Pack: McHale LBP, Osprey Talon 22. Fit is crucial.

Trekking poles: BD flicklocks--any model

Shelter: End gathered hammocks with whoopie slings, Floorless Mid's, big tarps

Sleeping bag: Western Mountaineering (Versalite), Katabatic Quilts (Palisade)

Sleeping pad: They are all compromises

Rain shell: Again, they're all compromises, and expensive.

Rain pants: REI UL Rainpants, nothing fancy, but quiet(ish)

Windshirt: Houdini, Dragonfly

Base layer: Patagonia Merino 2, Smartwool, Cap 2

Mid layer: Polartec 100, Powerstretch

Insulation layer: 800+ fill down. Miracle stuff. Montbell is a great value.

Pants: Still not totally satisfied with anything...but I'm hard to fit.

Shorts: Synthetic athletic shorts with a good waistband--any brand. Nothing too delicate.

Underwear: Smartwool boxer briefs.

Shoes: Various Montrails, Brooks Cascadias, Crocs. Anything that fits well.

Socks: Vermont Darn Toughs, Injinjis

Hat: OR Swift Cap, Smartwool Beanie (work well together--stretchy beanie can go on top of cap)

Gloves: OR Omni gloves (cool, grippy, glow in the dark palms)

Stove: Canister stoves (Snowpeak Litemax is what I use, but most of them are good). Esbits are great if you don't mind the stink.

Cookware: Snowpeak 700 mug

Water treatment: Steripen Opti

Water container: HDPE nalgene, 2+ liter Platy.

Knife/multi-tool: Victorinox Classic Mini

Compass: Anything that points North.

GPS: n/a

Camera: Lumix GF2 (You know you need it. Sell me your old GF1 to help justify it.)

I'm going to separate mine into two groups. The first is items actually consider my favorites, the second is gear that I have that is good enough that I don't feel justified in spending money on something better or more purpose built.

Favorites
Pack: ULA Circuit, Granite Gear Nimbus Meridian
Trekking poles: Outdoor Products Latch Lock ($24/pair)
Shelter: Tarptent Double Rainbow, Bear Paw Tents Pyra (a bit premature, but I'm hopeful!)
Sleeping bag: GoLite Ultralite 20, Montbell UL Super Stretch #3
Sleeping pad: Kooka Bay custom insulated mat
Rain pants: DriDucks Ultra Lite 2 Pants
Base layer: Icebreaker RedRam SS/LS Merino Top
Mid layer: First Ascent Cloud Layer Fleece
Insulation layer: First Ascent Downlight
Pants: Mountain Hardwear Canyon Pants
Shorts: Medalist boxer briefs - Shorts are Overrated
Button-down Shirt: People wear button-downs hiking?!
Shoes: Keen Oregon PCT Boot - probably 3x heavier than what most BPLers wear...
Socks: Smartwool Light Hiker
Hat: Outdoor Research Sombriolet
Gloves: Cheap Fleece Workgloves/Liners
Stove: Brunton Raptor
Cookware: Backcountry 700 mL Pot, Snow Peak Ti Spork
Water treatment: Katadyn Hiker Pro filter, MicroPur MP-1 tablets, Aquamira Frontier Pro
Water container: Platypus, Nalgene Wide-Mouth Flexible Collapsible Water Bottle
Knife/multi-tool: Leatherman Micra

Default/Good Enough
Lighting: Princeton Tec Quad
Camera: Canon Digital ELPH
Rain shell: DriDucks Ultra Lite 2 Jacket, Eddie Bauer Rippac
Windshirt: DriDucks Ultra Lite 2 Jacket, Eddie Bauer Rippac

Pack: Six Moons Designs, Swift

Trekking poles: Black Diamond, flint-lock

Shelter: TarpTent, The Moment

Sleeping bag: WM, Summerlight

Sleeping pad: Thermarest, Ridgerest Deluxe, modified

Rain shell: Dri-Ducks

Rain pants: Dri-Ducks cut and hemmed to cover shorts only.

Windshirt: N/A

Base layer: Short-sleeve running shirt

Mid layer: Patagonia, Cap 2

Insulation layer: Patagonia, Nano-Puff

Pants: REI, old style convertable pants

Shorts: see above

Shoes: Brooks, Cascadias

Socks: WigWam, light hikers

Hat: Wide brimmed hat, baseball caps

Gloves: Nike

Stove: Homemade alcohol

Cookware: BackpackingLite 550

Water treatment: Pur filter

Water container: Gatoraide bottles

Knife/multi-tool: Swiss Micro

Compass: N/A

GPS: N/A

Camera: I 'bum' pictures off of buddies, I do the planning, they take the pictures!

This one is fun.

Pack: MLD Burn w/ Prophet hipbelt

Trekking poles: TiGoat AGP's

Shelter: MLD Monk (spinnaker)= Great weather and one uber light trip.

Sleeping bag: Nunatak Arc Specialist (custom)

Sleeping pad: Gossamer Gear Nightlight 2/3rds length

Rain shell: I guess my Marmot Mica... eh.

Rain pants: n/a

Windshirt: Patagonia Nine Trails

Base layer: BPL Beartooth Hoody

Mid layer: BPL Beartooth Hoody

Insulation layer: Montbell UL Down Parka

Pants: Patagonia Coolweather Tights

Shorts: New Balance split shorts 3' inseam w/ gel pocket

Shoes: New Balance MT101's

Socks: Darn Tough Vermont 1/4 cushion merino

Hat: Buff Wear Merino wool version

Gloves: Arcteryx Delta SV gloves

Stove: Traildesigns Ti-Tri Inferno

Cookware: MSR Titan Kettle

Water treatment: Frontier Pro + Katadyn Micropur tablets

Water container: Aquafina 1L

Knife/multi-tool: custom made Mora

Compass: n/a

GPS: Garmin Forerunner 405... for trail running and racing.

Camera: Canon SD1400IS

Edited by Eugeneius on 11/08/2010 18:46:12 MST.

It is fun...but I don't know why. Gear lists are like record collections, fingerprints and snow flakes - no two are exactly alike.

A lot of this stuff I bought here. I learned about all of it here.


Pack: GoLite Jam 2

Trekking poles: GG LT4

Shelter: MLD Sil Duomid

Sleeping bag: GolIte Ulta 20

Sleeping pad: Neoair

Rain shell: Marmot Precip

Rain pants: n/a

Windshirt: GoLite Ether

Base layer: Rail Riders

Mid layer: BPL Beartooth Hoody

Insulation layer: Montbell UL Alpine Light Down Jacket

Pants: REI

Shorts: I roll up the pants

Shoes: Never really happy

Socks: REI

Hat: Sunday Afternoon

Gloves: Patagonia liners (bought in 1982)

Stove: Custom Traildesigns Caldera for my MSR Titan Mug

Cookware: MSR Titan Mug

Water treatment: Steripen

Water container: Nalgene collapsible

Knife/multi-tool: Swiss Army (the little one)

Compass: n/a

GPS: n/a

Camera: Canon Something or other

Pack: MLD Exodus
Trekking poles: REI Peak
Shelter: Contrail in the summer, Wild Oasis in the winter
Sleeping bag: Nunatak 20 degree quilt
Sleeping pad: KookaBay custom
Rain shell: ID eVent
Rain pants: rainskirt
Windshirt: homemade Liberty Ridge from thru-hiker.com
Base layer: Smartwool microlight merino
Mid layer: homemade Minima vest from thru-hiker.com
Insulation layer: Nunatak Skaha Plus
Pants: Royal Robbins Cardiffs. I’ll be glad when they wear out and I can try something else.
Shorts: Never. Too scary.
Shoes: Inov8 Flyroc 370’s
Socks: Always 2 pair -REI liners and Costco wool blend over them
Hat: Walmart ballcap
Gloves: Possum down as liners and/or BPL waterproof insulated gloves
Stove: homemade supercat (alcohol)
Cookware: AGG 3-cup pot
Water treatment: aquamira
Water container: gatorade bottle
Knife/multi-tool: .3 oz Stanley blade
Compass: Silva Ranger
GPS: Garmin eTrex Vista Hcx
Camera: Olympus fe 230

Pack: Zpacks Cuben Zero (Most trips) or Exos 58 (Winter)
Trekking poles: Ti Goat AGP's
Shelter: Rock overhangs ;) / BD HiLight (Winter)
Sleeping bag: WM HighLight
Sleeping pad: KookaBay DAM
Rain shell: Own too many - all are disappointing
Rain pants: Long side-zip Arc'teryx Alpha SL
Windshirt: OR Synapse Hooded Wind Jkt
Base layer: BPL UL merino hoody
Mid layer: Lowe Alpine 100 wt. Fleece w/ thumbholes
Insulation layer: MB Ex Light Jkt or Vest
Pants: BD 100 wt. Fleece / Houdinis
Shorts: Hind joggers, etc.
Shoes: Hmm...Whatever I get from Doug ;)
Socks: Hand-made knit wool or Darn Tough
Hat: Patagonia Wool Boucle Beanie
Gloves: Possumdown + RBH VAPR Mitts
Stove: Ti-Tri or SP GST-100
Cookware: Use Evernew/REI 400ml mug(WITH SIPPY LID!) almost daily
Water treatment: boiling, iodine, or chlorine dioxide
Water container: platypus
Knife/multi-tool: Benchmade Osborne 960
Compass: Sliva Guide
GPS: iPhone
Camera: iPhone

Pack: Six Moon Designs Comet, 2005 model, with stays

Trekking poles: Leki Carbonlite

Shelter: Gossamer Gear/Tarptent Squall Classic

Sleeping bag: Western Mountaineering Ultralight

Sleeping pad: POE Insulmat Max Thermo, predecessor of the Ether Thermo 6. I tried the NeoAir and couldn't get comfortable on it.

Rain shell: Brawny Gear silnylon, one of the last made

Rain pants: same

Windshirt: Montbell UL Wind Jacket

Base layer: Patagucci Capilene 2 or 4, depending on temps

Mid layer: BPL merino T or Montbell Chameece fleece vest, depending on temps

Insulation layer: Montbell Ex-Light down jacket

Pants: Solumbra Women's Active Pants (bought in 2002 and still holding up!)

Shorts: none

Shoes: Montrail (NOT Montbell, sorry!) Hardrock '07; have one unworn pair left; when those wear out I'll have to look for another brand.

Socks: Smartwool midweight

Hat: Sun: Sunday Afternoons Adventure; Cold: Manzella polypro fleece balaclava; Hiking when cold, Smartwool headband.

Gloves: Polypro knit liners and MLD eVent rain mitts

Stove: Anti-Gravity Gear alcohol or Primus Micron Ti isobutane canister. Use latter for long trips and when fishing.

Cookware: BPL Firelite 550; take GSI fry pan when fishing

Water treatment: Homemade gravity filter, 6.5 oz. (working on getting it lighter)

Water container: Evernew 2L and 1 qt. soda bottle

Knife/multi-tool: Leatherman Squirt P4

Compass: Silva Starter

GPS: none

Camera: Canon Power Shot A710 IS

Edited by hikinggranny on 11/09/2010 19:04:00 MST.