Ireland Way thru hike Gear List

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Sounds like an awesome hike.

Not sure why you need the handheld GPS if you are carrying your smartphone.  If you are referencing paper or electronic topo maps, remember to check the grid reference, since the Republic of Ireland uses the Irish Grid and I assume Northern Ireland uses the UK Grid. My Garmin Inreach does not support these grids but any real handheld GPS will.

I have not backpacked in Ireland but imagine it is like Scotland where even in summer the wind can blow the rain sideways and the windchill can drop the temps very quickly into the 20s and in the uplands you have no trees to take shelter in.  So I am not sure about the utility of a poncho. I would take a hip length Goretex parka plus rain pants myself.

9.7 lbs of electronics and camera gear???

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Thanks, Bruce, I’m looking forward to it.

It’s very much like Scotland…I’ve hiked a bit in Scotland, England and Wales, and the wind & rain can be nasty. I poncho’d on those hikes, and I prefer that over rain pants. Never been a fan for some reason. I like the poncho for the coverage over the pack, mostly.

Yep, this is the most photo gear I’ll have ever taken, but photography is my happy place, so I’m willing to make that sacrifice. I wish my tripod was made of unobtanium, but even the tripod is light as far as tripods go (at least, to effectively get a good shot & be stable).

There may be a tweak or two to this setup, and even the possibility of no tripod, but photos are one thing I’m hesitant to skimp on, and I won’t always have a rock wall to perch my camera on :)

where in Scotland did you get the chance to hike? That may be my next goal!

40 days is a long time to go without hot food.  Not so much, in my experience, because I necessarily crave hot food, but because

1. dinner looks depressingly like lunch, both of which you’re getting bored by the limited options, and
2. if you’re resupplying from small stores, the lightweight, no-cook options can be very limited.

That’s so true. Thankfully, I’m going to be rolling through a little town each day, and the longest I’d be going without hot food would be a couple days at most. I’ll bring 4-5 dehydrated meals for nights I’m between towns or times I can’t pack out a fresh sandwich for later. So my food weight will be ridiculously light.

@ Rawhide

Did a bunch of day hiking around Fort William and Ben Nevis. My longish walks have been the Perthshire Highlands including parts of the Rob Roy Way, and Hadrian’s Wall coast to coast. (I highly recommend the Twice Brewed Inn.) Will do St Cuthbert’s Way starting May 17. Since I walk with my wife, we stay in B&Bs but I do carry a stove and we stop and make afternoon tea.

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I have a piece of the 1 oz .18, and it is so stiff, would not dream of trying to make a tent out of it. It would be frustrating to try to pack up the tent, and the tent would not be able to have any compound curves on it.

I’ve hiked and visited Ireland a fair bit, personally i wouldn’t shelter in anything this side of a seriously strong tent or shaped tarp

A mid or something like a TrailStar would be minium for me

I’d recommend a rethink of your fottwear as well, with the peat bogs and weather it’s impossible to keep your feet dry, quick drying well ventilated trail runners would be my choice

Had a problem with those pegs folding, i wouldn’t buy anymore personally

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