This Ultralight Gear List very complete. It's main purpose is to help you remember everything. For complete discussion on each category, see http://www.trailquest.net/ultralight.html, a page I wrote in 2002.
My gear list for the Appalachian Trail is discussed in detail on a special page devoted to it on my home page:
http://www.trailquest.net/BRindex.html
Weights listed below for your convienence are for the items I took on that thru hike. If no weight is listed, its because I didn't bring it. Some of the smaller kits were grouped together, and weighed as a unit. At times various components where mailed ahead, and that link also details the management of gear for the Appalachian Trail.
The Big Three, and their components
Sleeping Bag with stuff sack (24 ounces, 30 degree Marmot goose down)
Sleeping Pad ( 8 ounces closed cell pad, trimmed)
Shelter with stakes, and guy lines, in stuff sack (home made Tacoma Solo 18 ounces)
Ground cloth, if desired
Pack, pack liner or garbage bag liner( 9 ounces, this is one I made from silnylon)
Packcover (1.5 ounces)
Clothing
Silnylon Rain jacket and rain pants (6 ounces)
Warm layer (fleece top-12 ounces, pants-7 ounces, hat, gloves, socks)
Mid weight layer (tights 3 ounces, silk top- 4 ounces, socks-1 ounce)
Hiking layer (shorts- 4 ounces, top-3ounces, socks-1 ounces, hat-none)
Sandals ( 1 ounce, gram weenie home made)
Stuff sack for clothing (half an ounce)
Sleep wear (silk shorts-2 ounces, and silk top-three ounces)
Town wear (optional) (none taken here)
Hygiene/ Medical/Murphy (about 8 ounces)
Tooth brush, tooth paste, dental floss
Comb
Ultralight mirror
Tweezers for tick removal
Disposable Razor
Rubbing alcohol, cotton balls
Toilet paper
Trowel
Hand sanitizer, or use rubbing alcohol
Body lotion or Vaseline, travelers size
Camp towel/ bandana (one ounce)
Pain reliever
Imodium
Multi-Vitamins
Sunblock
Insect Repellent
Electrical or duct tape
Needle and thread
Safety pins
Free flowing super glue
Any prescriptions you are taking
Eye glasses, sun glasses
Two or three ditty bags for all this
Cook System(7 ounces, but no pot lifter, or pot scrubber)
Stove
Fuel
Matches, lighter
Windscreen, pot support, pot lifter
Cooking pot
Cup, spoon
Pot scrubber, if desired
Plastic bags for repackaging food
Zip lock bag for trash
Stuff sack for pot and stove
Stuff sack for food
Stuff sacks are easy to make. Ditty bags are even easier. The above video walks you through the steps.
Water Treatment and Capacity
Chemical treatment (always bring)
Filter, if desired
Water bottles (2 ounces)
Water bag/platypus (one ounce)
Water bottle carriers, or pockets (included with my pack)
Other Items and Tools
Paper and Pencil/Pen
Hiking Pole(s), or hiking staff( 2 Komperdels-18 ounces, not included as Pack weight)
Driver's licence, and /or photo ID
Non-debit credit card
Emergency telephone numbers, insurance card
Flash light/ LED /photon light ( two photons,6 grams each)
Knife (5 grams)
GI can opener (4 grams, for town stops)
Watch (16 grams-watchband cut off)
Trail guide, maps, data sheet (data sheets only, with paper and pencil, 4 ounces)
Compass, if needed or desired
Cash
Ditty bag as wallet (with cards and cash-1 ounce)
Quality zip lock bags for all paper products
Rope for hanging shelters, guy lines, or food bags
Luxury Items (none taken except the camera)
Cell Phone
Radio, batteries
Pocket E-mail
Camera (digital, disposable, or regular) (disposable-4 ounces)
CD player, disks
Quality zip lock bag and ditty bag for any luxury item
Knee braces, if needed or desired
Reading Material, books
Mace/ bear spray
Bear Canister(used in Griz country on CDT)
