Standard Gear List 2021

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Packing 1.36 lb
Shelter 1.88 lb
Sleeping 2.27 lb
Eating/Drinking 1.13 lb
Electronics 0.97 lb
Small Stuff 0.59 lb
Miscellaneous/Trip-Specific 0.5 lb
Clothing (Packed) 1.32 lb
Clothing (Worn) 0 lb
Food (Consumed) 0 lb
Total
10.02
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- oz
- lb
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- kg

My standard hiking gear list for 90% of trips in the Mountain West from May-October. I tend to focus on high routes and other off-trail endeavors, so durability, ease-of-use, weather protection, and security while scrambling are my top concerns.

- Packing
  1.36 lb 2
- Backpack Pa'lante Desert Pack. Been using it since 2021.
  20.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Pack Liner Cut down compactor bag
  1.5
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Shelter
  1.88 lb 4
- Yama Cirriform 1P Silpoly The best tent ever, kept me safe & dry in a freak storm
  14.8
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Yama Bug Bivy Situational protection from mosquitos, but pretty snug
  7
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Tent Pole I bring this to set up the tent because I use one pole
  4
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Stakes 4x Y-Stakes, 4x Ti Stakes. I sacrifice a bit of weight for flexibility
  4.2
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sleeping
  2.27 lb 4
- Quilt Katabatic Flex 30
  20.27
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sleeping Pad Xlite full length. Works pretty good even after numerous patches.
  12
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 1/8" Foam Pad Gossamer Gear
  2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Pillow Wrap with clothes and buff
  2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Eating/Drinking
  1.13 lb 9
- Food Storage Bag OPSak 12" x 20", they've worked fine for me in the past
  2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 2x Smart Water 1L Everyone uses them for good reason
  2.9
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sawyer Squeeze My Micro and Mini broke too many times
  2.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Auxiliary 2L Water Storage CNOC bag for convenient collection
  2.72
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Spork Super cool spork.
  0.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- 700ml Pot Cooking/Coffee Pot. Should probably replace lid with pie tin.
  4.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Canister Stove Soto Windmaster. Has never failed me.
  2.5
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Mini Towel Used for cleaning pot and hot hands
  0.3
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Mesh Bag Holds the pot in place
  0.2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Electronics
  0.97 lb 4
- iPhone 12 Pro Very good battery life in my experience + great camera.
  7.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Somewear Global Hotspot GPS locator device with seamless 2-way messaging.
  4
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Small Battery Bank (A) 5k is all we need for most trips, will use a 10k if trip is longer.
  3.4
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Lightning Charge Cord A bit longer to be able to charge and use phone simultaneously.
  0.68
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Small Stuff
  0.59 lb 14
- Epi-Pens I'm allergic to nuts and carry 2 for redundancy.
  2.7
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  2
- Badger Foot Balm Foot care essential, apply daily and at breaks.
  0.5
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Badger SPF Lip Balm Essential item in the mountain west.
  0.1
  oz
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Opinel No.3 Knife Uused almost exclusively for opening avocados.
  0.3
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  - g
  - kg
  1
- Ibuprofen In-a-pinch pain reliever, rarely used.
  0.1
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Tenatious Tape Provides an option for quick gear repair in the field.
  0.3
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Bic Mini Never used it but don't want to leave it at home
  0.2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Leukotape Pre-cut and placed on sticker paper for easy application.
  0.2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Trowel Mine is bent, probably need to replace
  0.6
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Small GITD Flashlight I rarely night hike, but this works in a pinch.
  0.3
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Cut Toothbrush Brush while hiking!
  0.2
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Toilet Paper ~4 squares per day, so technically variable in weight.
  1
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Plastic Bag Keeps all this stuff reliably dry
  0.2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Miscellaneous/Trip-Specific
  0.5 lb 1
- Trekking Poles Stripped of baskets and straps, held most of the time.
  8
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Clothing (Packed)
  1.32 lb 5
- Rain Jacket Worn 15% of the time in heavier storms
  5.7
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Insulated Jacket EE Torrid Full-Zip
  8.4
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Wind Shirt Patagonia Houdini.
  3.3
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Merino Buff Pillowcase
  1.69
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sock B Smartwool or Darn Tough Micro Crew
  2
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Clothing (Worn)
  0 lb 12
- Sunday Afternoon Sport Hat Big brim is good at keeping sun off face/neck
  0
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sunglasses Glade Townie XL Photochromic
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sun Hoody Patagonia Tropic or Kuhl Engineered
  0
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Merino 1/4 Zip Longsleeve Alternate hiking shirt without a hood
  0
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Hiking Pants Patagonia Terrebonne Joggers, used most of the time
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Shorts Vuori Kore Shorts
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Boxer Briefs Smartwool
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Sock A Smartwool or Darn Tough Micro Crew
  0
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Gaiters Dirty Girl
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- La Sportiva Mutant Awesome lug pattern for traction
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Luna Sandals Used sometimes when I need to slow myself down
  0
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Altra Lone Peak 5 Used for primarily on-trail trips
  0
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  1
- Food (Consumed)
  0 lb 0
- Day's Ration ~3500 kCal for less intensive trips. Upscale with effort.
  19
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  0
- 2L Water Maximum water carry capacity
  70
  oz
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  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  0
- Canister Stove Fuel Fuel used with canister stove
  8
  oz
  - oz
  - lb
  - g
  - kg
  0

Standard Gear List 2021

Packing

Shelter

Sleeping

Eating/Drinking

Electronics

Small Stuff

Miscellaneous/Trip-Specific

Clothing (Packed)

Clothing (Worn)

Food (Consumed)