AT weekend trip gear list.

I was in and around Damascus a couple of weeks ago and some of the south bounders had just recently been there or were close. You will probably be running into some of them. One guy David from Maine had a foam egg crate mattress tied to the outside of his pack. He was doing big miles so more power to him and he probably slept great, it looked really comfortable. The shelters were empty. You 'might' consider leaving the Fly Creek behind or taking just a tarp. Of the 5 or so south bounders I met none of them were carrying tents and had not had any problems with the shelters being full. Not sure how the shelters line up for the section you are doing so YMMV.

Overall, I think you have a great list, but I will throw my two cents in.

First your Fly Creek doesn’t seem to fit the rest of your gear. Sure it isn’t that heavy, but you could certainly go lighter and get more room at the same time.

What is the Rubbermaid screw to dish for? Could you not just eat out of your pot?

Also, if it going to get to around freezing at night, are you going to be warm enough around camp with just a rain shell over your hiking clothes? If you are, that is great, but I don’t think I would be. Of course you can always go jump in your sleeping bag when the sun sets. I would also add a pair of light gloves, but my hands get cold easily.

Have a great trip!!

Yea the Fly Creek is probably a little more weight than needed. I bought it a while back and haven't had a chance to use it yet, so basically i'm just taking it this trip to try it out and see how I like it. The rubbermaid dish is to eat out of, I'm taking my cousin with me who doesn't have alot of gear at the moment so we are both going to be using my stove and pot to cook with. I am usually fine at those temps with just a lightweight jacket on, but I may add a lightweight 100weight fleece in there. Gloves, at those temps i'm usually fine just sticking my hands in my pockets. Only time they may get cold is packing damp stuff up in the morning, but thats only for a few minutes.