Gear List

  1. Trekking Poles (12.9 oz)
  2. Ground cloth (1.3 oz), Head Lamp (0.4 oz)
  3. Delorme InReach (SOS/GPS) (6.9 oz)
  4. Thermarest Z-lite sleeping mat (10.3 oz)
  5. 22 degree Katabatic Gear sleeping quilt +bivvy sack (30 oz)
  6. Z-Packs food bag (3 oz)
  7. Extra paracord+cash/card/ID +athletic tape+trail toes anti-blister goop+tooth brush/paste+floss+ibuprofen+antihistamines+iodine+needle/thread+mini charger cord (8.9 oz)
  8. Poweradd solar charger (9 oz)
  9. Camelback+two water pouches+sawyer mini filter+syringe for cleaning filter+water bottle for scooping water (12.7 oz) (I dropped the camel back by northern California, too heavy)
  10. Trail Runners (22 oz)
  11.  Stove kit (9 oz), ankle gaiters (2.4 oz), sun glasses (0.9 oz), spoon (0.5), tarp (shelter)+stakes (12 oz), MLD Ti cup (1.6 oz)
  12. Rain Gear: Z-Packs rain kilt+Challenger jacket+MLD rain mitts (8.4 oz)
  13. Mont-Bell wind pants (2.8 oz), wind breaker, and puffy jacket (7.6 oz)
  14. Z-Packs Arc Blast Pack (25 oz), sunscreen (~1 oz), mini leatherman (knife/other tools) (1.7 oz), chapstick (0.2 oz), bandanna pee rag (0.9 oz), TP in ziplock for poos (~0.5 oz)
  15. Sleeping socks (2 oz) and extra hiking socks (2 oz)                                              
  16. Purple dry bag for clothes (0.7 oz), merino wool long sleeve shirt (7.5 oz), glove liners (1 oz)
  17. Base layer pants (4.1 oz)                                                                          
  18. Fleece pants (4.27 oz) and fleece hat (3.2 oz)
  19. Tilly hat (5.4 oz), buff (1.3 oz), whistle (0.3 oz), paper maps in ziplock (0.5 oz)
  20. Hiking long sleeve (7 oz), shorts (4 oz), sports bra (3.2 oz), Darn Tough socks (2 oz)
  21. Not Shown: Phone (5.4 oz), Ear plugs, compass (0.5 oz), flip flops for camp shoes (5.5 oz), ice ax+crampons (only carried in the Sierra, 10.6 oz), bear canister (2.5 lbs) only carried in the serria
Note: The shammy towel in the picture I didn't use in the first 550 miles, so I cut that item. I also upgraded my head lamp to a lighter rechargeable item which I modified to clip on instead of the one shown here.

 Base pack weight: 11.5 lbs
Sierra base pack weight: 14.6 lbs
Items not in pack weight: 4 lbs (hiking clothes+hat+shoes+gaiters+trekking poles+phone+maps)
Food for one day: 1.5-2 lbs (I didn't usually carry more than 6 days of food.)
1 liter of water: 2.2 lbs (I carried one liter for every five miles to the next water source, plus one if I was dry camping before the next source or it's extra hot out.)
Average actual pack weight: 22 lbs 

Paraphrasing from an awesome friend who helped me with this gear list: This stuff isn't cheap. But investing in some of the best ultra light gear available increases my chances of success and minimizes potential injuries. You aren't supposed to carry a pack more than 15-20% of your body weight, so really my ultra-light pack with a few liters of water and more than a few days of food is still borderline too heavy. The company who makes my pack advises not to put more than 35 lbs into it, to play it safe I try to never do more than 30 lbs but I actually vary between 15-27 lbs depending on the food/water situation.

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