Thanks to all who have posted gear lists in the past. Many provided ideas and inspiration. I’m sharing what I ended up actually carrying, warts and all in the hope that it helps someone else. Weights are from my own Escali kitchen scale.
https://lighterpack.com/r/l8075w
I have tried to include notes in the list, but to recap, things I would change:
My biggest extra weight was that I didn’t have the right sized battery for recharging my phone to make it the whole trek. By the time I tested this out, it was too late to get something more fitting and I ended up borrowing a way-too-heavy 30,000 mAh unit. I used my phone in low power and airplane mode and took about 1600 pictures and short videos.
I also found that I did not need a set of long underwear bottoms. I would leave these at home next time.
I really liked the Dirty Girl gaiters but found I did not wear them. Most of the dirt on my feet came through the toe mesh of my shoes. This was new as it was the first time I used non-WP trail runners.
Things I will think about before next time:
I am a cold sleeper and loved having the FF Swallow UL 20, but the only night that it was cold enough to really put it to the test was one night in base camp. Most nights on the trail I used it unzipped like a quilt.
I was not a trekking pole person before this trip and while I used them sometimes, I still did not fully convert to them.
I likely could have left my down jacket and just used my mid-layer. The weather was mostly warm for this trip but with the weather variability I may still take a down jacket in the future.
Things I loved:
SWD Long Haul 50 – The pack was great and carried the weight well with the full wrap hip belt. I did not need to carry crew gear, but had no problem carrying 5-6 meal bags and up to 4L of water on top of my base weight.
Durston X-mid Pro 1 – Very light, went up and down quickly. Stayed steady in all wind we encountered with 6 stakes. I am 6’3″ and found it long enough for me.
Patagonia Quandary Convertible Pants – these dried very quickly, so I could rinse them out and get back in them after an hour or so.
This is a list of lists that served as some of my inspiration. Thanks!
https://lighterpack.com/r/q7ys8y
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