Base weight: 9.96 lb
Worn weight:

To be perfectly honest, I find discussions about gear excruciatingly tedious. Gear is a means to an end. You don’t need fancy, expensive crap to go hiking. Still, I know some people are curious so this is for their benefit. I’ve weighed everything to keep track of my base weight (i.e. everything except for worn weight and any food/water weight).

I won’t vouch for everything listed here—some of it is great, some just adequate—but this is what I currently use for trips longer than a couple of nights. For day hikes, this shrinks in some ways and expands in others.

Packing	Oz
Mountain Laurel Designs “Burn” backpack	16
Food sack	1.96
Pack liner (garbage bag)	1.41
Shelter	Oz
Zpacks Plexamid Tent	14.8
Sleeping	Oz
Katabatic Gear Palisade quilt	19.2
Gossamer Gear Nightlite Sleeping Pad	5.1
Cooking	Oz
Evernew Expedition Titanium Series 4 DX Small Pot	3.82
Snow Peak Brushed Titanium Single Wall 450 Cup	2.42
Small mesh bag	0.53
BIC mini lighter	0.35
Titanium spoon	0.32
Fancy Feast homemade stove	0.23
Packed Clothing	Oz
Patagonia R1 hoodie	12.6
Patagonia puffy jacket	12.09
Sea to Summit Poncho Tarp (doubles as ground cloth)	11.83
REI synthetic zip-on pants extensions	4.26
Exofficio briefs (spare)	2.13
Injinji Run Lightweight socks (spare)	1.11
Essentials	Oz
Suntactics s5 solar charger	8.3
40′ cord (bear hang system)	6.57
Steripen Ultra	4.86
Maps	~3.0
1-liter plastic water bottle (x2)	2.64
First aid kit	2.1
Compass	1.18
Petzl e-Lite	0.92
Misc.	Oz
Hand sanitizer	1.77
Toothpaste	0.76
Ibuprofen	0.4
Matches	0.54
Butt chafe cream	0.34
Toothbrush (shortened)	0.25
Luxuries	Oz
Magazine	9.3
Notepad	6
Pen	0.37
Total Base Weight	9.96 Lb

 

 

Worn Weight	Oz
Trail runners w/ added insole support	23.75
PacerPoles Carbon trekking poles	19.44
REI synthetic cargo shorts	–
North Face safari shirt	–
Belt	5.42
Exofficio briefs	2.13
Wallet	1.32
Dirty Girl gaiters	1.26
Sunglasses	1.22
Injinji Run Lightweight socks	1.11
Bandana	1.09
Glasses	0.84
Total