Sagebrush personal hiking blog
[Blogging about old trail projects helps me to remember…]
The NMVFO and additional volunteers built new trail and cleared brush at the new national wildlife refuge just south of Albuquerque, built on the site of an old dairy. We worked along the bosque, often in sight of water.
Sweet new trail…
… You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you might find
You get what you need— Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Rolling Stones
| . | Category | Item | Notes | Weight in grams | Weight in oz |
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| . | camp shirt | Icebreaker merino long sleeve crew | 171 | 6.0 | |
| . | pants | RailRiders Eco-Mesh Pant | 310 | 10.9 | |
| . | trailrunner shoes | Merrell Moab Ventilator | 992 | 35.0 | |
| . | hiking gaiters | Dirty Girl | 34 | 1.2 | |
| . | insole inserts | green SuperFeet | 106 | 3.7 | |
| . | hiking socks | REI mid-calf merino | 91 | 3.2 | |
| . | knee brace | Cho-Pat Dual Action Knee Strap | |||
| . | bandana | AT logo cotton/poly bandana | 30 | 1.1 | |
| . | trekking poles | Black Diamond Ultra Distance Z-pole with carbide tips minus straps | 263 | 9.3 | |
| . | sun glasses | 20 | 0.7 | ||
| . | hat | Sunday Afternoons Adventure flap hat | 70 | 2.5 | |
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| . | Total worn/carried | 2087 | 73.6 | ||
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| . | pounds: | 4.6 | |||
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| . | pack | pack | ZPacks Arc Blast backpack | 440 | 15.5 |
| . | pack liner | trash compactor bag | 60 | 2.1 | |
| . | cell phone holder | Zpacks cuben fiber shoulder pouch | 8 | 0.3 | |
| . | phone | Android phone: MotoX (camera, GPS, etc) | 136 | 4.8 | |
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| . | Cook/water | water bottles | 2 x 1.25 liter soda bottles | 84 | 3.0 |
| . | even more water | 1 liter Platypus | 30 | 1.1 | |
| . | cook stove | Trail Designs Caldera Sidewinder TiTri with Gram Cracker for Esbit fuel | 21 | 0.7 | |
| . | butane lighter | Scripto Tiny Lite | 12 | 0.4 | |
| . | cook pot | 0.3Liter Evernew Titanium mug-pot with lid | 74 | 2.6 | |
| . | pot cozy | homemade with Reflectix | 25 | 0.9 | |
| . | spoon | lexan | 9 | 0.3 | |
| . | water purifier | Sawyer Mini | 81 | 2.9 | |
| . | water purification backup | 10 MSR Aquatabs | 1 | 0.0 | |
| . | food bag | ZPacks Roll Top Blast | 40 | 1.4 | |
| . | rope | ZPacks 1.5 mm Z-Line Cord | 21 | 0.7 | |
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| . | Shelter | tarp/tent | ZPacks Hexamid solo tent w/screen | 269 | 9.5 |
| . | tent stakes | 6 Tite Lite titanium stakes | 37 | 1.3 | |
| . | tent stakes | 1 titanium V Stake | 9 | 0.3 | |
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| . | Sleeping | sleeping bag | ZPacks 20F | 650 | 22.9 |
| . | sleeping pad | Gossamer Gear NightLight_Torso | 101 | 3.6 | |
| . | ground cloth | Polycryo medium size | 42 | 1.5 | |
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| . | Clothes | camp shirt | Icebreaker merino short sleeve | 139 | 4.9 |
| . | camp shorts | GoLite men’s nylon shorts | 132 | 4.7 | |
| . | warm top | Western Mountaineering down vest | 125 | 4.4 | |
| . | warm hat | LLBean Trail Model fleece hat | 36 | 1.3 | |
| . | rain jacket | GoLite Malpais Trinity | 217 | 7.7 | |
| . | wind shirt | Montbell Tachyon anorak | 63 | 2.2 | |
| . | fleece gloves | LLBean Polartec Liner Gloves (with AnyGlove on forefingers and thumbs) | 38 | 1.3 | |
| . | rain mitts | ZPacks cuben fiber mitts | 28 | ||
| . | compression socks | Truform below knee stockings 20-30 mmHg | 64 | 2.3 | |
| . | spare socks | SmartWool mid-calf merino | 91 | 3.2 | |
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| . | Misc | head net | “Sea to Summit” mosquito net, doubles as clothes bag | 23 | 0.8 |
| . | first aid kit | band-aids, molefoam, aspirin, loperamide, sudafed, super glue, … | 61 | 2.2 | |
| . | sewing kit | home assembled | 20 | 0.7 | |
| . | tooth care | dehydrated dots of toothpaste, toothbrush with trimmed handle, gum brush, floss | 17 | 0.6 | |
| . | soap | Dr Bonner liquid in 0.5oz dropper bottle | 24 | 0.8 | |
| . | wipes | 8 dried wipes in zip bag | 24 | 0.8 | |
| . | toiletry bag | no-see-um mesh bag 5″x6″ | 4 | 0.1 | |
| . | magnifying glass | credit card size fresnel lens | 2 | 0.1 | |
| . | wallet with id | all-Ett sport sailcloth wallet (5g) plus cards | 36 | 1.3 | |
| . | repair kit | duct tape, foil tape, etc | 25 | 0.9 | |
| . | backup fire starter | Bic mini lighter | 14 | 0.5 | |
| . | pen | ballpoint refill cartridge + spare | 1 | 0.0 | |
| . | flashlight | Petzl e+Lite | 27 | 1.0 | |
| . | backup compass | Suunto Clipper compass | 4 | 0.1 | |
| . | maps | Ley maps, double-sided 8.5×11, current trail section | 55 | 1.9 | |
| . | solar charger | Harbor Freight 5W folding solar panel, trimmed | 240 | 8.5 | |
| . | usb charger | for phone and battery pack, Apple travel charger 5W wall wart | 23 | 0.8 | |
| . | usb cable | 9inch microUSB cable | 13 | 0.5 | |
| . | recharger pack | Jackery Mini 3200mAh | 82 | 2.9 | |
| . | headphone | Apple Earpod | 11 | 0.4 | |
| . | itinerary+guide | only carry pages needed for that week | 10 | 0.4 | |
| . | insect repellent | 100% DEET repackaged in 0.5oz dropper bottle | 23 | 0.8 | |
| . | sun screen | liquid, repacked in 0.5oz dropper bottle | 24 | 0.8 | |
| . | toilet paper | partial roll, remove cardboard tube, in zip bag | 20 | 0.7 | |
| . | knife | Victoronix Swiss Army Classic | 20 | 0.7 | |
| . | accessory bag | no-see-um mesh bag 7″x9″ | 8 | 0.3 | |
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| . | Total base weight | 3894 | 137.4 | ||
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| . | pounds: | 8.6 | |||
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| . | Sometimes carried | ||||
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| . | rain pants | 233 | 8.2 | ||
| . | shoe traction | Yak Trax Pro | 144 | 5.1 | |
| . | neck gaiter | microfleece | 46 | 1.6 |
Stove: No-cook sounds promising, but for frigid Colorado I was glad to bring a stove for hot dinners. Esbit fuel is easier to mail than alcohol, allowed in flat-rate Priority Mail boxes, though Heet is available in several Colorado trail town. Compared to alcohol, Esbit has an odor and leaves a residue on pots. I burned Esbit tabs exclusively on this trip as an experiment, and might continue solid fuel for future hikes. Continue reading “CDT 2014 CO Gear List”
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”
— Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Collected trail journals, in book format. To download, right-click and choose “Save As”. PDF files are searchable
