Here’s what we carried on our 2013 thru-hike of the AT!
I will be transferring all of this information to lighterpack.com, but you can take a look at our list below for now.
SHARED GEAR
- Tent: L.L. Bean Microlight FS 2
- Footprint: Tyvek ground cloth
- Stove & Fuel: MSR Pocket Rocket
- Cookset: Pinnacle Dualist
- Water Purification: Sawyer Squeeze Filter
- Water Bag: Platypus 4L
- Guide: AWOL’s AT Guide
- First Aid Kit (included bandaids, Advil, Second Skin, antiseptic, Advil, duct tape, safety pins, hydrocortisone)
LINDSEY’S GEAR
Sleep + Pack
- Sleeping Bag: REI Sub Kilo +20
- Sleeping Bag Liner: Thermolite Reactor Extreme
- Sleeping Pad: Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol 3/4 length
- Pack: Deuter ACT Lite 60+10
- Deuter Rain Cover III
- Stuff sacks for sleeping bag (8L), liner (2L), clothing (8L), food (13L), and miscellaneous gear (4L)
Clothing
- Synthetic short sleeve t-shirt
- Synthetic long sleeve shirt
- Sleeveless Under Armour shirt (for the hotter weather)
- Under Armour Base 2.0 crew shirt and tights
- REI Revelcloud jacket
- Marmot Precip rain coat
- 2 Nike Pro Compression Sports Bras
- 3 pairs Patagonia active hipsters
- 1 pair Adidas pants
- 1 pair soccer shorts
- ULA Rain Kilt
- 2 pair Darn Tough socks (hiking)
- 1 pair Smartwool Cozy Again socks (for camp)
- Brooks Cascadia (I went through 4 pairs of shoes on our thru-hike. The last two were Brooks)
- Crocs
- North Face Bones Beanie
- L.L. Bean Multisport Power Stretch gloves
- Buff
Cooking & Water
Most of these items are listed in our shared gear list at the top.
- Camelbak 2 liter Hydration Pack (this will fit inside my pack and will allow me to drink on the go)
- Quart-sized Gatorade bottle (lighter than a Nalgene and easy to replace along the trail)
Toiletries
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Comb
- PackTowel Nano
- Toilet Paper
- 2 extra hair elastics
- Hand sanitizer
- Tick Nipper (this did come in handy)
- Ear Plugs
Everything Else
- Swiss Army Knife
- Lighter
- REI Traverse Powerlock Trekking Poles
- Petzl Tikkina 2 head lamp
- iPhone, charger, and headphones
- Camera & charger
- Journal & pen
MILES’ GEAR
Sleep+Pack
- Sleeping Bag: LL Bean 20*F Down
- Silk Sleeping Bag Liner: Thermolite Reactor +14*F
- Sleeping Pad: Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol Full length
- Pack: Deuter ACT Lite 65+10
- Sea to Summit Pack Rain Cover
- 13L Stuff Sack for Food (all stuff/dry sacks are Sea to Summit)
- 8L Dry Sack for Sleeping Bag
- 8L Dry Sack for Clothing
- 4L Stuff Sack for Tent Sleeve
- 4L Stuff Sack for electronics, journal, miscelaneous items
- 2L Stuff Sack for Silk Liner and Toiletries
Clothing+Footwear
- 2 Pair of Medium Cushion SmartWool Hiking Socks
- 1 pair of Heavy Cushion Smartwool Hiking Socks
- 1 pair of Nike Pro Compression Shorts (aka undies)
- 1 pair of Nike Pro Combat Compression Shorts (aka undies)
- Under Armour fitted leggings
- Under Armour long sleeve Cold Gear base layer
- 1 pair Nike Soccer Shorts
- 1 pair Columbia convertible zip-off pants
- Long Sleeve New Balance synthetic shirt
- Short Sleeve Under Armour ultra-light T-Shirt
- Sleeveless Under Armour shirt
- ULA Rain Kilt
- North Face winter hat
- Seirus All-Weather gloves
- Buff
- BHS Outing Club Bandana
- Mountain Hardwear Rain Jacket
- REI Revelcloud Jacket
- Crocs
- Vasque Scree 2.0 Hiking Boots
Cooking+Water
Most items are shared (in the list at top of gear page)
- CamelBak 3L
- Quart-sized Powerade bottle
Toiletries
- Travel toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Comb
- Nano Pack Towel
- Toilet Paper
- Hand Sanitizer
- Ear Plugs
Miscellaneous
- REI Traverse Powerlock Trekking Poles
- Swiss Army Hunting Knife
- Lighter
- Backup Matches
- Duct tape
- Petzl Tikkina Head Lamp
- iPhone, iPhone case and charger
- headphones
- Journal/Pens/Pencil
- Book
- Small Celestial Maps for six months
