John Muir Trail 2016 Gear List
My gear is ever changing, but for the JMT hike it was pretty similar to this group of gear. This photo is Jim’s gear, which includes the tent we shared. I carried the stove and cookset. We both carried solar panels and batteries, also bear canisters, chairs, and similar clothes. The base weight (gear in the pack, but no food, fuel or water) of my stuff was just shy of 20 lbs. If you figure 2 lbs of food per day, on the stretches when we carried 7 days worth of food, my max weight would be 34 lbs, plus 16 oz for fuel, and one liter of water.
I walked to work every day for the 3 months before the hike, with weight in the pack and wearing my boots, so I was the only one of the 4 in our group to not get blisters or have food problems. Every day the pack would get lighter as we ate food, and by the end of a segment when we were out of food, it would be a feather light 20 lbs.
In the Pack
REI Flash 62 Pack - 3 lb 1 oz
Western Mountaineering Warmlite 32 degree sleeping bag - 1 lb 10 oz
Exped sleeping pad - 1 lb .4 oz
STS inflatable Pillow - 2.4 oz
Western Mountaineering down coat - 13.5 oz
Golite rain coat - 12.5 oz
MLD rain pants - 1.7 oz
1.9 L Evernew pot set, TrailDesigns Sidewinder cone and stove, salt and pepper, bic lighter, scrubber pad, simmer ring - 1 lb .6 oz
Suntastics solar panel - 7.2 oz
Ankar 6700 ma battery - 4.8 oz
REI Flexlite camp chair - 1 lb 12.9 oz
Petzl eLite headlamp - 0.9
Vivo Barefoot camp shoes - 12.9 oz
stuff sac with dry bag closure - 3.2 oz
Cup, bowl, spoon - 5.7 oz
Golite wool hat - 1.8 oz
Aqua mira water treatment - 3.2 oz
iphone 6 and charging cable - 7 oz
Extra pair underwear - 2.4 oz
Extra 2 pair socks - 7.4 oz
Long underwear for sleeping - 1 lb 5.2 oz
Light gloves - 1.5 oz
2 oz bug juice - 2 oz
2 oz sun block - 2 oz
Chap stick 40 spy - 0.4 oz
Nylon cord - 1.1 oz
Mosquito head net - 0.8 oz
Pack cover - 3.9 oz
Portable bidet - 2.1 oz
Extra bic lighters - 1.4
Compass - 1.7 oz
Sony extra lens 16-50mm - 4.7 oz
2 spare camera batteries - 3 oz
Bearikade bear canister - 19 lb 12 oz
Toiletries
Wet wipes, camp soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair brush, deodorant, earplugs, nail trimmers, sanding board, hand sanitizer, face cloth - 5.5 oz
First Aid
scissors, tweezers, bandaids, moleskin, 4×4 pads, tape, ace bandage, Advil, motrin, needle - 1.9 oz
Total Base Weight: 19 lb 12 oz
Worn or Carried
Nylon zip off pants
Long sleeve nylon shirt
1 pr socks
Columbia hat with neck cover
Webbing belt
Sirui T-025x camera tripod - 1 lb 14 oz
Handkerchief - 1.3 oz
Lock back knife
1 pair underwear
Sony a6000 camera plus 10-18mm lens - 1 lb 5 oz
Group stuff Jim carried
MoTro tent (tarptent.com) - 2 lb 4 oz
Katadyn gravity filter - 8.7 oz
Camera slider - 1 lb 5 oz
Leki Micro Vario Hiking poles - 1 lb 4 oz