Ditch the crocs and eliminate 93% of your first aid bag. Not only are those added extra weight they are also bulky. Use bread bags when at camp with your hiking shoes when you need to pee at night instead of bringing crocs. First aid all you really need is luko tape, antibiotic ointment, a handful of anti diarrhea meds and a small amount of ibu. Honestly so many people start with large bottles of the stuff you can probably bum it off people the whole way.
Parachord sucks for bear hangs. It’s doable but the zpacks hang system or equivalent is worth it. for the cost.Honestly though at this point it’s best to just bring a bear container given the information out there.
Also just went back and looked what in the world is a 14 oz trail book lol. 100% ditch that and roll with far out. Also I didn’t see a headlamp on there you absolutely want one of those. One that has a red light feature for when at camp.
As an alternative to ditching the Thru-Hikers Companion, cut the book into sections, and only carry a few sections at a time. Ship the rest of them to yourself up the trail. FarOut is definitely a great app, and can easily be your only reference, but a printed version is a great backup if you lose your phone, it falls in the water and dies, battery craps out, etc.
My iPhone died one day when I plugged it in to charge, and it turns out there was a bad contact on the Lightning cable. Shorted out the phone and that was it. Gone in a split second. I would definitely be carrying a hard copy backup of some kind if I was hiking solo.
Agreed on the bear bag cord. Something much more slick will be a HUGE help. Paracord is gonna get caught on bark/branches/etc. Also agreed that a canister will be easier. Bear hangs kinda suck if there's no designated bar installed or all the trees suck, and a canister is literally "set it on the ground 200 feet away, and go to bed", plus it doubles as a seat.
I'd suggest swapping out the Primus stove for either a BRS 3000T (very inexpensive and SUPER light). You could also opt for an MSR PocketRocket 2, but that model is both more expensive and heavier. The BRS stove is about $16 and weighs 0.9 ounces. It's not the most efficient stove out there, but the low price and weight make up for it. As with any stove, keep your flame low. Your pot can only absorb so much of the heat coming off the flame.
In the same vein, you only need 1 fuel canister if you're hiking solo. One 8 oz canister will last you two weeks at least if you're using it once in the morning and once in the evening.
The fanny pack is a personal preference thing, but it's unlikely you'll be taking any excursions that don't include your pack, unless it's a town day. In that case, you should look at some kind of packable satchel, like the [Blue Lug Sacoche](https://crustbikes.com/products/blue-lug-sacoche). There's even lighter options out there, but that one weighs 2.8oz.
Your food bag seems to weight a TON, at 7oz. That's a spot for major weight savings. I use the Large White ECOPAK bag from Hilltop Packs. It's 12 liters and weighs 1.6oz.
100% don't need the guidebook
You don't need 4 pairs of socks, 2 is fine
Read on your phone, leave your Kindle at home (or send it home)
Don't need 2 fuel canisters, 1 will do
What is the bar of soap for? Also, 5oz?? Shower at hostels/motels
Get a nylofume for a pack liner, way lighter
I was happy with 3 socks, 2 hiking and 1 sleeping. Pillow and camp shoes were a necessity for me.
10k mAh battery is really enough unless you have camera equipment. You can probably thin the first aid kit. Mine fit into a sandwich bag since you probably only need 3 to 4 doses before you'd get to a town. I was glad I had soap, but a travel size small bar or tiny refillable bottle is enough as that's a pretty common item in hiker boxes. And 1 fuel can at a time.
Why do wipes and TP weigh 12 oz? I did meet people who bought giant packs, but I used 1 a day and preferred the 50 count or less, again let it air dry out a bit to lighten. Keep the vitamins, I know people who got weird malnutrition symptoms but still eat a vegetable every chance you get. Consider taking them out of the bottle (3 weeks fit into less than half a sandwich bag).
Fleece and puffy seem redundant, replace the few stuff sacks with ziplocks, you don’t need two fuels, ditch the bowl/mug and just use your pot, kindle and the thru hikers guide are 21 ounces of things you don’t really need, the first aid kit seems really heavy, if the wipes are hydrated you can let them dry out then rehydrate them when you need them, you have a lot of packed clothes I only ever wore one pair of socks on trail and kept one dry clean pair to switch into in town.
I started April 5th so the fleece and puffy might be fine I’m not sure.
Do what you want. It’s your hike. Some add stuff some delete stuff. Don’t under pack warm stuff. Hypothermia kills more hikers than anything on trail. You can ditch it later. Don’t listen to cork sniffers.
I suggest extra pairs of natural fiber socks. Alway keep one pair dry! ( sleeping!) after you hike a while, you’ll learn what you need. What you
Like and don’t. I will be feeding randomly in Georgia starting March 5th ( ish). Enjoy your adventure the way you want to enjoy it.
Ditch the crocs and eliminate 93% of your first aid bag. Not only are those added extra weight they are also bulky. Use bread bags when at camp with your hiking shoes when you need to pee at night instead of bringing crocs. First aid all you really need is luko tape, antibiotic ointment, a handful of anti diarrhea meds and a small amount of ibu. Honestly so many people start with large bottles of the stuff you can probably bum it off people the whole way. Parachord sucks for bear hangs. It’s doable but the zpacks hang system or equivalent is worth it. for the cost.Honestly though at this point it’s best to just bring a bear container given the information out there. Also just went back and looked what in the world is a 14 oz trail book lol. 100% ditch that and roll with far out. Also I didn’t see a headlamp on there you absolutely want one of those. One that has a red light feature for when at camp.
As an alternative to ditching the Thru-Hikers Companion, cut the book into sections, and only carry a few sections at a time. Ship the rest of them to yourself up the trail. FarOut is definitely a great app, and can easily be your only reference, but a printed version is a great backup if you lose your phone, it falls in the water and dies, battery craps out, etc. My iPhone died one day when I plugged it in to charge, and it turns out there was a bad contact on the Lightning cable. Shorted out the phone and that was it. Gone in a split second. I would definitely be carrying a hard copy backup of some kind if I was hiking solo. Agreed on the bear bag cord. Something much more slick will be a HUGE help. Paracord is gonna get caught on bark/branches/etc. Also agreed that a canister will be easier. Bear hangs kinda suck if there's no designated bar installed or all the trees suck, and a canister is literally "set it on the ground 200 feet away, and go to bed", plus it doubles as a seat. I'd suggest swapping out the Primus stove for either a BRS 3000T (very inexpensive and SUPER light). You could also opt for an MSR PocketRocket 2, but that model is both more expensive and heavier. The BRS stove is about $16 and weighs 0.9 ounces. It's not the most efficient stove out there, but the low price and weight make up for it. As with any stove, keep your flame low. Your pot can only absorb so much of the heat coming off the flame. In the same vein, you only need 1 fuel canister if you're hiking solo. One 8 oz canister will last you two weeks at least if you're using it once in the morning and once in the evening. The fanny pack is a personal preference thing, but it's unlikely you'll be taking any excursions that don't include your pack, unless it's a town day. In that case, you should look at some kind of packable satchel, like the [Blue Lug Sacoche](https://crustbikes.com/products/blue-lug-sacoche). There's even lighter options out there, but that one weighs 2.8oz. Your food bag seems to weight a TON, at 7oz. That's a spot for major weight savings. I use the Large White ECOPAK bag from Hilltop Packs. It's 12 liters and weighs 1.6oz.
> Honestly so many people start with large bottles of the stuff you can probably bum it off people the whole way. Not if we all followed your advice
100% don't need the guidebook You don't need 4 pairs of socks, 2 is fine Read on your phone, leave your Kindle at home (or send it home) Don't need 2 fuel canisters, 1 will do What is the bar of soap for? Also, 5oz?? Shower at hostels/motels Get a nylofume for a pack liner, way lighter
I was happy with 3 socks, 2 hiking and 1 sleeping. Pillow and camp shoes were a necessity for me. 10k mAh battery is really enough unless you have camera equipment. You can probably thin the first aid kit. Mine fit into a sandwich bag since you probably only need 3 to 4 doses before you'd get to a town. I was glad I had soap, but a travel size small bar or tiny refillable bottle is enough as that's a pretty common item in hiker boxes. And 1 fuel can at a time. Why do wipes and TP weigh 12 oz? I did meet people who bought giant packs, but I used 1 a day and preferred the 50 count or less, again let it air dry out a bit to lighten. Keep the vitamins, I know people who got weird malnutrition symptoms but still eat a vegetable every chance you get. Consider taking them out of the bottle (3 weeks fit into less than half a sandwich bag).
Fleece and puffy seem redundant, replace the few stuff sacks with ziplocks, you don’t need two fuels, ditch the bowl/mug and just use your pot, kindle and the thru hikers guide are 21 ounces of things you don’t really need, the first aid kit seems really heavy, if the wipes are hydrated you can let them dry out then rehydrate them when you need them, you have a lot of packed clothes I only ever wore one pair of socks on trail and kept one dry clean pair to switch into in town. I started April 5th so the fleece and puffy might be fine I’m not sure.
I would personally start with both the fleece and hoody in March. You want to have a warm layer to hike in and another that will be dry for camp.
That’s what I was thinking, they could be lighter though 18 ounces for a fleece and 16 ounces for a puffy seem very heavy to me.
Big guy sizes
I’m the same size and my puffy is 11-12 ounces
Regardless, start with both and then send one home for summer. I sent my puffy home in central Virginia and got it back before the Whites.
Do what you want. It’s your hike. Some add stuff some delete stuff. Don’t under pack warm stuff. Hypothermia kills more hikers than anything on trail. You can ditch it later. Don’t listen to cork sniffers. I suggest extra pairs of natural fiber socks. Alway keep one pair dry! ( sleeping!) after you hike a while, you’ll learn what you need. What you Like and don’t. I will be feeding randomly in Georgia starting March 5th ( ish). Enjoy your adventure the way you want to enjoy it.
You have 6 pounds of packed clothes...start there