Quote from nathanu on September 1, 2022, 5:51 pm

I tend to follow thru hikers to try to figure out what they're doing and why and then try to do many of the same things myself.  One thing that literally just blows my mind though is having everything that you need and keeping the pack weight low.  So, I'd love to hear / see what y'all are carrying and what it weights and get some feedback on my standard load.  Typical pack weight is around 29lb to 35lb.

• Pack - Osprey Atmos 65AG with the brain removed or Gregory Paragon 58.  I pack my clothes and shelter and sleep gear inside a compactor bag inside the pack and typically don't worry with a pack cover.
• Shelter
  • Warbonnet Blackbird XL Hammock
  • 10'x10' Amazon tarp (don't recall the name)
• Sleep
  • Warm weather - Amazon 50F sleeping bag and a OneTigiris 40F underquilt (sometimes)
  • Cool / Cold weather - Enlightened Equipment 20F Convert top quilt and a OneTigiris 40F underquilt
• Water - Typically a 1L SmartWater bottle and a 1L Nalgene (to measure water with).  I just got a 2L bladder hat will fit inside my pack and I've taken it once but still kindof on the fence.  I have a Sawyer Squeeze filter, extra o-ring and a Cnoc 2L dirty bag.  I also have a 2 gallon dirty bag that I typically take to fill up and keep at camp but I carry it dry while hiking.
• Food - I always carry a Toaks 1L cookpot, stove (don't recall the name but got it off of Amazon years ago) and fuel cannister and then food per day is typically Mountain House scrambled eggs, instant oatmeal and coffee for breakfast, tortillas with peanut and honey or Sunkist chicken (buffalo or bbq usually) and maybe some kind of chips or crackers for lunch and then something for supper (usually either mac-n-cheese and some kind of meat or a freeze dried meal), all stuffed in a 10L Wise Owl dry bag.  My non-poop-kit hygiene stuff (toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, soap) typically also gets shoved in a freezer bag inside my food bag also
• Poop kit - REI resin trowel (I tried one of the ultralight metal ones and hated it), TP and hand sanitizer.
• Clothes - I typically wear the same hiking clothes while I'm on trail but do carry extra socks and underwear that I'll alternate (and wash out if the opportunity avails itself).  My camp clothes are typically cotton underwear, shorts, t-shirt and open sandals to walk around camp.
• Rain - Frogg Toggs.  I've got the "set" and I also have a poncho.  I typically just take the poncho.
• Electronics
  • Garmin InReach Mini
  • GoVee temp / humidity sensor.  It just dangles off of the back of my pack and records the temp.  If I forget to put my water filter in my hammock with me, that'll tell me if it likely froze overnight.
  • Nitecore 10AH battery
  • Nitecore NU25 headlamp
  • Cell phone
• Misc / Other
  • I've got a puffy that I got off of Amazon for I think $40 that works surprisingly well.
  • Buff.  I think that there's a rule somewhere that says that you have to have one of these, so I do.
  • Hankerchief.
  • Aquamira drops in case my filter fails or gets lost.
  • Trekking poles - Don't remember the brand but I paid $40 for them at Academy sports.