This post was written in Danish in July 2017. It already carried a machine translation below the Danish original; that duplicate has been removed and the original translated properly, since it was the version that kept the links to every item.
As mentioned before, I need new gear for the trip, since I do not have anything light enough.
The plan is to land on a base weight of around 8 kg – (base weight being the weight of everything in the pack that cannot be eaten or drunk) so there is still room to haul food and water for several days at a time (food to last up to 7 days, depending on the section, and in the desert I have to carry about 6-7 litres of water).
I have been through various forums, blogs and so on, and settled on the gear I think is realistic to get hold of. If I want to go even lower in weight it all has to come from the USA, and that gets expensive. It is of course possible to buy a lighter tent, but the Big Agnes tent on my list has had really good reviews, and leaves room for me to keep the backpack inside the tent when it is pouring down.
Alternatively I could of course wait and buy it all when I get over there, but then I would not get the chance to test the various bits, or practise packing the backpack and pitching and striking the tent before departure.
Here is a list of the things I plan to get hold of (including links, for anyone who is into gear and wants more information):
GEAR FOR THE HIKE:
THE BIG THREE:
Backpack: Osprey Exos 58
Rain cover: OSPREY ULTRALIGHT RAINCOVER (size Large)
Sleeping bag: Enlightened Equipment Revelation
Tent: Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 Sponsored by EDO / www.Qookshop.dk – THANK YOU!
Tent footprint: Big Agnes – Sponsored by EDO / www.Qookshop.dk – THANK YOU!
Sleeping pad: Therm-a-rest NeoAir Xlite
CLOTHING:
Down jacket: Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer
Rain jacket: Outdoor Research Helium 2
Shoes: Altra Lone Peak 3.5 – I will need 3-4 pairs of shoes, but I am buying them along the way as they become necessary.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Bug net: SEA TO SUMMIT – Ultra-Fine Mesh Headnet
Microfibre towel: SEA TO SUMMIT – DryLite Towel (size Small)
Stuff sacks: SEA TO SUMMIT – Ultra-Sil Nano Dry Sack (2 x 13L, 1 x 20L – different colours)
Dry bag: SEA TO SUMMIT – Big River Dry Bag (1 x 3L – waterproof, for electronics and camera)
Microspikes: Snowline Spikes Light
Ice axe: (buying in the USA, since I do not need it for the first 1100 km of the trip)
Water filter system: Sawyer Squeeze
Trekking poles: Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork
Cooking pot: Toaks Titanium 750ml
Cutlery: Toaks Spork
Gas stove: BRS-3000T Ultralight gas stove burner
Food container: BearVault BV450 Food Container (getting it later on the route, since it is not needed until after about 1100 km)
ELECTRONICS:
Powerbank: Ravpower 20100mhA
Charger: Rawpower wall charger with quick charge (able to recharge powerbank in 4.5 hours!)
MicroSD cards for video: 15 x 64 GB cards
SD cards for photos: 10 x 64 GB cards
Camera: Fujifilm X100F Sponsored by Fujifilm Nordic – THANK YOU Ib!!
Card reader for iPhone: Lexar MicroSD card reader iPhone
Drone: DJI Spark – so I can get some different video footage along the way
Watch: Suunto Core All Black – ABC watch
GPS/SOS: Spot Gen3
If you have any suggestions or alternatives for hiking gear you think I should bring, or experience with something other than the things on my wish list? Do write it in the comments 🙂
My main goal is for everything to be as light as possible, but still without compromising too much on quality and comfort 😉
As I get hold of the things I need, they get crossed off the list, or I add to it when I think of something missing 😉 (some clothing and first-aid items are still missing.)
I will be filming the whole trip with my iPhone 7 Plus, using the Filmic Pro app, which gives better video quality than the iPhone’s own video app and at the same time allows more adjustment of colour, contrast and so on.
Gear: the full setup I carried on the PCT is on the PCT 2018 gear list.