First of all we are new so not looking to go UL yet. But would still like some general feedback on our gear. Another couple has my wife and I bit by the backpacking bug. They took us out on three different day trips over the past two month and we had the time of our lives. My wife and I are big into amateur photography and it added a whole new realm to our pictures. (I am a landscape nut so you can imagine, my wife does still-life photography so she loves it as well). The couple has us fired up to go all over TN, NC, and GA this year. The longest trip will be (I believe) a 5 day trip on the AT. Temps during our outings should be from 45 to 95. I wanted to get your thoughts on some of the gear purchases we have made. Mainly wanted to see if you thought we were missing anything, or if you knew about the particular quality of something we have purchased and we should return it before putting it to use.
My Gear
Pack – Gregory Baltoro
Pad – REI Lite-Core 1.5
Bag – Mountain Hardware Switch 35 degree
Clothing – REI Lightweight MTS Bottoms, Polyester T-Shirts longsleeve shirts and underwear, Patagonia Capilene 3 long sleeve shirt, Marmot Driclime Windshirt, marmot precip raingear, REI Sahara Pants, coolmax liners, smartwool socks
Boots – Vasque Wasatch GTX
Hydration – Camelbak 3L bladder to go in pack
Light – Petzel Tikki Plus Headlamp
Cheap Trekking Poles (to see if we like using them)
Her Gear
Pack – Deuter ACT Lite 60 + 10 SL
Pad – REI Lite-Core 1.5
Bag – Mountain Hardware Switch 35 degree
Clothing – Same exact clothing setup as me
Boots – Merrell Chameleon Arc Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots
Hydration – Camelbak 2L bladder to go in pack
Light – Petzel Tikki Plus Headlamp
Cheap Trekking Poles (to see if we like using them)
Community Gear
REI Quarterdome t3 tent (3 person bc we have 2 dogs that will sometimes be in attendance.)
MSR Windpro Stove and Canisters
GSI Pinnacle Dualist Cookwear
extra batteries
Food
Katadyn Hiker Pro Filter
Knife and MultiTool
Camera
Sunscreen and Sunglasses
Matches and Magnesium Fire Starting tools
First Aid kit
compass
maps
Stuff I know we are missing: Rope, Stuff Sacks. I am still not sure what size or how many stuff sacks I am going to get.
Other than that, like I said just mainly wanted to see if you thought we were missing anything, or if you knew about the particular quality of something we have purchased and we should return it before putting it to use.
thanks in advance
