High Sierra Trail 2026

Base weight: 12.8 lb / 5.81 kg · Total weight: 18.3 lb / 8.32 kg · 47 items

Trail: High Sierra Trail · Season: THREE_SEASON · Duration: ONE_TO_WEEKS

To buy in Fresno: ISO Fuel Can 4oz DEET Mosquito Repellent Matches (Unless I can bring a lighter on the plane) or piezo igniter

Pack

• Durston Kakwa 55 — 32.3 oz

Tent

• Durston X-Mid 1 — 29.4 oz

Sleeping

• HG Burrow 10F — 28.8 oz
• Nemo Tensor — 23.4 oz

Support Items

• REI Trekking Poles — 16.0 oz
• Victorinox — 0.6 oz
• Gear Aid Repair Kit — 0.5 oz
• Zpacks Mini Stuff Sack — 0.1 oz
• BV500 — 40.0 oz
• ZPacks Airplane Case — 3.1 oz
• Airlite Towel — 1.0 oz

Hydration

• Smart Water Bottle 1L — 1.2 oz
• Smart Water Bottle 700mL — 1.0 oz
• Sawyer Squeeze — 2.2 oz

Clothes

• Patagonia Houdini — 3.7 oz
• 2× Darn Tough Socks — 2.1 oz
• Glasses — 1.4 oz
• Men's Ultra-Lite Waterproof Rain Jacket — 8.8 oz
• Mosquito Head Net — 1.3 oz
• MH Sun Shirt — 4.0 oz
• Keb Trousers M — 24.7 oz
• Ball Cap — 2.0 oz
• A90 Half-Zip — 5.2 oz
• 2× Boxers — 3.2 oz
• Bushido 3 — 16.0 oz

Cooking

• Toaks Spork — 0.6 oz
• TOAKS Titanium 750ml Pot — 3.6 oz
• PocketRocket 2 Stove — 2.6 oz
• Fuel Can Stabilizer 2.0 — 1.0 oz
• Iso Fuel 4oz — 3.9 oz
• Fire Starter — 0.7 oz

Electronics

• Garmin In-Reach 2 — 3.5 oz
• NITECORE NB10000 — 5.3 oz
• NITECORE NU25 UL 400 — 1.6 oz
• Cables — 1.1 oz
• Charging Block — 2.0 oz
• Pump Zero 2 — 1.7 oz

Hygiene / FAK

• Wilderness Wipes — 3.2 oz
• Homemade FAK — 2.1 oz
• Toothbrush — 0.5 oz
• Trek & Travel Pocket Hand Wash — 0.5 oz
• Contacts — 0.3 oz
• Sunscreen Face Stick — 1.6 oz
• Leukotape (rolled on a straw) — 0.4 oz
• Misc Plastic Bags — 0.3 oz
• DEET Mosquito Rep — 0.0 oz
• Wag Bag — 0.0 oz

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