Backpack Gear List - The Colorado Trail Home Page

1 Backpack gear List Midweight List Ounces Lighter Weight List Oz. Lighter Yet Oz. Remarks Backpack ULA Catalyst (Max weight 35 lbs) Tent Lightheart Designs (includes stakes, cords, 2 lbs/person is a good tent guideline. If bad seamseal) Sil Tarp mosquito year tarps aren't so great. Phantom 32 degree (wear more clothes on cold Sleeping Bag Phantom 15 degree nights) Pad NeoAir Regular Half length pad Woodburning stove that works quite well. Stove Snowy Peak LiteMax isobutane Ti Zip stove Not allowed in extremely dry years. Fuel enough for 8 10 days 1 220 gm size 110 gram containers last 4 5 days, weigh half as No real weight savings with alcohol but fuel is cannister much Alcohol Can Stove & bottle of Heet plentiful MSR Titan Pot Works as cup, pot, and bowl Titanium Spork The plastic ones all break Sea To Summit Insulated Plastic cup and lid A luxury but nice to have MSR Ceramic Water Filter (Will service several hikers) Katadyn Mini personal filter Chemical Treatment The good water filters are all fairly heavy.

2 Petzl Rechargable Headlamp The second bottle is generally carried empty & Two water bottles (Nalgenes) Disposable drink bottles Inline Camelback Filter used for cooking. 5 mm bear rope and small carabiner Parachute cord is lighter but harder to use Clothing: (besides what is worn). Underwear 1 extra pair poly quick dry Add ons/Other Oz. Socks 1 extra pair Mapbook ( Colorado Trail ) Shirt 1 extra base layer Data Book Stocking cap Guide Book ( Colorado Trail ) Lightweight gloves GPS and extra batteries Rain gear Pants Small Camera Rain gear Jacket Cell phone and charger Crocs for camp and crossing streams Luxury nice to change out of your boots in camp Camp chair Patagonia Light Primaloft Jacket (A jacket worn to bed allow the use of a lighter sleeping bag) Nice luxury so you can stay up a bit later.

3 Extra Midweight fleece shirt (for sleeping) Toilet kit / Paper, hand sanitizer, metal U Dig It Boure Travelers fleece tights (for sleeping trowel trowel weighs ounces could be shared dble as pants if necessary) Blister kit Bear Vault 500 Insect repellant Sunscreen Ounces Base weight pounds