Colorado Trail Gear List

Colorado Trail Gear List

Total Weight: 15.2 lb

Consumable: 0.9 lb

Worn: 1.9 lb

Base Weight: 12.4 lb

The Big Three

Weight

Sourcing

Tent: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL2 (tent + rainfly)

23.2 oz

REI

Tent Storage: Garbage compactor bags x 2

1 oz

n/a

Tent Poles: without stuff sack

7.8 oz

n/a

Tent Footprint: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL2

5.5 oz

REI

Tent Stakes: Aluminum x 9 without stuff sack

4.3 oz

Backpack: Osprey Exos 58 L without lid

32 oz

REI

Pack Liner: Exped 2L dry sack and sleep pad inflator

2 oz

Sleep Pad: Exped Synmat Winterlite (R-value 5.2)

14 oz

Quilt: Enlightened Equipment Revelation, 20 degree

22 oz

Sit Pad: Blue closed cell foam pad

1.5 oz

Total Weight:

7.1 lb

Clothing (worn)

Weight

Sourcing

Pants: Outdoor Research Ferrosi

9.5 oz

T-Shirt: Smartwool, wool

2.9 oz

REI

Sun Hoody: Patagonia Tropic Comfort

6 oz

Patagonia

Sports Bra: Icebreaker, wool

2.1 oz

n/a

Underwear: Smartwool, wool

1.3 oz

n/a

Socks: Darn Tough, micro crew

1.8 oz

Hat: moisture wicking running hat

2.3 oz

n/a

ID Bracelet: Road ID

0.3 oz

Total Weight:

1.6 lb

Clothing (packed)

Weight

Sourcing

Puffy Jacket: Patagonia Down Sweater

13.5 oz

Rain Poncho: Emergency rain poncho

3.9 oz

Running Shorts: Under Armour, sleep, dry clothes

3.2 oz

Running T-Shirt: sleep, dry clothes

2.2 oz

n/a

Underwear: sleep underwear

1 oz

n/a

Beanie: Mountain Hardware, windproof

1.6 oz

No longer available

Buff: Merino wool

1.6 oz

Mittens: Black Diamond, convertible, windproof

3.2 oz

REI

Gloves: REI Goretex mittens/shells

1.4 oz

REI

Total Weight:

1.9 lb

Camp Kitchen

Weight

Sourcing

Ber Bag: Ursack Major

7.8 oz

Odor-Proof Bags: 1 large (food), 1 medium (trash), 1 small (hip belt)

1.5 oz

Cookpot / Cold Soak Jar: Vargo Bot 700 mL

4.8 oz

Stove: MSR PocketRocket 2

2.6 oz

Cookpot Cloth: mini baby washcloth

0.2 oz

n/a

Fuel Canister

7.4 oz

REI

Lighter

0.7 oz

n/a

Camp Soap: Dr Bronner's, eye dropper bottle

0.5 oz

Spork: Sea to Summit, titanium, short handle

0.3 oz

REI

Water Filter: Sawyer mini with caribiner

1.3 oz

O-Ring: Spare rubber o-ring for water filter

0.06 oz

n/a

Water Bottle: Smartwater, 1 L x 1

1 oz

Water Bladders: Outdoor Products, 1L x 2

1.7 oz

Water Bottle Caps: spare regular x 1 and backflush cap x 1

1.7 oz

n/a

Total Weight:

1.9 lb

Self Care

Weight

Sourcing

Hanky: Riveted Oak Designs, mini

0.6 oz

Riveted Oak Designs

Ditty Bag: Riveted Oak Designs, Dyneema

0.5 oz

Riveted Oak Designs

Camp Towel: Riveted Oak Designs, 1/4 of mini towel

0.2 oz

Hair Brush: travel size

0.6 oz

n/a

Toothbrush: half travel size

0.2 oz

n/a

Orthodontic Retainers

0.5 oz

n/a

Knife: mini Swiss Army multi-tool

0.7 oz

Bug Spray: Sawyer, picaridin, travel size bottle

1 oz

REI

Sunscreen: SPF 50, travel size bottle

1 oz

Chapstick: Banana Boat, SPF 45

1 oz

First Aid Kit: coban, gauze, tegaderm, latex-free gloves

1.3 oz

n/a

Pee Kit: doggy poo bag, hand sanitizer, dried wipes

3.7 oz

n/a

Trowel: Deuce of Spades

0.6 oz

Safety Pins: x 2 - pinning socks and clothes to outside of pack

0.05 oz

n/a

Sunglasses: prescription, with cloth storage bag

1.3 oz

n/a

Total Weight:

0.8 lb

Electronics

Weight

Sourcing

Headlamp: Petzl e+Lite

1 oz

Phone: iPhone 6s (without case), stored in pants pocket

4 oz

n/a

GPS: Garmin InReach

6.7 oz

No longer available

Battery Bank: Anker 10,000

6.8 oz

Tripod: Gorilla pod with cell phone mount

11.3 oz

Total Weight:

1.9 lb

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