West Coast Trail - Brett
- Category Weight
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Pack, Tent, Sleep
4.15 lb
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Cook/Purification
0.93 lb
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Consumables - Water/Food/Fuel
5.66 lb
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First Aid Kit (Coverage for 2 ppl)
0.21 lb
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Personal Care
0.24 lb
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Miscellaneous
0.95 lb
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Clothing - Carried
1.99 lb
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Clothing - Worn
0 lb
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Shared Stuff (Partner will Carry)
0 lb
Notes:
This is my load out for WCT 2023. Friend and I did a half-yoyo - entering at the midpoint we hiked north to Pachena then turned around and hiked south all the way to Gordon River. We had to pay for an extra ferry crossing to do this at Orientation.
Food:
Why only 3lbs of food? We did x1.5 WCT's on a 5 day / 4 night trip. As we only had 4 days of Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and 5 days of snacks - we brought total of 4@1.25lb/day food = 5lbs. However, as we went North before turning and going South we were able to stash half our food carry at the Crabshack and pickup on the way back through. So our max actual carried food weight was ~3lbs.
Itinerary:
Day1: Nitinaht->Tsocowis
Day2: Tsocowis->Pachena->Tsocowis (left camp setup and took snacks and water)
Day3: Tsocowis->Dare Beach (Lunch @ Crabshack)
Day4: Dare -> Camper
Day5: Camper->Gordon (via Owen Pt)
Photos:
MVP of Gear:
Gear Weights Note that Worn items and shared items carried by my partner are listed as qty=0 as I don't agree with the way Lighterpack totals worn weight and prefer to focus on pack-weight.
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Pack, Tent, Sleep
Weight qty -
Pack
SWD - DCF Superior 35L
16.7
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tent
ZPacks Duplex
19.5
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Bag
Western Mountaineering Hilite
15
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pad
Thermarest NeoAir
13.2
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pillow
Exped
1.8
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Condensation Rag
Swedish Sponge
0.25
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Cook/Purification
Weight qty -
Stove
Soto Windmax Stove w/Tri-Flex
2.4
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Lighter
Bic Mini
0.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pot & Lid
BPL 550ml Ti
2.5
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Spoon
Lexan Long Handle
0.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Filter
Platy Quickdraw + Bag
4.3
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hoser
2L Platy with Hose
1.8
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Bear Rope
Rope, bag, caribiner. 50' Flat spectra
1.3
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Knife
Spyderco Ladybug
0.6
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hang Bag
Mountain Laurel Designs DCF Hang Bag
1.3
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Consumables - Water/Food/Fuel
Weight qty -
Water
1L
35.2
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Food Carry
1.5 lbs / Day (See notes)
3
lb1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Fuel
Small Canister (Only burn water for dinners and coffee) - can nurse 6 days from a small can.
7.4
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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First Aid Kit (Coverage for 2 ppl)
Weight qty -
Mirror
Signaling device
12
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tweezers, Floss, Needle, Matches
9
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tylenol
6
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Ibuprofen
14
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hydrocortisone
3 blister packs
4
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Burn Gel
3 blister packs
4
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Triple Antibiotic Ointment
3 blister packs
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Immodium
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Benadryl
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Alcohol Prep-Pad
4
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Compression Bandage
Lightweight ACE-style bandage
15
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Bandaids
4
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Gauze
2
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Lukeotape
Wrapped around poles
20
g0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Butterfly Closures
2
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Gauze Pad
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Repair Patches
Platy patch, NeoAir patch, Bike patch
8
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Personal Care
Weight qty -
Soap
Dr. Brommers in eye dropper
0.6
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Towel
MSR Pack Towel - Face Size
0.5
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Suncreeen
Repacked in 1 oz squeeze
1.7
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Bug Juice
Repacked in 1oz lotion
0.8
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Glide Stick
0.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Miscellaneous
Weight qty -
Umbrella
Montbell UL Trekking
4.5
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Light
Photon Xlite LED
0.2
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
Phone
iPhone SE w/o case.
5.7
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
West Coast Trail App
Essential software for the WCT!
0
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Cards, License, Cash
1
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
-
TP
3 sheets/day + Mini Tissues
1.4
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Contact Lenses
13g for 5 lens strip
13
g3
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Toothpaste Tablets
12 tabs
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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3d printed whistle
Crazy loud 130db whistle
3
g1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Pack Liner
Nyloflume bag
0.8
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Clothing - Carried
Weight qty -
Beanie
Burton Snowboard Beanie
1.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Sunhat
UA Ballcap
1.8
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Puffy
Montbell Plasma Down Jacket
6.5
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Active Insulation
Senchi Lark Alpha 90
4.6
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Sunhoodie
OR Echo
3.8
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Smartwool Thermal Pants
Sleep
5.3
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Waterproof Jacket
Yellow Marmot Bantomweight Waterproof Jacket
5.1
oz1- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Socks - Spare
1.6
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Short Liner - Spare
Path Projects
1.9
oz1
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Clothing - Worn
Weight qty -
Sunglasses
1oz
1
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Socks - Worn
1.6oz
1.6
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Smartwool Tee
4.8oz
4.8
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Shoes
Hoka Speed Goat's
22
oz0- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Short Liner
Path Liner
1.9
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Shorts
Path Projects
4.5
oz0- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Gaiters
Dirty Girl
1.6
oz0- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Hankie
1
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Poles
Gossamer Gear LT4s
9.8
oz0- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Shared Stuff (Partner will Carry)
Weight qty -
Details
Listed here to track what shared stuff partner is carrying. Tracked as 'worn weight'
0
lb0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Tent Stakes
Sand Setup: 2@ MSR Blizzards (double as poop trowel), 2 Ground Hogs, 4 Mini Ground Hogs
5.1
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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Fuel
Spare 110g Small Canister
7.4
oz0
- oz
- lb
- g
- kg
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