Thread: Gear List Shakedown

I moved some stuff on our website so the links above don't work anymore. I noticed I people were still checking it out so I figured I would post the new location. Again thanks for all of the advice and any more you have would be helpful. http://www.asuperioradventure.com/20...the-gear-list/

Metabbotts, working off what BrianLe and what some other posters here have alluded to about gearing up for the PCT, you may want too look at a thread discussing wind/rain jackets titled MontBell U-L wind parka started by Atbound recently.

I picked up rain paints in Oregon and they may have saved my life in Washington. Late August in WA there was a five-day storm, windy and cold, that was the nearest to physical danger I've ever come in my life. 40 degrees and windy, non-stop rain for days, the worst combination for hypothermia. I had a good rain jacket, and wish I had a better one then. Based on my experience, bring the best rain gear you can get hold of for the Cascades....

To be clear, I didn't suggest that it's unnecessary to bring raingear --- just that it very infrequently rains. My understanding is that you can get gullywashers in SoCal (that song about it never raining in SoCal is apparantly not to be taken literally ...). My approach was to combined rarely needed raingear with rarely needed overhead shelter at night in a single item (poncho), relying also on the fact that there are few bugs in...

first 90 days on the trail - I didn't experience any rain. Slept out under the stars for the most part thru the first 700 miles. In the Sierras - I used a tent more for the bugs then anything else. During the dry desert sections - I carried water in my hand. Used one of the multi - liter msr bags. My buddy used a typical plastic 1 gallon water jug. Milage is much bigger out west. 20s are nothing and my biggest day was a 35 with very...

Matt: You might wanna run your list by Jester2000 who posts here. He recently hiked the PCT plus he runs an Outfitter shop so I'll bet he has all sorts of ideas for you.

Looked for your gear list. Didn't find it. How about cross posting here if you want comments.

Might want to repost this in PCT forum.

don't worry about the water. general guide= 1 liter-5 miles

A good start. Here are some random thoughts: - Use a trash compactor bag instead of a regular garbage bag. Compactor bags are much stronger--my first one lasted over 1000 miles. - Definitely bring a pack cover or compactor bag in southern CA. It can rain down there! - You may not need rain pants in the Sierras. We had one of the coldest and wettest Junes ever in '09, and I was fine in my nylon hiking pants. I didn't pick up (or need)...