ShortTrip'S Summer Pack, East Coast

Base weight: 18.5 lb / 8.37 kg · Total weight: 34.0 lb / 15.42 kg · 75 items · Total price: $3679.05

Trail: Continental Divide Trail (CDT) · Season: THREE_SEASON · Duration: TWO_PLUS_WEEKS · Thru-Hike

Choices based on experience, comfort and safety. Think Comfort-Light, Not ultralight. Scale Weights.

Consumables

• 1.7× Liters of Water (up to 4L in NM) — 32.0 oz
• 4× Days/Food, (4-6 Days resupply) — 24.0 oz — $10.00
• Fuel - Cooking (Cold Soak Breakfast) — 4.0 oz — $7.00
• 0.5 roll at start — 4.0 oz — $2.00

Base: Big 3+

• Nemo Hornet Osmo 2P w/poles, sack — 33.0 oz — $430.00
• Gregory Paragon 60L S/M — 56.0 oz — $240.00
• REI Magma Quilt, Long — 17.0 oz — $340.00
• Sea to Summit UL XR — 14.0 oz — $148.00
• Nemo DAC 6.5", 6x — 3.4 oz — $2.60
• Tyvek Groundsheet (DiY) — 3.7 oz — $15.00
• Polycro Liner — 1.5 oz — $2.50
• Sit Pad — 2.0 oz — $35.00
• Lightheat Gear Pack Cover/Hoody — 4.7 oz — $80.00
• Pillow — 2.7 oz

Base: Clothing, Packed

• Snow Peak UL Umbrella (Sun & Rain - optional) — 5.2 oz — $61.00
• Zpacks Octofleece Jacket — 6.0 oz — $99.00
• Smartwool Merino Leggings (Sleep, Hike if needed) — 5.5 oz — $100.00
• Ultimate Direction Rain Pants (Wind/Warm/Laundry) — 4.2 oz — $130.00
• Darn Tough Light Hiker Socks — 1.4 oz — $12.00
• Bug Net — 1.0 oz — $10.00
• Clothes Bag — 1.1 oz — $8.00
• Columbia LS T-Shirt — 4.2 oz
• Hanes Boxers — 2.0 oz
• Patagonia Windshirt — 3.7 oz — $50.00
• Columbia Outdry Extreme Jacket — 12.0 oz — $80.00

Base: Ditty Bag

• Toiletries (Dr. Bonners, Dental Care, Towel, etc.) — 10.0 oz
• First Aid (Meds, Blister care, KT Tape, etc.) — 6.0 oz
• Pact Trowel — 1.3 oz — $20.00
• Repair Kit (Needle/thread, Tenacious Tape, Safety Pin..) — 2.6 oz
• Pee Bottle w/Leukotape wrap — 3.4 oz — $7.00
• Dynema Ditty Bag — 0.5 oz

Base: Cook/Food Storage System

• Lightsmith Cold/Hot Soak Jar w/Insulation — 1.8 oz — $15.00
• Fuel (Canister only) — 3.5 oz — $7.00
• MSR Pocket Rocket 2 — 2.7 oz — $60.00
• Toaks 750ml w/lid — 2.7 oz — $90.00
• Sil Nylon Bag, Coozy & Clean up rag — 1.7 oz — $12.00
• Human Gear Duo (Fork/Spoon) — 0.7 oz — $8.50
• LokSak OPSak Bag — 1.6 oz — $9.00
• Pizeo Electric Starter — 0.5 oz — $5.00
• Ursack, XL — 7.6 oz — $12.00
• 1/4 Cup Measure — 0.2 oz

Base: Packed Electronics

• Inui 20K Power Bank — 11.0 oz — $37.00
• Garmin Messenger, Case, Carabiner — 4.5 oz — $250.00
• Inui 65W Wall Charger, 2USB C, 1 USB A — 6.0 oz — $27.00
• USB cables and watch adapter — 4.2 oz — $10.00
• Nitecore N25 UL — 1.6 oz — $36.00
• Samsung S24 FE, Case, Screen Protector — 9.0 oz
• Hearing Aid Charger case — 5.0 oz

Base: Water System

• Platypus QuickDraw — 2.7 oz — $41.00
• VectoX CNOC 2L — 3.2 oz — $20.50
• Smart Water 1L empty — 1.5 oz
• Water Accessories/Repair (Caps, gaskets, scoop, etc.) — 1.0 oz — $5.00
• Net Bag — 0.4 oz — $5.00
• Aquatabs Purification Tablets (backup method) — 0.2 oz — $14.95
• Platypus 2L Soft Bottle — 1.2 oz — $20.00
• Smart Water 700ml - drinking, refill from clean as needed — 1.0 oz — $3.00

Worn/Carried in pockets

• Altra Olympus Trail Runners — 25.0 oz — $185.00
• LEKI Khumbu Lite — 17.6 oz — $112.00
• REI Sahara Convertible Hiking Pants — 13.4 oz — $90.00
• Jolly Gear LS Shirt — 8.5 oz — $95.00
• Tilly Vented Sun Hat (Optional) — 6.0 oz — $99.00
• Columbia Lightweight T-Shirt — 5.0 oz — $12.00
• Darn Tough Light Hiker — 3.0 oz — $12.00
• Hanes Boxers — 2.5 oz — $12.00
• Ombraz Stemless Sunglasses — 2.0 oz — $200.00
• Amazfit Max Watch (Up to 21 Day battery) — 1.5 oz — $170.00
• Buff (Dust, Wind, Cold) — 1.4 oz — $12.00
• Chums Wallet — 2.0 oz — $14.00
• Victronix Classic — 0.7 oz — $24.00
• Reading Glasses — 2.0 oz — $5.00
• Osprey Waistpack (Carry phone, knife, glasses, wallet, etc.) — 3.0 oz — $30.00
• OR Sun Gloves (Optional) — 2.0 oz

Base: As Needed

• Bear Spray 16 oz — 0.0 oz
• Kahtoola Ghost: spikes, 6.5 oz. — 6.5 oz
• Corsica Ice Axe 60cm, 8.5 oz. — 0.3 oz

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