Would love to get some input on my gear list for an upcoming section starting at Springer and heading north for about 5 days.

It'll be pretty clear I haven't mastered lightweight backpacking. Right now I'd like to strike a balance between light weight and comfort so I'm not going for ultralight, especially since I'm still a novice backpacker.

All replies are greatly appreciated!

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Edited by Joncourage on 09/25/2011 14:31:04 MDT.

do you need camp shoes, they weigh --------------------11 oz.
Ditch an extra pair of socks----------------------------3.4 oz
do you need shorts and pants, probably just paints---------8 oz guesstimate
The R1, might be nice to hike in, so you may want to keep it
the Jet Boil will double as your bowl, ditch the bowl---------3 oz
Do you need bugspray in October?----------------------1.1 oz
ditch the water bladder, use to smart water bottles--------saves around 6 oz
you only need 50 feet of rope max.----------------------1 oz
do you need a compass. this is the AT after all...----------1.10 oz
Ditch the Filter, Use Aquamira--------------------------12 ounces saved guestimate
Ditch the Drybags, just use a trash bag liner inside your whole pack---8.7 ounces saved
You don't need spare batteries for 5 days-----------------1.30 ounces
thats a lot of caribiners at 4 ounces...
you also probably don't need a cup either.


saves you around 56 ounces, without sacrificing really any comforts...
you may also consider just using the nano puff as a pillow and could save another 10 ounces...



You need a trash compactor pack liner still...

Very helpful, thank you!

Here are some suggestions, probably mostly the same as Ryan. To get a lot lower, you would need to purchase a lot of new items.

- Ditch the Teva's 11oz
- Ditch the extra pairs of hiking socks, find a simply lightweight sleeping sock, like a dress sock. -About 5 oz of savings (or just take one extra pair)
- Ditch the spare underwear -3.15oz
- Ditch the fleece pullover, you already have the nano-puff. If you get cold hiking, put on your rain jacket and/or nano puff. -11.9oz
- Grab a dryducks rain jacket, very cheap and much lighter. -5oz of savings
- Don't need shorts, you have convertible pants
- Ditch the cup -2.3 oz
- Ditch the bowl -3oz (your jetboil does it all)
- Ditch the bug spray, you won't need it 1.1oz
- Ditch the pillow, research different options for pillows, or use your spare clothing that you are not wearing in a stuffsack. -10.8oz
- Ditch all of those stuff sacks and just use a trash compactor bag. -save 7.4oz
- Ditch the carabiners, what do you need them for? -4oz
- Ditch Osprey water bladder. Use two plastic bottles. -save 7oz
- Your first aid kit is pretty heavy. Most people here don't have FAK's that weigh over 2oz. Perhaps list what is included in your FAK? -save 2oz.


This will save you around 68oz, and you won't need to spend much money at all.

Edited by Aschill on 09/26/2011 09:00:45 MDT.

You took away his fleece too... I was tempted, but thought I would be nice. I just got my nano puff and haven't figured out what kind of temps its good for yet, so I wasn't sure what springer would be like in october.

Best of luck on your hike

It wouldn't be that expensive to switch over to aqua-mira for your water treatment. Not sure their trail weight but your current filter is heavy at 15.5oz.

Keep the bug dope.You will encounter gnats and so forth in the evening around here,even in October.