AT Section Hike Gear List

thats a lot of aqua mira for backup for only 3 days

ID, ins card, money, credit card, car key?
maps, guidebook page,
garbage ziplock?
lighter, matches
soap, hand sanitizer?
pack cover
clothing sack
baselayers
glove liners
spare socks
beanie
earplugs
spare batterys
repair kit for sleeping pad
toilet paper
ziplocks for electronic
ziplocks for misl items organization

Cook pot?

That's quite a sleeping bag… Overkill?

Unless you're really into the convertible pants, I'd go with some light nylon trousers and some running shorts.

Oh, I just saw the jetboil…

Ditch that anchor and carry an alcohol stove and lightweight pot. I use an MSR Titan kettle, but you can go way less fancy and still save weight.

Bottom line: your list looks fine. Go have fun and see what works for you.

Here is some general info for you to look at
Mike Clelland(NOLs instructor and author, his books are very good),he has some great FREE VIDEOS on lightening up be sure to watch(his clothing system,the entire contents of his pack,water treatment and part 1 and 2 on the dinky stuff for ideas),this is a simple SPREAD SHEET for you to download,this is pmags Lightweight Backpacking 101 and The Frugal Backpacker – The $300 Gear Challenge .These are some other articles and videos for you to check out

Backpacking for Cheap: Gear for the Gearless

Backpacking Checklist (Gear List): 3-Season, 3-Day

Lightweight Backpacking 101: An Introductory Manual for Lightening Your Load Today (1st Edition – August 2001)

Cheap Ultralight Gear List

Oregon Field Guide: Ultralight Hiking

Lightweight Testimony: Lighter, Farther, Faster
Jamie Shortt talks about his progression and shows his gear list for each stage, Lightweight Testimony: My Journey into Lightweight Backpacking
CleverHiker Light weight Basics
CleverHiker Trail Skills
NICK GATEL’S 61st Birthday Trip Report with gear list and discussion

Andrew Skurka has a very good website with trips and gear lists for you to check out, here is a talk he gave at google
Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills Clinic
His book is worth checking out also
The Ultimate Hiker’s Gear Guide: Tools & Techniques to Hit the Trail
You can get little repackaging containers(like the ones you see in Mike Clelland uses in his videos) many places including your local stores and pharmacy but here are some examples
USPLASTICS
USPLASTICS
Ultralight Designs
GossamerGear
MountainLaurelDesigns
You could make toothpaste dots like Mike C. shows or there are Archtek Toothpaste Tablets so only bring exactly what you need in a snack size bag for any given trip instead of a whole tube and THESE are good for little thing like pills, toothpaste tablets ect. so you are not packing a whole bottle(you can also get them very cheap at most pharmacies) .

Thanks for the responses. Some of it I already accounted for in my personal items but definitely some things I didn't think about.

Is Cap2 a reasonable base layer or do you think something else would work better?

Might have missed it but…What are you doing about your lower half in the rain?

Slightly off-topic but: does anyone have Clelland's spreadsheet? The divshare-link does not appear to work.

If my link for Clelland’s spreadsheet above is not working for you can try GEARGRAMS which is very nice or this one from ERIC THE BLACK’s site or THIS

Your link is working, it is Clelland's that is not :)

Either way, thanks a lot!