[pct-l] Gear list

[edmond at mydogmeg.net (Edmond Meinfelder)]

It's a better gear list than my own. I like the G5, Wanderlust and WM bag. 
None of which I am using, but they are great choices.

Comments:

- Things like nail clippers and q-tips can be left in a drift box and used 
in towns.
- Bandanas make great washcloths. (Not sure if that is what you are using). 
You may only need 2. I use one to blow my nose and another for cleaning my 
cook pot and other misc things.
- For a bathing suit, I just bought some capilene boxers and had the fly 
sewn shut. Light and dries fast.
- If you eat like I do, 4500-5200 calories per day, a small tissue pack may 
last 2-3 days for TP.
- You may want to leave the short pants in a drift box until it gets 
warmer. In the low elevation desert portion, I liked long pants for the sun 
protection. And it was still early in the season so when I was hiking I did 
miss having shorts until I was en-route to Echo Lake.
- The powdered toothpaste you see in upscale healthy style supermarkets is 
very light.
- The rain pants are silnylon, right? They might get warm because they do 
not breathe. They should hold up as well as fragile Frogg Toggs.
- Your watch could also double as your compass if you got the right watch. 
They do sell digital watch/compasses that are not as pricey as 
watch/compass/altimeters/thermometers.  On the PCT, sometimes you do need 
to know which way you are headed (it does get cloudy some days), but not to 
the exact degree.

Tangent


At 12:28 AM 1/26/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>OK here it is my 2004 PCT gear list.
>
>I don't have a scale, so I took the loaded pack to the local postoffice, 
>the weight was 9lb. 3oz., but I will give the approximate weight of the 
>larger items. Any constructive criticism will be appreciated, I would like 
>to lower the weight.
>
>Pack   G5 pack from GVP gear 8oz. ( my son will be using my old G-4 pack)
>
>Tent  Nomad Light from Wanderlust gear 1lb 10oz. ( A new one, my son will 
>be using my old one )
>
>Bag  Western Mountaineering Ultralight 25 degree 1lb 12oz.
>
>Pad  8 section Z-rest
>
>headnet
>solarweave hat
>fleece ski-cap to wear while sleeping ( not much hair to keep me warm at 
>night)
>small tissues packs for tp
>2 liter platypus bag
>2- 1 liter side pocket platypus bags ( for southern CA)
>Titanium pot and holder
>rain parka that goes over pack,and doubles as tarp if needed about 4oz.
>rain pant. from trailquest about 2oz
>aqua -mira
>lighter and matches
>antibiotic cream
>compeed pads
>toothbrush, and paste ,small tube
>nail clippers
>alcohol gel
>xtra platypus nosil
>compass
>notebook and pen
>3 wash cloths,ones for a towel
>watch
>bug repellant
>sunscreen with duct tape wrapped around
>bathing suit
>1 polyester long sleeve shirt , 1 short sleeve
>2 pair sock liners
>2 pair smartwool socks
>extra string
>photon 2 light
>xtra battery for photon
>swiss army knife
>q-tips
>eyedrops
>a variety of pills
>Esbit stove and tabs 4oz
>
>This does not count what I am wearing or have in pockets, or cold weather 
>gear.
>
>                                                            Carl
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