Chas Egan - PCT Base Pack

Dark mode

Backpack $597.00 909 g
Shelter $1119.00 624 g
Sleeping $1188.10 1558 g
Clothes $1518.00 936 g
Water $169.00 172 g
Kitchen $206.20 299 g
Fanny pack $175.00 76 g
Electronics $798.00 847 g
Standalone camera $0.00 282 g
Frequent access $61.00 126 g
Toilet kit $55.10 36 g
Bathroom $21.70 71 g
Things I will never need $71.10 56 g
Poles Axes Spikes $520.00 270 g
Misc $60.00 155 g
Food $0.00 4 g
Total $6559.20
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Consumable 4 g
Worn 948 g
Base Weight 5469 g

Gear for the start of my 2025 PCT hike. Prices are in $AUD. Worn gear assumes fair weather.

- Backpack
  $597.00 909 g 3
- Hyperlite southwest 3400 with a couple of straps removed $590.00
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- Nyloflume liner good because its big $7.00
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  1
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- Shelter
  $1119.00 624 g 4
- Zpacks duplex without bag or stakes $1100.00
  535
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  1
- 8+1 stakes in bag assorted Al V and Ti shepherd hooks $17.00
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  1
- 1/2 wettex for wiping moisture and dirt $1.00
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- Guylines for peaks or to make a clothesline $1.00
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- Sleeping
  $1188.10 1558 g 8
- Zpacks 20F quilt without bag requires nyloflume liner $609.00
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  1
- BA Rapide SL regular wide pad only $280.00
  670
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  1
- Flextail zero pump rechargeable cr123 and nozzle $70.00
  58
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  1
- Buff (merino) for pillow $40.00
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  1
- XMT merino tshirt sleeping tshirt $89.00
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  1
- Icebreaker undies sleeping undies $60.00
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  1
- Yellowearth socks merino alpaca wool blend for sleeping $40.00
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- Plastic bag produce bag for sleep clothes $0.10
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- Clothes
  $1518.00 936 g 11
- Patagonia strider shorts 5 inch shorts with pockets $120.00
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  1
- Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily (M) (worn) still the best $60.00
  114
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  1
- Hat $30.00
  62
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  1
- Torrid apex jacket probably good for the whole trail $374.00
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  1
- Darn tough socks worn socks $45.00
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  1
- Darn tough socks (spare) spare socks $45.00
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  1
- Copperfield pants wind pants or town pants $140.00
  38
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  1
- Hightail Designs fleece alpha direct 90 fleece for california $214.00
  136
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  1
- Arms of Andes leggings 160 weight alpaca size small $140.00
  139
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  1
- Sunglasses Maui Jim $350.00
  31
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  1
- Alpha beanie $0.00
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- Water
  $169.00 172 g 5
- Sawyer squeeze full size $80.00
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  1
- Evernew 2L bladder this is the one with the cap $32.00
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  1
- Coles 1L with sportscap still the best $2.00
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  2
- Water purification tablets 10 katadyn micropur forte tablets as backup to sawyer $53.00
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- Kitchen
  $206.20 299 g 11
- Toaks ti spoon long handle $12.00
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- Toaks 650 Ti mug no lid $48.00
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- 1/2 wettex stops the rattling $1.00
  4
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- DIY aluminium lid for mug from single-use aluminium bbq tray $1.00
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- Soto windmaster stove with piezo and triflex stand $100.00
  65
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- (Empty) MSR 110g gas canister slightly better than the jetboil ones $12.50
  85
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  1
- Gas canister adapter silver adapter for filling canisters $19.00
  19
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  1
- Mini BIC lighter for making fire $2.50
  11
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  1
- Wildo 250ml cup lightest cup ive found $10.00
  24
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  1
- Large ziplock bags one for food and one for rubbish $0.10
  6
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  2
- Fanny pack
  $175.00 76 g 2
- Hightail designs 1.5 fanny pack for town carry $175.00
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- Credit card, minimal cash in small ziplock bag $0.00
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- Electronics
  $798.00 847 g 14
- Sony experia 1 V price n/a $0.00
  187
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  1
- Jabra elite 10 with case wireless are nice when taking backpack on/off $0.00
  57
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  1
- Coros Apex 2 pro $0.00
  53
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  1
- Govee thermal hydrometer Temperature and humidity gauge $20.00
  22
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  1
- Garmin messenger live tracking and satellite messaging $429.00
  114
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  1
- Micro SD reader USB-C with spare card included $8.00
  5
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- Nitecore carbo 20000mAh 20Ah 2-port 18w in/out $189.00
  302
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  1
- Nitecore NU25 gen 1 gen 1 still the best $55.00
  31
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  1
- Fairy lights with battery $10.00
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- Anker nano 30w US plug with single usbc port $47.00
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- USB-C to USB-C with power meter $10.00
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- USB-A to Micro for charging head-torch $10.00
  5
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- Micro to USB-C for 2nd USB-C option $10.00
  1
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  1
- USB-C to Coros adapter for charging Coros Apex 2 Pro $10.00
  3
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  1
- Standalone camera
  $0.00 282 g 2
- Ricoh GR2 still the best $0.00
  247
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  1
- Ricoh charging cable usb a to UC-E6 $0.00
  35
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  1
- Frequent access
  $61.00 126 g 5
- Victorinox classic SD with string loop $37.00
  21
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  1
- Liquid soap Small bottle 30ml $3.00
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- Baby shampoo Small bottle 30ml $2.00
  30
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- Insect repellant Small spray bottle 15ml $4.00
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- Sunscreen Small bottle $15.00
  30
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  1
- Toilet kit
  $55.10 36 g 3
- Culoclean bidet need little or no tp $20.00
  12
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  1
- Bogler trowel better than the deuce $35.00
  14
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- Paper to be sure to be sure $0.10
  10
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  1
- Bathroom
  $21.70 71 g 19
- DIY shower head bottle cap my favourite item on the larapinta $0.10
  3
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  1
- Toothbrush lightweight toothbrush with cover $5.00
  9
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  1
- Small tube of toothpaste tiny tube with bulldog clip $0.10
  6
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  1
- Cork massage ball still the best $15.00
  23
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  1
- Compressed towels about 2g each, and need 3 per night $0.10
  2
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  15
- Things I will never need
  $71.10 56 g 9
- Bandaids 6 assorted bandaids $3.00
  8
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  1
- Tenacious tape 3 or 4 assorted patches $15.00
  5
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  1
- Iodine and alcohol swabs 4 swabs $3.00
  5
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  1
- Betadine Small 15ml bottle luxury item $10.00
  20
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  1
- Spare bottle cap to replace sportscap $0.10
  3
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  1
- Spare sawyer gasket probably never need $0.00
  3
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  1
- Gastro stop 10 tablets in tiny ziplock bag $5.00
  3
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  1
- Needle and thread blister treatment $3.00
  3
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  1
- Uncle bills tweezers the tweezers with pin-point precision :) $32.00
  6
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  1
- Poles Axes Spikes
  $520.00 270 g 2
- Durston iceline poles 2 X 135g poles $260.00
  135
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  2
- Misc
  $60.00 155 g 3
- Passport could I leave this somewhere safe? $0.00
  38
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  1
- Sit pad 1/8" foam torso length folded $30.00
  50
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  1
- Sea to Summit towel orange towel for changing and drying $30.00
  67
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  1
- Food
  $0.00 4 g 1
- Tabasco sauce in soy sauce fish refill at restaurant $0.00
  4
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  1

Chas Egan - PCT Base Pack

Backpack

Shelter

Sleeping

Clothes

Water

Kitchen

Fanny pack

Electronics

Standalone camera

Frequent access

Toilet kit

Bathroom

Things I will never need

Poles Axes Spikes

Misc

Food