Long hike - new gear! Yey! The inevitable gearlist
Time has come to talk about gear. There are so many gearlists out there, but admit it; we all need it and we are all interested in it, maybe some a little bit obsessed with it.
I am not obsessed with it, but definitely interested in having good gear. Lightweight and functional. Fitting and good quality. When I decided to hike the PCT I already had some gear since I love the outdoors and had done lots of backpacking. But it was not very lightweight and the fear of hiking miles and miles with a too heavy pack I realized I would need to replace some of it to ease my packweight. So after a thorough research on all of the hikerblogs I replaced the big four; shelter, pack, sleeping bag and sleeping mat. And then one thing followed another and through the year I have added one and one thing to complete my optimal gearlist. Right now I feel pretty pleased with it and my backpacking testrounds has made me feel familiar and comfortable with all of it. Already walked many miles with my pack and it distributes the weight really well. Thank you to the staff at REI in Olympia, WA, for excellent customer service and lots of patience and competence on packfitting! Wouldn't have found the perfect pack without them. Had the pleasure of getting help from the cutest and most skilled old mountaineer and we had an amusing time putting up the tent and trying out sleepingbags.
Well, departure in three weeks and last minute changes can happen, but here it goes;
The big four:
Shelter: Big Agnes Fly Creek UL2
Sleeping bag: REI Joule Woman Down regular
Sleeping pad: Ajungilak mammut air
Backpack: Deuter woman 60+10
Clothing:
Icebreaker hipster underwear merinowool x2
Icebreaker Sprite sportsbra merinowool
Devold of Norway thin longsleeve merinowool
Kari Traa thin long bottoms merinowool
Mountain Hardwear Ghost whisperer UL downjacket
Bergans of Norway UL woman rainjacket
UL rainpants
Salomon Fast wing synthetic running shorts
Rab Crimp synthetic fast dry t-shirt
Bandana
Sun hat
Sun glasses
Thin wool hat
Thin wool mittens
Clothing stuff sack
Footwear:
Altra Lone Peak 3.0 running shoes
Injinjii toe socks x2 (one pair merinowool, one pair synthetic)
Altra gaiters
Cooking:
Jetboil Minimo with included cooking pot
Fuel
Sea to summit titanium spoon
Silicone cup
Sea to summit 4l water bladder
Life straw water bottle 1l
Sawyer Squeeze water filter
Aquamira water purifying drops (as backup)
Other stuff:
Black Diamond Spot headlamp
Swiss Army knife
Trekking poles
Bug headnet
Dental floss with needle inside
Duct tape (wrapped around my trekking poles)
Compass Brunton Truarc
Maps; overview maps and section papermaps. Will also have the apps Halfmile and Guthook.
PCT-permit, ATM-card, insurance card, cash, credit card and passport.
Phone, headphones and charger. Extra memorycard.
Powerbank 10k + 6k
Journal with important phonenumbers and resupplyadresses and pen
trowel
Stuffsack for these items
Hygiene and health:
Toothbrush and toothpaste
First Aid survival kit
Bug spray
Sunscreen
Blistercare
Band aids
Sports tape
Painkillers Ibuprofen or similar
Anti diarrhea pills
Hydrocortisone
Hand sanitizer
Hairbands
Antibiotics
Ziplock bag for these items
