cook System is 3.98 ounces (pot, lighter, cone, bag).
  98
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Custom Made Lid Totally ugly but half the weight of a standard lid.
  5
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cuben Bag for Pot To keep things clean from Esbit.
  3
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Caldera Cone (in plastic bag) Paired with Evernew 400 - baggy to keep Esbit off
  18
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Fuel (20 Esbits / 2 per day - 5 day trip) Esbit & Zipp tablets - around 23 ounces.
  220
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Food for 5 days - About 8 pounds 5-day section hike of the JMT.
  8
  lb
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 10.8 lb
  
  9
- Clothing
  Weight qty
- Montbell Down Jacket Montbell Down Park, Men's Medium
  193
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Underwear Icebreaker Wool Briefs
  40
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Frogg Toggs RainGear My go to rain gear - still holding strong.
  158
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1 pair of Injiji socks (ultralight) Only weighs about an ounce each. Super worth it.
  29
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Bug Net (Clothing Bag) Double duty as a clothing bag.
  22
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- All Worn Weight (watch, etc) 3 pounds Tights, Shirt, Socks, Undies, Watch, Etc.
  1360
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 4.04 lb
  
  7
- Sleep System
  Weight qty
- Pillow Sea To Summit Pillow
  50
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Uber Light Pad - Extra Short Size Hasn't failed yet but readily waiting. Baby it in a DCF. Sack.
  147
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Spare Sleep Shirt (wool) - May not Bring or simply wear as Worn Weight. May wear during day and still use at night - undecided
  123
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cuben Diddy Bag (Protects Uber Light & Pillow) Protected Uber Light & Pillow
  3
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- GG 1/8th Thin Light Pad (cut shorter, also acts as rain skirt). My favorite.
  57
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Nyloflume Waterproof Bag by LiteSmith Holds Sleeping Bag
  25
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 0.89 lb
  
  6
- Diddy Bag
  Weight qty
- Medical Kit Various Medial Items - rarely used but there
  34
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- NiteCore 10,000 Battery Bank
  152
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Plugs & Cords Essentials for above.
  25
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toothbrush, Fluss & Bidet 5 flossers, UL toothbrush & Bidet
  4
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Diddy Bag Itself- Zpacks To keep diddy's in
  3
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Garmin InReach For emergencies that call for more than a band-aid.
  113
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Hand Sanitizer, 2 Fl. Ounces COVID-19 is real.
  60
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Small Container of Soap Minimal amount but useful.
  16
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toothpaste, larger Colgate 1.9 ounce Overkill but I am anal about clean teeth. Use extra as I go.
  58
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Medicine (take nightly) Nightly meds so that I do not die.
  9
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Blue Lizard 50' Sunscreen Stick-On (top case removed) Because nobody likes cancer.
  23
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- NiteCore Headlight Not the best light but half the weight of my NiteCore (31grams)
  19
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Aquaphor (Half Bottle) - 1.75 ml Will throw away at Reds Meadow
  44
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1.23 lb
  
  13
- Water System
  Weight qty
- BeeFree with holder Might dump for chemicals - undecided.
  82
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1.5 Liter Smart Water Bottle Just 1 for the first leg - might recycle at Reds Meadow.
  50
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1.5 Platty bladder Two of these
  38
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1.5 Pladdy bladder Two of these
  38
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Platty Hose Hose for bladder.
  55
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Smart Water Bottle 1.5 Liter Full Water Weight Only
  1554
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 4.01 lb
  
  6
- Big Three
  Weight qty
- Zpacks Duplex Shelter .
  19
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- EE 30 Degree - 850 Fill Have used for several years and never found myself being cold.
  567
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Zpacks Nero Backpack Zpacks Nero Pack
  311
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 8 Tent Stakes Just enough in case I lose one (which I do).
  59
  g
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 3.25 lb
  
  4

2020 John Muir Trail Pack List

Cooking Setup

Clothing

Sleep System

Diddy Bag

Water System

Big Three