AMC Outdoors, May 2008
See what a veteran hiker packs on long backcountry treks and check out additional links to help lighten your load:
- Kelty Flight 60 (4500 c.i.) backpack*
- Equinox silnylon pack cover
- Wanderlust 2-4-2 silnylon tent**
- Tyvek ground sheet
- REI Sub-Kilo +20 sleeping bag with 700 fill-power goose down*
- Cascade Designs full-length RidgeRest
- Aluminum can alcohol stove***
- Plastic 20 oz. fuel bottle
- MSR Titan 2-Liter Pot with pot lifter
- Lexan spoon and knife
- MSR 4 liter Dromlite water bag
- Two plastic 1-liter water bottles
- Katadyn Hiker MicroFilter
- Small Swiss Army knife
- Small lighter
- Petzl Tikka headlamp
- LRI Photon Micro-Light I
- 50 ft. 1/8” nylon cord
- Moleskin
- Earplugs
- One half roll of toilet paper
- Lip balm
- Sunscreen
- Small bottle hand sanitizer
- Pen
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss
- Several silnylon stuff sacks
- Cotton bandanna
- Outdoor Research Rocky Mountain Low Gaiters
- Two pairs of Smartwool hiking socks
- Two pairs of nylon shorts
- Patagonia short sleeve light weight Capilene 1 T-shirt
- Patagonia long sleeve Capilene 2 Crew
- LL Bean Super 200 Fleece Pullover
- Red Ledge Storm Jacket
- Red Ledge Storm Full Zip Pant
- Fleece hat
- Wool gloves
- Outdoor Research Seattle Sombrero™ rain hat
- Leki Ultralite Ti COR-TEC trekking poles
- Lowe-Alpine Data Pouch*
* These particular items have been replaced by newer or comparable models on the manufacturer’s web site.
** This brand is no longer manufactured.
*** Find out how to build your own aluminum can stove in the May 2008 “Learn How” column entitled “Fire Light.”
Hawk Metheny is a backcountry management specialist for AMC, veteran long-distance hiker, and member of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s board of directors.
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