Colorado Trail (July ‘29) Three Season List

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BIG 4 1564 g
CLOTHES WORN 0 g
CLOTHES PACKED 334 g
UTILITY 476 g
KITCHEN 400 g
HEALTH, SAFETY & FIRST AID 179 g
ELECTRONICS 335 g
WATER EQUIPMENT 167 g
CONSUMABLES 2600 g
Links 0 g
Total
6054
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Consumable 2500 g
Base Weight 3554 g
Total Pack Weight 6054 g

The Asterisk items will be replacing similar gear I already own but want to upgrade or lighten. The rest…I already own and like using!

- BIG 4
  1564 g 4
- TENT * ZPacks Plex Solo Lite. $946 delivered: To be purchased on Nov 05 - approx $247 fortnightly payments (full bug net, bathtub, & privacy)
  335
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  1
- PACK * Nashville Cutaway 40 Litre / 19 inch with 17.5 inch straps
  400
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  1
- SLEEPING BAG * Zpacks Classic 20F standard medium. (I don’t like quilts)
  533
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  1
- SLEEP MAT * Pipenberg Core Pad - self inflatable - regular size
  296
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  1
- CLOTHES WORN
  0 g 0
- SHOES Topo Ultraventure 4 - size: US10
  614
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  0
- SOCKS Nike ankle length black
  40
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  0
- SHORTS Patagonia Terrebonne Shorts Men’s black (7 inch inseam is good for me)
  125
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  0
- SHIRT Outdoor Research Echo Hoodie Med in Oyster Traverse Print
  113
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  0
- SUNGLASSES Cancer Council “Bright” (tortoise shell colour)
  18
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  0
- HAT Patagonia Breezefarer (trucker cap - even the front forehead part is mesh!)
  71
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  0
- WATCH * Garmin Enduro 3 with nylon strap
  63
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  0
- READING GLASSES Small armless reading glasses kept in chest pocket
  6
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  0
- CLOTHES PACKED
  334 g 4
- WIND PANTS * Enlightened Equipment Copperfield (custom make in Navy, size medium, 28 inch inseam)
  44
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  1
- FLEECE TOP Senchi Designs Alpha Direct 60 Crew Neck
  87
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  1
- RAIN SHELL * Montbell Versalite Rain Jacket. This will additionally be layered over sun hoodie, alpha fleece and wind shirt in very cold weather as required
  166
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  1
- BEANIE * Icebreaker merino/cotton
  37
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  1
- UTILITY
  476 g 14
- TREKKING POLES * Zpacks Minimalist Trekking Poles 138g per pole
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  2
- TENT STAKES * 3x MSR Ground Hog Mini (10g each) and 3x Easton Nano 6’’ (8g each). Additional guy lines will be secured with “Little Rock Big Rock” techniques if needed.
  54
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  1
- PILLOWCASE Home-made Alpha Direct 90. Clothing goes inside to sleep
  33
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  1
- EAR PLUGS Cheap squishy foam 2x sets
  1
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  1
- NEEDLE & THREAD sewing kit secured inside a plastic ball point pen lid
  2
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  1
- SAFETY PINS surprisingly useful and ridiculously light
  1
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  4
- GUY ROPE 1 spare 3m length of 1.5m Mont Adventure Cord Yellow reflective Guy Cord
  6
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  1
- WASH CLOTH cut down 25% of original size - a standard NORWEX cut down to quarter original size approximately 20cmx20cm
  9
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  1
- KNIFE Gerber Dime - scissors, pliers, knife, tweezers, screwdrivers
  68
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  1
- SIT PAD * 4 sections only cut down Gossamer Gear 1/8 inch folding foam pad cut down
  25
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  1
- KITCHEN
  400 g 11
- Seasonings 5x seasonings: salt and pepper, taco seasonings, garlic powder, “everything eggs” in tiny ziploc bags. Enough for several days’ cooking
  10
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  1
- COLD SOAK jar Bega (an Aussie brand) Peanut Butter Jar, Medium Size 475ml
  36
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  1
- BEAR/RODENT & ODOUR food bags * Adotec 14L Grizzly Bear Locker (199g) + OdorNo 2-gal HD odor barrier liner (16g). IGBC certified bear & rodent resistant, flexible shape for 30L pack.
  215
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  1
- Ziploc Bag Multiple ziplock small bags blue 22x18cm used to organise FAK, electronics etc, as dirty bags
  3
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  5
- SPOON Disposable plastic spoon cut down to fit inside cold soak jar
  4
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  1
- * FUEL CANISTER (Empty - fuel itself listed under consumables) Jetboil Jetpower 100 g Canister (empty) - Widely available EN417 fuel canister
  95
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  1
- * STOVE BRS-3000T Titanium Stove - Very light canister stove
  25
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  1
- HEALTH, SAFETY & FIRST AID
  179 g 7
- FAK (First Aid Kit) Saline nasal spray (6g bottle plus 10ml water=16 g), Claratyne x16 (2 g), Personal meds (25 g), Tissues x6 (7 g), Cloth band-aids x4 (2 g), Ibuprofen x12 (5 g), Panadol x4 (3 g), Aspro Clear x2 (3 g), AquaTabs x10 (2 g), Rennie x4 (6 g), and Ziploc bag x1 (3 g) for a total of 74 g
  74
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  1
- Bug repellent A 6.5g dropper bottle filled with 15.5g Picaridin (is synthetics-safe) for biters and to easily remove leeches
  22
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  1
- LIQUID SOAP A 6.5g dropper bottle with 10 ml liquid soap. Can be topped up in town rest rooms
  17
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  1
- SUN LOTION A 6.5g dropper bottle with 17.5g Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Fluid Facial Sunscreen SPF50
  24
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  1
- BIDET CAP MYOG Self-3D-printed cap
  7
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  1
- TROWEL Deuce of Spades
  13
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  1
- MASSAGE BALL Rawlogy Rustic Ultralight Cork Massage Ball 1.9″ size
  22
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  1
- ELECTRONICS
  335 g 6
- TORCH * Nitecore NU20 with DIY shock cord headband mod
  30
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  1
- BATTERY Flextail Zero 10000mAh (145g without provided cable or strap, 154g WITH the inclusions)
  145
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  1
- USB-C cable 50cm, 12g. There are smaller and lighter options but this length helps to reach wall outlets more easily
  12
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  1
- PD WALL CHARGER * Anker Nano 3, 30watts. Fast charging in town. Have linked to the Australian version but will need to purchase appropriate one for the country I’ll hike in
  36
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  1
- HEADPHONES Apple OEM wired buds with USBC connector to attach directly to phone
  12
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  1
- PHONE iPhone 19 Pro Max - will be purchased in the year before the trek
  240
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  0
- PLB - personal locator beacon * Garmin InReach Mini 2
  100
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  1
- WATER EQUIPMENT
  167 g 5
- Platypus QuickDraw filter - blue filter only The blue filter cartridge with flip lid
  75
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  1
- * Dirty Water Bag Platypus 2L SoftBottle
  36
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  1
- Water bottles Disposable Mount Franklin 450ml (22g each). These smaller bottles fit well in vest straps for very easy reach
  22
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  2
- WATER additional 2L Ziplock bag, large. It can be bundled up in bandana for BRIEF short carry when required
  12
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  1
- CONSUMABLES
  2600 g 3
- Water 1.9 Litres - My standard trailhead starting carry
  1900
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  1
- FOOD 700g per day. Set the quantity here to match the number of days hiking planned. By default I’ve set this to 7 days so I can fully appreciate my total pack weight at worst. Seek foods that give 2000kJ per 100 grams if possible
  600
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  1
- FUEL Jetboil Isobutane/Propane Fuel - weight of fuel in a small 100g cannister
  100
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  1
- Links
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- _____ FOOD IDEAS
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  1
- Paul The Backpacker stoveless ideas Stoveless recipes using only about 10-15 ingredients
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  1
- JupiterHikes lots of stoveless ideas
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  1
- Reddit post - lots of comments about cold soaking Cold Soak tips from reddit
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  1
- JuliterHikes FIRST meal that started it for him
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- Skurka food mistakes Good descriptions of what to pack, some recipes
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- Skurka Beans,Rice,cheese & fritos dinner recipe
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- Cold soak recipes on the Litesmith jars page Litesmith cold soak recipes
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- JupiterHikes’ dinner every night: beans and rice beans and rice
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- Gear Skeptic 900 foods analysed for caloric density
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  1
- Gear Skeptic VOLUMETRIC density of foods Volumetric Density of food
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- Snowys’ Mexican beans
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- Skurka’s five recipes
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  1
- 250g PROTEIN strategy: Dave Morrow Photography
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  1
- r/UltralightAus refried beans at home Refried Beans
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  1
- _____ GEAR & PREPARATION
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- Plex tent setup tips
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- Zpacks Plex tent stick-on magnetic toggle
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  1
- DeputySean Clothing tips
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  1
- Cash Money’s lighterpack
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  1
- Reddit Alula vs Venom in Nashville cutaway
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  1
- Mods to ZPacks Duplex
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  1
- Extra Ultralight and Cash Money discussing her lighterpack YouTube about Cash Money's gear
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  1
- Training for hiking Extra goes through the basics
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- Darwin campsite tips advice hacks
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- Extra’s lighterpack
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- _____ VLOGS
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- TaylatheNahamshaHiker hikes the AT VLOG
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- Pietop hiking the CT VLOG
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- HiketyHike’s PNW Pacific North West 2026 lighterpack
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- StellaHikes PCT Day 1
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- Colorado Trail vlog by Lazy Extremist
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- 5 part video series
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- VLOGGER’s CT lighterpack: judybriancunningham
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- VLOGGER Judy and Brian’s Adventures CT playlist
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Colorado Trail (July ‘29) Three Season List

BIG 4

CLOTHES WORN

CLOTHES PACKED

UTILITY

KITCHEN

HEALTH, SAFETY & FIRST AID

ELECTRONICS

WATER EQUIPMENT

CONSUMABLES

Links