Pre-Hike
Just about a week now before I embark on my ultimate 5-6 month vacation. The perfect time for my indecisive ah to make last second gear decisions. There's a lot of anal retentive not all who wander are lost stickered "people" out there who come up with strategies to make their pack as light as possible even going as far as to leave out necessities like a massive kickass knife. I am not one of them... BUT I do legit want to get my pack on ozempic because the weight does really add up. But here is where I am at currently.
My Gear:
List of Items and Their Heft:
Essentials- ~10.2lbs
Osprey Anti Gravity Backpack- 5.5lbs, Durston X Mid 1 Person Tent- 1.8lbs, Amazon Sleeping bag sub 30 degrees- 2.8lbs, Foam pad- 0.8, Sawyer Squeeze Water Filterer- >0.3lbs,
Shoes- ~4lbs (One will be hanging by carabiner on my pack)
Keen Hiking Sandals- 1.8lbs, Merrel Trail Runners- 2.2lbs
Defense- ~1.4lbs
Kabar Big Brother Knife- 0.7lbs, Bear spray- 0.7lbs
Hygiene- ~2.5lbs
Wilderness Wash 250ml- 1.1lbs, Trowel- >0.3lbs, Brush- >0.3, Wet Wipes- >0.3lbs, Toothbrush and Toothpaste- >0.3lbs, Nailclippers- >0.3lbs, Sunscreen- >0.3lbs
Electronics: ~1.7lbs
Garmin 3 Mini Pro- >0.3lbs, Heavy asf portable charger (yikes)- 1.1lbs, Mp3 player- >0.3lbs
Books/Maps/Guides: ~1.4lbs
Trail guide and maps: 1.1lbs, Journal: >0.3lbs
Clothes: ~4lbs
(two pairs of pants underwear long sleeve shirts and socks. Sleeveless shirt and bathing suit. Yellow Jacket. Bandana and hat.)
Medical Supplies: ~0.7lbs
Quick Clot, Blister Kit, Tick Spray 133ml container
Misc: ~0.7lbs
Headlamp, Paracord, Bucees Lighter, Aluminum Trekking Poles (will not be in pack obv), Bear bag
Total = ~24lbs without food or water also Mudkip is not an item he is my companion I did not weigh him that would be rude and demeaning. Adding food and water can increase the weight by up to 10lbs so If I can even cut 2-3lbs I'd be chipper. 23lbs is considered average I heard for a 2200 mile trip. The ultra light gods get theirs around 20lbs without going tentless.
Water is filtered as you go depending on it's availability but I don't plan on die-hydrating. I also forgoed (couldve swore that was a word) packing a little gas cooking setup. This is because a thru-hiker I met when I did my 3 day hike a few months ago was doing just that, and it worked for him. (His trail name is Dunkin and I will be using his blog as an additional guide).
Thanks for tuning in for the first post! I am going to try and update this daily (if I have connection) from my phone on the trail. I also want to add the miles I covered and where I ended up that day too. I need to find a good format for that. Also I don't think comments are possible on this platform like other ones which is sad but I like how I got it to look swaggy so I guess it is what it is. Ok cya later.
(Note to self: Images cannot be beyond 600px wide)