2-night to Trinity Alps in Norcal this weekend(July 24-26). Temps 95 degrees at the TH, 2300′ elevation gains (in steps, thankfully) to 5900′ elevation, mid 80s temps at camp.
Never been on this trail before. My big questions are about my clothes/shelter.
-Do I need to bother bringing the base/sleeping layers? I’m thinking no.
– I could swap the Patagonia top for a 3 oz Golite s/s top and sunblock. Is sunblock enough or should I keep the long sleeves for protection.
-I was thinking about swapping out the Golite Poncho Tarp/Mosquito net combo for my TT Rainbow for better shade, but that would add 2 lbs to my baseweight. Considering temps are going to be in the 80s-90s daytime and low 60s at night, and no rain predicted at all, could I forgo any rain protection to save some weight? Then bringing the TT would only add ~20 ozs to my packweight. Or is it the rule you must always bring rain protection every time? I have the windshirt if there is a brief storm.
– 100oz of water to be safe; too much? Not enough?
My stove is an issue, I know. I have a dilemna, I’m moving, and I have two trips left. I only have enough denatured alcohol for 1 of them, and I have one cannister of isopropane left. Neither can be moved. I don’t want to buy alcholol just to throw away 95% of it. (Zippo lighter fluid is not alky stove compatible, correct?) So I was going to use the cannister on this trip and the akly stove on the next (Sunrise HSC, 3 nights). Maybe I should bank on cooler temps for the next trip and save the 6 oz on this hot one?
