Appalachian Trail Gear List
Appalachian Trail May 6, 2012 • 2 min read
The following is a complete gear list for my 14-day hike through the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail. Without water, my pack weighted 43lbs. I chose to only resupply once. So I carried a 7-day food supply. Otherwise, I imagine my pack could have been under 40lbs.
Equipment
- Gregory Baltoro 75L
- Gregory Rain Cover 5000 (L)
- Sierra Designs Velox 2 Tent
- 15L Outdoor Research Lightweight Stuff Sack
- 10L Outdoor Research Lightweight Stuff Sack
- 25L Outdoor Research Dry Sack
- Custom Lightweight Sleeping Bag (1 side Flannel, 1 side Cotton Pad)
Food, Water, Cooking
- GSI Halulite MicroDualist
- Collapsable Metal Eating Utensil
- Bunton Raptor
- 8oz Fuel Canisters x 2
- MSR Water Filter
- Iodine Tablets
- 2L Camelbak
- 1L Nalgene
- 14 Multivitamins
- 14 B Vitamins
- 20 Propel Energy Mixes
- 7 Breakfast Dehydrated Meals
- 7 Dinner Dehydrated Meals
- Flat Bread
- Small Jar of Peanut Butter
- 1lbs Beef Jerky
- 1lbs Pistachios
- Dried Bananas
- Chocolate Bars
Personal Care
- Homemade First Aid Kit
- Travel Soap
- Travel Sunscreen
- Travel Hand Sanitizer
- Travel Toothbrush
- Travel Toothpaste
- Travel Vasoline
- Aleve
- Multivitamins
Clothing
- Marmot PreCip Pant
- Marmot PreCip Jacket
- North Face Hiking Pant
- Columbia Hiking Pant
- Under Armour HeatGear Shortsleeve
- Under Armour ColdGear Mock Longsleeve
- Terramar Lightweight T-Shirt
- Nike DriFit
- SmartWool Midweight Hiking Sock
- SmarWool Lightweight Multi-Sport Sock x 2
- Underwear x 4
Additional Gear
- 100ft Para-cord
- Smith and Wesson 6″ Fixed Blade Knife
- Leatherman
- Headlamp
- Solar Lamp
- Flint Striker
- Lighters x 2
- Camping Towel
- iPhone
- Solar Charger
- Chattahoochee, Nantahala, and Smokey Mountain Park Maps
- Relevant Pages from 2012 Appalachian Trail Data Book
After a week on the Appalachian Trail, I sent the following items home:
- Columbia Hiking Pant
- Under Armour HeatGear Shortsleeve
- SmartWool Midweight Hiking Sock
- Solar Lamp
- Flint Striker
- Half of the First-Aid Kit
- Travel Sunscreen
- Solar Charger (it rained most of my trip)
- Maps and Data Book pages for completed sections
In addition, I did not take all of my dehydrated meals from my resupply. Instead I bought some lightweight items such as tortillas, snack crackers, tuna packs, and summer sausage. I noticed other hikers with such food. At first, I thought they were inexperienced. But it turns out these items are not only lighter but have higher calories while being more appetizing. Both of which are welcome after a long day of hiking.
I definitely could have gone lighter. 40lbs is my upper limit. Without the tent, large food supply, and additional gear I likely would have been under 35lbs. However, I preferred sleeping in my tent and avoiding town saved time and money.
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