Base weight: 9.5 lb / 4.32 kg · Total weight: 25.4 lb / 11.52 kg · 71 items
Trail: Ouachita National Recreation Trail · Season: FALL · Duration: TWO_PLUS_WEEKS · Backpacking
This list is for my thru-hike of the OT following Thanksgiving of 2024. The hike will be Westbound, starting at FS124, which is where the C324 50-miler will finish on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Not sure of the weather yet, but the climate/average weather for that time of year indicates daily highs 50-70, and nightly lows 25-45, with a daily chance of rain of about 25%. Clothing on the packing list comprehends very cold temperatures. It will likely be refined just prior to the trip. Quilt: Choice of quilt determined by weather forecasts prior to leaving Trip plan includes staying in a t
Big 4
Dandee Leaf Pack — 11.4 oz
Dandee Pack shock cord — 0.3 oz
Pack Liner / Pump Sack - MYOG — 1.4 oz
Uberlite Short — 5.9 oz
Pad, Shortened - 4 sections of Nemo Switchback — 4.2 oz
Quillt - Timmermade, 20F — 19.7 oz
Quilt - CRO with MYOG mod. 30F — 13.8 oz
MYOG Pillow Stuff Sack — 0.4 oz
Garmin Inreach Mini — 3.5 oz
UL Tarp Kit — 7.7 oz
Food and Water
Water bottle - 2.5L - Platypus — 1.3 oz
Water bottle — 1.2 oz
Water bottle - Disani - with sport cap — 0.8 oz
UL water filter kit - Platypus, without caps — 3.4 oz
Scraper - GSA — 0.4 oz
Long-handled plastic spoon - McDonalds — 0.2 oz
Food Sack - MYOG — 0.5 oz
rock bag and beaner for bear bag — 0.6 oz
Bear Bag Cord — 1.2 oz
Caldera Cone kit — 5.9 oz
Rehydration bag coozie — 1.2 oz
Consumables
2.7× Water — 35.3 oz
Spray Picaridin — 0.4 oz
12× Sertraline — 0.0 oz
12× Statin pill — 0.0 oz
12× Toothpaste tabs — 0.0 oz
24× Alieve pill — 0.0 oz
36× advil pill — 0.0 oz
Max Food/fuel Load (resupply #1) — 97.1 oz
Packed Clothes
SDUL Puffy - Timmermade — 6.8 oz
Base Layer Hoody - Patagonia Capilene Air — 6.9 oz
Alpha Direct Hoodie, 90 GSM - Timmermade — 4.6 oz
Alpha Direct Pants, 90 GSM - MYOG — 2.8 oz
2× Socks - Darn Tough — 2.3 oz
Copperfield Wind Shirt - Enlightened Equipment — 2.4 oz
Copperfield wind pants - Enlightened Equipment — 1.4 oz
Rain Kilt - MYOG — 1.8 oz
Sun umbrella - Gossemer Gear — 8.3 oz
Gore-tex mitten shells with MYOG Alpha direct liners — 2.0 oz
Ditties
DCF Bag — 0.3 oz
Lightload Towel -large — 0.6 oz
Basic First Aid Kit — 1.4 oz
Micro Lip Balm - SPF protection — 0.2 oz
Foam ear plugs — 0.1 oz
UL Scissors — 0.2 oz
Wallet — 0.6 oz
Ultralight toothbrush — 0.2 oz
Car Key — 0.6 oz
Permethrin Spray (spray before you go) — 0.0 oz
Spray bottle for Picardin and/or Sunscreen — 0.5 oz
20× Aqua tabs (water filter backup) — 0.0 oz
UL Poop Kit (UL trowel, bidet, Purell, bag) — 2.0 oz
Repair Kit — 1.1 oz
Electronics
DCF Bag — 0.1 oz
Nitecore Battery Pack — 5.3 oz
USB C to mini adapter — 0.1 oz
USB A to C adapter — 0.1 oz
USB A to C cord — 0.4 oz
Phone - Motorola GPower 2023 w/5000mah battery — 8.5 oz
Head Lamp — 1.3 oz
Worn Clothes
Sun Hat - Outdoor Research — 2.8 oz
Sun Hoodie - Outdoor Research Echo — 4.4 oz
Fishnet Baselayer T-shirt — 3.2 oz
Conversion pants (shorts) & Belt - Magellan — 10.8 oz