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What do I need to bring for a day and a half-2 day hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail?
By HikingOn | April 14, 2009
Last time, we planned a 10 day hiking trip, but we cut it short because we were way over our heads. I probably packed a 50-60 lb pack and this way too strenuous.
What about a 1.5-2 day hiking trip? How much weight in the pack would be sufficient?
What do I need to bring for a day and a half-2 day hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail?
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Topics: Hiking | 1 Comment »
April 14th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
25lbs and you'll be living "high on the hog", if you do it right.
Pack List:
Soda Can Alcohol Stove
Wind Screen
Denatured Alcohol
Z Rest
Fleece Sleeping Bag Liner
40 Degree Bag
1qt Pot
Spoon
Pocket Knife
Med Kit (Duct Tape)
Lighter
Water Bottle
Tarp Tent (pegs)
Toothbrush/Baking Soda
Head Lamp
Rain Jacket
Winter Cap
Fleece Jacket
Under layers
1 xtra pair of socks
Food:
4 Snickers
4 packs hot chocolate
1 small summer sausage
8 packs of Rameen
4 packs of cheese grits
Quick list off the top of my head, but its the basics and I'd hike out with this list of gear.
I thru hiked in 05' GA-ME. So I know enough to know that this is a hard question to answer (hike your own hike). For example my dry weight (everything but food and water) during the summer is about 10lbs..However when I'm not hiking big miles (20+) I load up on the goodies. Snacks, inflatable mattress, loads of food, tent.
Your load determination really should be based on mileage and what your comfortable with. Two 40 mile days means you need to go extremely light. However Two 5 mile days means you could pack as much as you can carry. Terrain excluding S. Maine & NH is pretty easy so its not really an issue.
From the information you have given I bet you could drop a lot of weight just by ditching a lot of the stuff you don't really need or upgrading from anything you bought from an Army/Navy store. You have to decide what those things are.