Sunday, April 20, 2014

PCT Gear List

The most common question we get when we tell someone that we are going to be hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is: What do you take with you and what does it weigh?

We each carry this unless I write in ( share ).

Our gear list for the PCT 2014:
- Tent ( Share ) 
- Backpack
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Hiking poles
- Trail running shoes
- Gaitors
- Rain gear
- Hiking pants
- Hiking shirt ( short & long sleeve )
- Camp shirt ( short & long sleeve )
- Socks ( 2 hiking, 1 camp )
- Winter hat & gloves 
- Cooking stove ( share )
- Cooking pot ( share )
- Camp stove fuel
- Bic lighter & safety matches
- Spoon
- Collaspable water bags ( 2 - 2 litter )
- Water bottle 1 litter
- Water filter
- Pack towel mini
- Bandana
- Sunscreen
- Sunhat
- Sunglasses
- Headlamp
- Watch
- 50 feet of cord ( bear bagging )
- Pocket knife
- IPhone & charger ( maps downloaded )
- Camera & charger
- First-aid kit
- Sil nylon dry bags
- Bug head net 
- Duct tape
- Toilet paper
- Toothbrush & paste
- Floss
- Chapstick
- Money, Bank card, & ID
- Food & water

Total weight is about 30 pounds 




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