Gear

Some folks have been asking about the gear I will be carrying with me on my thru-hike. The weather is pretty uninviting outside today, and Jodi is working so I am home alone, so I took some time this morning and did a little photo-essay on my gear. Rather than post a long series of photos here, I posted them to my photo gallery instead. You can find them here. Be sure to click on the photos to see the full description.

I don't have the weight of every item. I don't own a scale so I can't weight them myself. Below is a list of some of the major items that I do have weights for. The weights given are the catalog weights so you can assume that the actual weights differ a bit, but hopefully not by much. Note that most of my clothing is not included in these weights, nor is food and water. You can figure roughly 2 pounds per day for food, so anywhere from 6 to 12 pounds depending on how many days until the next resupply. I usually start the day with 2 quarts of water, so that's a bit over 4 pounds.

Cold Weather Gear list
Item	Weight (ounces)
Backpack - Osprey Aether 70	76
Hammock - Hennessy Explorer Ultralite	41
Hennessy Undercover & Underpad	14
Thermarest Prolite 4	24
Mountain Hardwear Phantom 0* Long sleeping bag	46
Lowa GTX mid boots	40
Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket	7
Westen Mountaineering Flight Jacket	11
Marmot Precip Jacket	14
ULA Equipment Rain Wrap	3.2
Sea to Summit Pack Liner	3.4
Jacks-r-Better pack cover / gear hammock	3.75
	283.35	ounces
	17.7	pounds

Warm Weather Gear list
Item	Weight (ounces)
Backpack - Osprey Aether 70	76
Hammock - Hennessy Explorer Ultralite	41
Hennessy Undercover & Underpad	14
Western Mountaineering Summerlite 32* Long	21
Lowa GTX mid boots	40
Montbell UL Down Inner Jacket	7
Marmot Precip Jacket	14
ULA Equipment Rain Wrap	3.2
Sea to Summit Pack Liner	3.4
Jacks-r-Better pack cover / gear hammock	3.75
	223.35	ounces
	14.0	pounds