High Sierra Trail Honeymoon - July 2016

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1	Backpacking Gear List
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3	Essential Gear	Shared	Tawnee	John	Notes
4	Backpack		Women's Osprey Aura AG 65	Men's Osprey ATMOS AG 65	We aboslutely LOVE these backpacks! So comfortable. Fits everything. Anti-gravity design makes a difference!
5	Sleeping pad		REI Stratus Insulated Air Sleeping Pad	REI Stratus Insulated Air Sleeping Pad	We might try something else; these are good not great.
6	Sleeping bag		REI Joule Women's Sleeping Bag	Sierra Designs Men's Zissou Plus 700 3-Season	Love our sleeping bags
7	Tent	Sierra Desgins FL Lightening 2			We'd like to upgrade to their "Nightwatch" tent with a screen to have option to view outside
8	Footprint	Sierra Desgins Lightening 2 & 2			A must for a tent
9	Compression sack	MHM Compression sack			For clothes storage. We have two, but only ever need one - fits all our stuff and condenses down. A must.
10	Camelback bladder		3L bladder	3L bladder
11	Water bottle		1L nathan bottle	1L nathan bottle
12	Mug cup		Stainless steel rim enamel cup	Stainless steel rim enamel cup	Not too heavy and cheaper than titanium
13	Long-handle spoon		Cheap plastic REI brand	Cheap plastic REI brand	Long handle key for eating dehydrated meals out of the bag. No need for a fork.
14	Whistle		generic	generic
15	Headlamp		Pezl	Pezl	Best brand! Reliable, comfortable.
16	Stove	Snowpeak Giga Power Stove with Auto Start			Love this, so easy
17	Fuel	2 X Snowpeak Giga power Fuel - 110 g			Only needed one of these! Second one was wasted weight, grrr.
18	Pot	GSI Outdoors Halulite Microdualist Cookset			Love this cookset set, so convenient and easy to store & clean
19	Bowls	GSI Outdoors Halulite Microdualist Cookset			Same cookset - it comes with 4 bowls and lids, we only bring 2 bowls, includes "bowl warmer." The utensils suck.
20	Mini Lantern	n/a			No need, had headlamps. lantern is weight.
21	Water Filter	Platypus GravityWorks 4L Water Systen			A good water filter is key, and this one is so easy to use and quality. We love it.
22	Bear Cannister	Large BearVault Bear Cannister			Necessary evil--bulky and kind of heavy but safety first. Even with bear boxes at campsites, good to have.
23	Flint	Generic			To start fires at camps that allow.
24	Lighter	Generic			If flint doesn't work, etc.
25	Trekking Poles		Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles	n/a	Got the older model of these on sale at REI. Hands-down the BEST purchase I made for the HST! Loved having these!!!
26	Map	Tom Harrison Maps			Don't assume you know it all or that trails will be marked, be prepared!
27	Compass	Generic
28	Satellite communicator	DeLorme InReach Explorer 2-Way Satellite Communicator with Navigation			So smart to have this! Great in case of emergency and to have limited communication with loved ones.
29	Dish Towel/Rag	Generic			We didn't bring anything special, just a hand towel
30	Rope	Generic
31	Knife	Generic
32	Toilet Paper	4 rolls - Coghlan's biodegradable toilet paper			Used at least 2 rolls in 6 days. But extra ok (and light)--you don't want to ever run out of this!
33	Trowel	GSI Lightweight backpacking trowel			For digging your poop hole
34	Bug Bucket Hats		Outdoor Research Bug Bucket Hat	Outdoor Research Bug Bucket Hat	Smartest thing to have just in case!
35	backpack cover (for rain)		REI Ducks Back 60L	Osprey ultralight 65L	Didn't need but good to have
36	Hammock	n/a			Too heavy/bulky for this trip BUT we do have the Eagles Nest Outfitters (ENO) - Double Nest Hammock
37	Chairs	n/a			Might buy lightweight chairs for short trips/car camping
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40	Clothes	Shared	Tawnee	John	Notes
41	Hiking boots		Merrel Ventilator Mid Hiking boot - W	Keen high top hiking boot	May switch to lighterweight trail shoes in future but boots have been fine for more; John's getting blisters.
42	Hiking socks		2 Pairs - Smartwool	3 pairs	Smartwool is my jam. The calf-high, medium cushion are great for hiking.
43	Hiking pants		REI lightweight cargo pants	n/a	Love my REI pants! Can roll up into capri's. Good for warm or cold days.
44	Hiking shorts		1 pair lululemon	2 Nike running shorts
45	Hiking shirts and/or tanktop		1 shirt, 1 tank	3 tech shirts (old ones)	I wore the same North Face tech shirt every day (washed in lake once), didn't use tank top. John wore all his; washed daily and rotated thru.
46	Light longsleeve		1 longsleeve for hiking and at camp	n/a	Good to have for mosquito and sun protection while hiking, and in early evning around camp
47	Camp shorts		1 pair lululemon	1 pair boardshorts	for hanging out after hiking and bedtime
48	Camp top		1 tank top	wore a "clean" backpacking shirt	John did laundry at most sites
49	Warmer wool socks (for night)		1 pair - knee length Smartwool		Considered compression but they sounded too tight and a hassle.
50	Fleece or warm longsleeve (for night)		1 longsleeve - Smartwool	n/a	Love this top
51	Pants for night		Lululemon black leggings	Toes on the Nose Nylon "sweat pants"
52	Long underwear—long sleeve & pants		n/a	n/a
53	Down jacket		The North Face Thermoball Full Zip Jacket	n/a	I love my North Face jacket SO much; condenses down into ball for easy storage when hiking. I own two.
54	Windbreaker		n/a	Men's Lightweight North Face Windbreaker	John may have considered a slightly heavier jacket but got by ok; cold summiting Whitney
55	Sport bras (hiking, chilling, bed)		2 for hiking, 1 for hanging at camp	n/a	Used all.
56	Underwear		3 pairs	1 pair underarmour shorts	Washed at camp.
57	Gloves		1 pair	n/a	John didn't need them; used wool socks as gloves on Whitney
58	Beanie		1 warm beanie that fit over ears	1 beanie	Necessary
59	Scarf		1 small one	n/a	Glad i had mine but could have survived without.
60	Sun protection hat		Sunday Afternoons Adventure Hat - M	n/a	It may look dorky, but I LOVE this hat for sun protection
61	Extra hat or visor		Headsweats Velocity Visor	Headsweats Velocity Visor	We each had our custom Endurance Planet 2016 Ragnar Relay visor!
62	Sandals		Xero Shoes barefoot Sport Sandals	n/a	Loved having these sandals!
63	Camp shoes		n/a	Skora FIT	I was sorta jealous I didn't have my skoras too.
64	Sunglasses		Oakley Radars	Oakley Flak Jackets	Necessary.
65	Bandana		Generic	n/a	I love having this to wipe my face, etc.
66	Sweat band		Betty designs	Volcom	Great ilttle accessory to have
67	Swimsuit		Mix and match old top and bottom	n/a	Could have been fine just using undies.
68	Poncho		generic	generic	cheapies from drug store
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70	Toiletries	Shared	Tawnee	John	Notes
71	Face wipes	Ursa Major			Love these!
72	Face wash	Acure organics in travel size bottle			I blended their facial scrub and facial cleansing creme; only used a couple times though.
73	Face moisturizer	Acure oil control moisturizer
74	Wash cloth		Generic	Generic	I used mine to clean my face after the day's hike, John did not.
75	Body towel	REI Microfiber MultiTowel Light - M			Great purchase, came in handy and dried so fast!
76	Toothbrush		Generic	Generic
77	Toothpaste	Tom's travel size
78	Sunscreen	Elta MD SPF 47 - chemical free			We both love this sunscreen, great for sport! no breakouts
79	Soap	Bronners travel size			Accidentally brought 3 bottles, only needed one
80	Lotion	n/a
81	Toothbrush holder		Generic	Generic
82	Body wipes		Aubrey Organics 25 pk		Brought these and some leftover ones from REI--way too many. Only used ~10 or so.
83	Bug spray	n/a
84	Chapstick		Osmia organics Lip Doctor	Blistex	Love products by osmia! safe quality ingredients
85	Deodorant	mini aluminum free, fragrance free			from Mother's Market, John never even used it lol
86	Hairtie		brought 2
87	Brush		used a cheap comb instead		only used the comb once! nect time will omit
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89	First aid kit	Shared	Tawnee	John	Notes
90	Band-aids	6-7 Sport			kinda worthless for blisters but good to have
91	Mole skin	1 package			John used a good amount of this and it helped his blisters
92	Alcohol wipes	5-6 indiviudal packets			John used 1 or 2, worth having
93	Tweezers	1 pair			not needed but worth having
94	Aquaphor	1 travel sized bottle			John used this on blisters, helped
95	Sissors	n/a			next time will bring a small pair maybe
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97	Misc.	Shared	Tawnee	John	Notes
98	Phone		iphone	iphone
99	GoPro		hero 4	n/a	Mistake: the SD card was not in it!!! Pointless weight! grrr
100	Battery pack	Jackery compact travel charger			Old but works; kind of heavy but used it to keep phone alive for photos. Will upgrade to solar charger for future trips.