AT section hike (Georgia portion) — April 2025
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Pack system
0.54 lb
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Shelter system
0.64 lb
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Sleep system
1.04 lb
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Packed Clothing
0.34 lb
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Food/Water Preparation & Storage
0.36 lb
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Small Essentials
0.87 lb
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Consumables
4.41 lb
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Worn clothing, etc.
0 lb
Hiking the Georgia section of the AT from Springer Mountain to the Deep Gap parking lot (86 mi.) Expecting highs in the high 60s and lows around 40F. Some rain anticipated.
- April 4: USFS-42 to Springer Mountain to Gooch Mountain Shelter, AT — 15.3 miles
- April 5: Gooch Mountain Shelter to Neels Gap (Blood Mountain cabins) — 15.6 miles
- April 6: Neels Gap to Unicoi Gap (Green Dragon hostel) — 22.4 miles
- April 7: Unicoi Gap to Dicks Creek Gap — 16.3 miles
- April 8 : Dicks Creek Gap to Deep Gap Parking lot — 15.8 miles
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Pack system
Weight qty -
Backpack
KS-Imo 22L (white)
7.5
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Liner
Nylofume cut to size
0.5
oz1
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Back pad
Zpacks sit pad, trimmed. Provides cushioning and some structure for my SUL pack
0.7
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Shelter system
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Tarp
Gear Swifts Poncho-Tarp. This functions better as a poncho than a shelter, but Plan A will be to sleep in shelters. But it is the 1st week of April so that not be possible always.
110
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Bivy
Borah Gear Cuben Bivy, regular/wide with side zipper
4.8
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Stakes
Teragon Pioneer stakes 6"
5.4
g6
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Guyline
Kelty Triptease 1.5mm, 2x7’ for ridge lines, 4x2.5’ for corners. I’ll use bowline + larks-head knots to connect to the poncho tarp when pitching
0.57
g24
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Sleep system
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Quilt
Zpacks Summer Quilt 40F. Right at the temp rating, so I could pass an uncomfortable night or two. No big deal.
9.5
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Pad
Thermarest Uberlite short with pillow attachment loops added
5.6
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Pillow
Big Sky Dream Nation with attachment loops added
1.6
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Packed Clothing
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Fleece
Senchi Alpha hoodie (black)
4.7
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Rain shell
Gear Swifts poncho tarp. Weight already accounted for.
0
oz1
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Sleep socks
Farpointe Alpha camp socks
22
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Food/Water Preparation & Storage
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Pot
Toaks Light 700ml with lid and handle removed
1.8
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Lid
DIY lid cut from tooling foil
4
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Cozy
DIY cozy made of Reflectix
14
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Windscreen
QiWiz Titanium Windscreen, sized to pot
14
g1
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Stove
Batchstovez Gram Weenie Pro alcohol stove
19
g1
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Spoon
Disposable bamboo spoon, cut to fit in pot
3
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Lighter
Mini Bic, with safety thingy removed
8
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Food storage
Gear Swifts DCF food bag. For hanging my food in bear country.
14
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Camp Rag
Lightload hand towel, cut in half
4
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Fuel Storage
Dutchware Twist pouch, 8 fl oz. I think these are designed for breast milk but they work great as UL fuel bottles
8
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Water bottle
Dasani bottles with labels and plastic thingy removed. A Dasani bottle weighs half an ounce less than a Smartwater bottle. Plenty of water on this stretch so 1L is enough.
25
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Small Essentials
Weight qty -
Poop kit
QiWiz Original trowel
11.8
g1
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Smartphone
iPhone 16e
170
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Power bank
Nitecore NB Air 5kmAh
3.1
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Charge cable
6” cable creations
5
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First aid & repair
Medication in wrappers (Ibuprofen, Imodium, Benadryl); Alcohol pad; Triple antibiotic ointment packet; Pre-cut Leukotape strips on two-sided release paper; Derma-safe 1" razor knife; mini-scissors; extra bottle cap; safety pin; Tenacious Tape patches (small & large); DCF patch
1.5
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Hygiene kit
Cut down kids toothbrush, 0.17ml toothpaste, flossers, half comb
13
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Light
Nitecore Tube keychain flashlight
9
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Chafing cream
Salty Britches pouch in plastic zip bag
6
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Wallet
License, credit card, cash to tip shuttle drivers
0.7
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Soap
Dr Bronner’s in 3 ml Litesmith dropper bottle
9
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Sunscreen
Blue Lizard 60 SPF Face Stick. Removed label and trimmed lid; cut stick to 2/3 length
21
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Consumables
Weight qty -
Food
3.0 days @ 1.4 lbs/day
1.4
lb1.5
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Water
2 liter capacity, but starting with 1L
2.2
lb1
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Fuel
Denatured alchohol (2 oz)
24
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Water Purification
Micropur Tablets (5/day)
0.4
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Toilet paper
For use in pit toilets
16
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Worn clothing, etc.
Weight qty -
Shoes
Topo Pursuit 2 (green, size 14)
29.4
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Socks
Defeet Wooleaters
1.6
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Pants
Patagonia Terrebonne Joggers (black)
4.8
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Shirt
OR Echo Sun hoodie with 1/4 zip added (blue)
4.3
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Hat
Ellewin foldable baseball hat (navy)
64
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Poles
Durston Iceline trekking poles
5.25
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Underwear
Saxx quest quick dry boxers
3
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Watch
Garmin Fenix 7 Sapphire Solar
74
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