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    Andrew DiMicelli
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    @adimi24

    I will be spending 5 months in South America and hitting a bunch of treks in Patagonia and Peru. My treks in Patagonia will be January and February and ranging from 2 to 8 nights in length, Torres del Paine Circuit, Fitz Roy, pretty much anything popular in Argentina. Treks in Peru are in May, Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu, Santa Cruz circuit, maybe some others. I'm going to be bringing an 18 oz Osprey Hornet 24 for keeping valuables safe on buses, day trips in cities, day hikes, and storing extra clothing at hostels while I go out on treks with my main pack.

    This is my gear list for treks (minus normal clothes for use in cities that will be stored in my osprey hornet, etc). I've never done any overnight backpacking and this is solo. I've put things in parentheses if I'm unsure and need advice

    ULA Catalyst
    Trash compactor bag liner
    Zpacks cuban fiber roll top for down bag and certain clothing pieces
    Everything else will either be free in my bag or in ziplocs

    Upper body:
    Smartwool microweight crew short sleeve
    Patagonia Capilene 2 L/s 1/4 zip
    (Maybe one more shirt for clean sleeping?)
    Patagonia Houdini full zip
    Montbell ultra light down parka
    Marmot Aegis rain shell with pit zips

    Lower body:
    (1 or 2 pairs?) Running shorts
    Montane featherlight wind pants
    REI polartec long underwear for sleeping

    Feet:
    Non waterproof trail runners ( haven't decided yet, Terroc 330 or La Sportiva Wildcats)
    (2 or 3 pairs?)
    Light wool crew socks for hiking
    1 pair Smartwool light trekking socks for sleeping
    (camp shoes – sandals maybe)

    Extra clothing:
    Fleece hat
    Outdoor Research PL 400 windproof gloves
    MLD eVent rain mitts
    Sunglasses
    Buff (possibly? don't own one yet)

    Sleeping:
    Scarp 1 with 2 extra guys and stakes for sleeve pullouts
    Tyvek ground sheet
    REI sub kilo 20F down bag
    Thermarest Xtherm regular ( do people fold these flat against their bag or roll it up in the sack that it came with that also is used to inflate it or inflate with mouth?)
    Cocoon hyperlite pillow

    Cooking:
    MSR mircorocket
    Snow Peak Titanium Trek 700 Mug
    REI campware long plastic spoon (titanium spork better?)
    (other accessories needed, like windscreen, cosy, etc?)

    Hygiene:
    Zpack ultralight travel toothbrush and toothpaste
    Sea to summit multiuse wilderness soap
    Sunscreen
    Packtowel ultralite towel
    Moleskin
    Nail clipper
    Toilet paper

    Electronics:
    32gb iTouch and charger and headphones
    Lowepro toploader 45 hanging from chest strap
    Canon T1i and 15-85mm lense
    2 extra batteries and charger
    Uv filter and hood
    Goja microfiber cloth
    Lens pen
    Gepe extreme waterproof memory card safe
    Kindle

    Extras:
    First aid kit – haven't put together yet
    Repair kit – thread and needle, duct tape, kid that came with sleeping pad
    Lighter and box of matches
    Maps
    Katadyn purifying tablets
    Leatherman Juice S2
    Black diamond headlamp and spare batteries
    Documents in ziploc – passport, etc
    timex watch – just for time and alarm
    Black diamond distance z-pole
    Whistle
    Just going to use plastic bottles instead of nalgene, no bladder
    (Have a compass but my Patagonia book says it needs to be a global one to work in southern hemisphere – I don't even know how to use a compass anyway)

    #1939571
    Laura Young
    BPL Member

    @lauray

    I did a similar trip in Peru and Bolivia, and probably would have been cold with that upper body, though I was there in July, when it's a bit colder. I took a mb thermawrap and rab infinity. We also ended up doing the Huayhuash instead of Santa Cruz, and Choquequirao instead of Salkantay. They're worth a look.

    There was a series of articles here about backpacking in South America, here's one:
    http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/global_test_gear_list_part_2.html?id=jreYwd6D:69.89.31.227

    #1940129
    Andrew DiMicelli
    Member

    @adimi24

    I'm pretty sure it's quite a bit colder in July. I've heard that for example in TDP in January it won't hit freezing. I might take a 100wt fleece as well. I'm I'll be okay with a Cap 2, fleece, houdini, MB parka, rain shell, and hat if I get cold.

    Did you use rain pants?

    And thanks, I'll definitely look into those other treks

    #1961231
    Brian Lindahl
    BPL Member

    @lindahlb

    Locale: Colorado Rockies

    In colder rainy weather, you'll probably end up using your sleeping tights as a baselayer under your windpants at some point in time – just so you plan for it.

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