backpacking gear - General List
All gear has been chosen and tested with the goals of having as little as possible with me and making what I do have as lightweight as possible.
I have divided this into Essential and Optional gear, depending upon how minimalist I want to go on any given trip. For more guidance on what is essential gear, see the TEN ESSENTIALS list at the bottom of this page, compiled by mountaineers and used worldwide.
I have divided this into Essential and Optional gear, depending upon how minimalist I want to go on any given trip. For more guidance on what is essential gear, see the TEN ESSENTIALS list at the bottom of this page, compiled by mountaineers and used worldwide.
Essential Gear:
Optional Gear:
- Shelter: tent or bivy sac or tarp setup
- sleeping bag
- sleeping pad
- chair
- Knife
- matches
- Bear Spry
- Water Gear:
- camel pack
- water purifier
- Clothing
- sox
- underwear
- t-shirt
- shorts
- pants
- Emergency Clothing
- rain poncho
- hat
- gloves
- scarf
- long underwear
- sweater/fleece
- iPhone and charging solar battery and cord
- Garmin Inreach and chargrills cord
- Personals
- lib balm
- sunscreen
- bugspray
- towel
- comb
- headlamp and extra batteries
- driver's license
- forest passes and permits
- medicines
- money - just a $20 or less tucked away.
- Bathroom
- toilet paper
- period stuff
- shovel
- Tools:
- saw
- shovel
- fencing tool
Optional Gear:
- Pillow
- Basic Kitchen Gear
- camp stove and fuel
- pot, cup, bowl, etc
- spork
- hot pad
- Other Kitchen Gear
- cutting board
- frying pan
- large spoon
- clean-up sink
- towel
- biodegradable soap
- mug
- Water Gear:
- Lifestraw
- Extra water bottles
- Collapsible Water Jugs
- Camp Shoes/Water Shoes
- Clothing
- sleeping clothes
- sweatpants
- other extra clothing
- sleeping clothes
- Journal and pen
- glasses
- Bathroom Stuff
- wipes
- hand sanitizer
- Peronals
- tent lights
- scrunch or headband
- personal body wipes
- toothbrush
- toothpaste
- hand lotion
- mascara and eye pencil
- mirror
- book
- reading glasses
- headphones
- recorder and music to learn to play
- Gun and extra clip
- Frog
- Tools:
- hatchet
Ten Essentials - designed in the 1930s by The Mountaineers, these ten things are meant to answer the two basic questions: First, can you respond positively to an accident or emergency? Second, can you safely spend a night - or more - out?
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USEFUL RESOURCES:
- Forest Service site for Cleveland National Forest PCT Information
- The PCT Association website
- https://www.pcta.org/
- PCT Backpacking gear advise from PCTA
- First Aid Kit
Click here to see my YouTube page of videos on how this trip is going every step of the way, including my preparations at home and my days on the trail.
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Want to know more about who is on this trip? Me, my dog, my horses and any friends who happen to join me along the way...
Click here to see my YouTube page of videos on how this trip is going every step of the way, including my preparations at home and my days on the trail. |