General Lightweight Gear List:
Clothing:
- Synthetic or wool short sleeve t-shirt or tank top
- Midweight synthetic or wool or fleece long-sleeve top
- Wind or rain shell (not both, make this under 12 oz)
- Rainpants or rain kilt (optional)
- Lightweight synthetic trekking pants (optional – zip-offs preferred)
- Lightweight synthetic shorts (don’t take if you have pants)
- Down jacket (10 to 12 oz)
- Socks (three pairs, two for hiking and one for camp)
- Underwear (optional)
- Wool or fleece hat
- Lightweight synthetic or wool long underwear (optional)
Gear:
- Internal frame pack or frameless rucksack (3,000 cu. in or less, 2lbs or less)
- Down sleeping bag or quilt (preferably one for summer and another for colder months)
- Short sleeping pad (60” max)
- Tent/tarptent/tarp/hammock (keep it light!)
- Lightweight shoes with preferred insoles (trail runners are the best)
- Trekking poles
- Headlamp (with red light option and preferably waterproof)
- Water bladder or water bottles depending on personal preference
- Stove, fuel, and lighter
- Cook pot with lid (titanium or ultralight aluminum)
- Spork
- Water treatment drops and/or lightweight filter (Sawyer Squeeze is most popular)
- Single-blade knife or multitool
- Small first aid kit (see below)
- Map and compass or GPS depending on your preference
- Insect repellant
- Bear hang kit or bear canister if required
- Toiletries (remember ear plugs, leave behind deodorant and soap)
- Map/guidebook and compass (if you know how to use one, not important on AT)
- Sunscreen
- Small notebook and pen or electronics (remember your chargers)
- Camera or just use your phone!
Gear Repair Kit:
- Tenacious tape (good for fixing or patching any gear)
- Extra tent stake
- Extra lightweight guy line
- Thread
First Aid Kit:
- Antiseptic Wipes (2)
- Gauze Triple Antibiotic Cream (tiny tube)
- 3M Micropore Medical Tape
- Variety of bandaids
- Vitamin I (8)
- Sewing Needle
- Duct Tape
- Emergency Fire Starter (Cotton wool balls in Vaseline) (2)
Im going to print that out and save me the time of making a list everytime 🙂
I thought you were leaving behind deoderant and soap for environmental reasons (<= sounds much better 😉 )
That’s the idea! And you can leave behind deodorant and soap for any reason you like.
Haha, we tend to be pretty lightweight backpackers, so we leave behind what isn’t necessary 🙂
I’m new to this blog, so I may have missed the information, but why leaving deodorant and soap behind ?