Gear List 2017

When I finally did the number crunching this afternoon I found my base weight was going to be 14 pounds on the dot. While I suspected this would be true, I was shocked and appalled to see it up close and personal. So did some scrambling around, switched out some items for lighter options and eliminated other things altogether. Like my cook set. I decided I didn't need hot food during August and I would wait till I reached South Lake Tahoe to have the capacity to heat food. So I'll box up my pot and stove and send them off tomorrow. Phew! That gets me to 2 pounds 14 ounces, substantially better than 14 pounds. It is possible that I can eliminate some additional weight between now and Saturday morning but we will see. I hate carrying a heavy pack! 

Here are all the items I'm taking. Some I will carry on my back and some will be in my pack. I count walking poles as worn since they are never in my pack. 

Weight	Clothing item	W	P
7.4	Montbell Down Jacket		*
0.9	104	*
2.6 (1.3)	Generic black undies (2)	*	*
1.7	“Barely There” pullover bra	*
5.5	Red long sleeve shirt	*
5.8	Columbia hiking shorts (blue)	*
2.5	Black wind pants (homemade)		*
1.9	Zpacks wind shirt (green)		*
1.5 (.75)	Silver Toe nylon hiking socks (2 pr.)	*	*
1.2	Red visor	*
0.8	GoSo sun mitts	*
0.9	Montbell fleece gloves		*
3.0	White bottoms, sleeping		*
2.4	Black tank top, sleeping		*
1.8	Sleep socks
6.3	Terramar wool/silk top		*
6.8	Terramar wool/silk bottoms		*
0.4	Headnet (homemade)		*
1.0	Sleep hat (homemade)		*
5.5	Zpacks poncho, gloves (in sack)		*
5.3	Teva flip flops		*
19.5	Sauconey Pregrine 7’s	*
0.6	Stuff sack (homemade)		*
1.7	Simblissity gaiters	*
18.3	Pacer Poles	*
105.2 oz		68.5 oz	36.8 oz
6# 5 oz		4# 2 oz	2# 3oz

Weight	Gear	P
5.6	iPhone 5S in Lifeproof case with cord	*
1.0	Petzel e+lite	*
13.0	Anker battery pack and cord…aka, “the brick”	*
1.9	SanDisk Clip Jam MP3 player + cord + earbuds	*
3.7	NooQee 4 port wall charger	*
0.2	Pee rag	*
.7	Regular glasses	*
13.5	Hammock Gear tarp, lines and stakes	*
18.3	Dream Hammock w/ suspension and tree huggers	*
19.5	Zpacks 10 degree quilt	*
10.4	Warbonnet underquilt	*
5.4	½ Zrest	*
1.4	Polycro groundsheet	*
1.4	16 oz bottle	*
2.6	Smartwater bottles (2)	*
1.5	Evernew 2L water bag	*
24	ZPacks arc Blast (tricked out)	*
1.8	ZPacks pack liner	*
1.5	Zpacks Food bag	*
1.6	Bear hang kit with 50’ rope	*
2.0	Evernew Mug	*
0.6	Black Bag home made	*
0.8	Swiss Army pocket knife	*
3.0	Aqua Mira with nylon pre-filter in ziplock	*
0.7	Aqua clips (2)	*
7.9	Chrome dome umbrella	*
4.9	First aide kit	*
1.4	Personal meds	*
3.0	Repair kit	*
2.2	Toiletries	*
1.0	Hair brush	*
1.9	Toilet bag	*
2.6	Permit, pencil, 1 sharpie, small notebook in ziplock	*
0.5	Pack towel	*
31	Bearikade weekender (will pick up in the Sierra)
2.4	Foot care	*
0.6	Spoon	*
1.8	2 C. Jar in bag	*
3.7	Sun glasses in case	*
170.0 oz
10# 6 oz

This is a tedious process but crucial if you want to eliminate as much weight as possible from your pack. It is way, way too easy to just toss random items in the pack at the last minute. For me at least.

(Don't know why the charts are different sizes. User error no doubt.)