Dog packing gear
preparing for horse packing the Pacific Crest Trail.
Gear is always about trade-offs. What photography gear to bring is especially about this. Photography is one of my biggest loves and something I want to be able to do when I am out on the trail. Ideally, I would have my full DSLR camera and multiple lenses, my GoPro with attachments and my phone. However, in reality, I am trying to travel very light and often need to make choices and leave some things home.
One of the advantages of the way I am organizing this trip is that I can likely to multiple passes over the same parts of the trail in the course of my stay at any one basecamp. Thus, I can plan some bare basics trips to get the lay of the land with nothing by my iPhone camera along. Then, if I want to, I can do a shorter trip to specific places with my big camera and really play. This will allow me to be flexible and adjust each excursion to what is ideal for me at the time.
In addition to enjoyment, I am also working hard to document this trip in a complete way so that it can be used as a guide by other people. Thus, some of the photo gear I take along may be needed for just this kind of thing.
One of the advantages of the way I am organizing this trip is that I can likely to multiple passes over the same parts of the trail in the course of my stay at any one basecamp. Thus, I can plan some bare basics trips to get the lay of the land with nothing by my iPhone camera along. Then, if I want to, I can do a shorter trip to specific places with my big camera and really play. This will allow me to be flexible and adjust each excursion to what is ideal for me at the time.
In addition to enjoyment, I am also working hard to document this trip in a complete way so that it can be used as a guide by other people. Thus, some of the photo gear I take along may be needed for just this kind of thing.
Gear
- iPhone
- waterproof touch through pack to cary it around my neck
- charge cord and extra battery with solar charger
- DSLR Camera
- GoPro
USEFUL RESOURCES:
- Forest Service site for Cleveland National Forest PCT Information
- The PCT Association website
- https://www.pcta.org/
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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. |