Gear List

Pre-Trip Gear List

Gear	Brand/Mode	Comments
The “Big” 3+
Pack	ULA Circuit	Bought it new for this trip. I have tried it out on a couple of day hikes with weight in it, and it has carried well so far.
Tent	GoLite Imogene II	My first trip out with this I spent a good part of the night riding out a thunderstorm and the tent did well. Not a truly free-standing tent in my opinion. You need to stake it out to truly get a good pitch.
Sleeping Bag	Marmot Sawtooth 15V or EMS Mountain Lite 20°	Not sure which bag I am going to use yet. The EMS is lighter and packs down a little more, but I bought the Marmot because I spent a few cold nights up at 10,000' in the EMS.
Sleeping Pad	Big Agnes Air Core (66”)	I love this pad. I will never go back to a self-inflating type again. I may switch this out for a lighter one, if I can get it for a good price.
Hiking Poles	Black Diamond	I really like the flip locks. I never have a problem with them slipping and shortening up on me.
Cooking & Hydration
Stove	MSR Pocket Rocket, canister & mini Bic lighter (2)	I have played around with alcohol stoves, but I cannot bring myself to switch yet. I guess I am a little too impatient when I want my food. Also with the drought in the Sierras right now, I am guessing there may be some fire restrictions which did not allow for the use of alcohol stoves last summer
Pot	Brunton IB Cook Set (800 ml only)	Nice and light. A good score from Walmart a few years ago.
Silverware	Light My Fire Titanium Spork	I really like it. I use one for my lunch at work every day.
Bowl	Glade screw top – medium	Trying to decide if I will take this or not. I like it, because it will keep my pot clean, but not sure if I will have the space for it
Pot Cozy	Homemade	Made from windshield sunscreen reflector material
Water Bottles	Smart Water 1L (2)	Very light. Fit into the side pockets well.
Hydration Bladders	Platypus 2L, 1L	Like having the ability to carry extra water if I need it, as well as extra water in camp.
Purification	Saywer Mini	Have not tried it yet (got it free with the Circuit). I have used the regular Saywer and like the ease and lite weight of it this system
Bear Canister	Backpackers Cache	Might switch to the smaller Bear Vault BV450, if I can fit enough food into it for after MTR.
Miscellaneous
Camera	Nikon AW100
Tripod	REI	Works both horizontally and vertically
Knife	Victornox Huntsman Boy Scout version	Maybe overkill, but it is a good old friend, so I have to bring it along.
Compass	Sunto M-3D	Just in case
MP3	Sansa 4G	To help me get over those passes, when I might need to let my mind wonder off my pain.
First Aid	Homemade	Packed inside a Loksak bag.
Headlamp	Black Diamond Spot
Trail Guide	Erik the Black’s JMT Trail Guide	I like the format of this guide. It is printed on sturdy paper, but still lite weight. I may add a couple of pages of Postholer or Tom Harrison's maps to a couple of areas that I would like to check out.
Journal	MoleSkine, plain, large	A little heavy, but I really like to journals on trips, so it is worth the weight from my perspective.
Towel	MSR Pack towel
TP kit	Dried Baby wipes and hand sanitizer.  Tent peg for trowel	Required to carry out. Ohh the fun!
Soap	Dr Bronners	Will repackage into smaller bottles and refill at MTR.
Sunscreen/bug spray	Bullfrog	1 product, two uses
Personal Locator	SPOT gen 3	To keep the family, aware of my progress and safety.
Clothing Carried
Rain jacket	Marmot Precip
Rain pants	Marmot Precip
Insulating jacket	Patagonia Nanopuff	Also add some extra warmth
Warm hat	Fleece	From Target
Gloves	Fleece – liner-like	From Target
Shorts	GoLite Running 9”	Like the boxer brief liners
T-shirt	¼ zip GoLite
Thermal top	REI Aerolyte ¼ zip hoodie
Thermal bottoms	Generic	Light weight
Socks	Darn Tough Ultralite Run/cycle (2)
Underwear	Adidas Compression
Bandana		Multi-use
Camp/water shoes	Crocs
Clothing Worn
Shirt	Columbia Long sleeve, button up
Pants	REI Sarah zip-offs
Socks	Darn Tough Ultralite run/cycle
Underwear	Adidas Compression
Bandana
Hat	Floppy - Full brim
Gators	Dirty Girl	Electric green. These do a great job of keeping dirt and gravel out of shoes
Shoes	La Sportiva Ultra Raptors with insoles
Sunglasses	T.B.D.

Check out my Post Trail gear Review HERE