Dreamer here –
To say that we are getting excited would be a serious
understatement! 96 days and
counting!! It is beginning to get real
serious. Terri, Charlie & I are just
over three months away from the adventure of a lifetime for us! A journey of journeys!! We have been very busy with the typical day
to day real life kinds of stuff that keep all of us busy; however, on top of
that, we have been making lists, shopping, building more lists, working on
spreadsheets, hiking almost everyday, building our food cash, and on & on…
The list of gear (below) was intended to be used with a
video that I created. But, it is just
one more learning curve for me. I am
discovering there is a lot to learn about cameras, memory sticks, software,
YouTube, etc. A LOT! It seems like every time I do something, I
learn something. For every three steps
forward, I move two steps back; at least that is how it feels at times. Here is my latest lesson, after working very
hard to: create a list of gear I will be wearing, (everything not actually in
my pack) assembling it all nicely on a table, setting up the camera and filming
myself going over every item, loading it all into “Final Cut X”, watching
tutorials, and creating a very amateurish video, I was ready to upload it to
YouTube. It is then I discovered that
You Tube has a 15-minute limit on videos with out prior authorization. Rats…
So, now I am waiting for authorization to come… In the mean time, here is the blog post. Which has been and continues to be a learning
curve all by itself!
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| Nice picture! Not blurry at all... You get the idea! |
I thought I would do four videos on our gear: The clothing I will be wearing, all other
clothing I will be carrying, all remaining gear and a final one on Charlie’s
clothing and gear. So, hopefully, when I
get it all figured out, you will see them in the near future. Until then, here is a list of clothing/gear
that I will be wearing when we begin our thru-hike attempt of the AT on March 1st,
2013.
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ITEMS
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WEIGHT IN OUNCES
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Tilley (Hat)
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3.7
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Gossamer Gear
Hiking Sticks
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8.6
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Small (Swiss Army)
Knife
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1.0
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Special Forces
Compass
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0.2
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Salomon XA3D Ultra
2 Shoes
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29.2
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Orthotics (insoles
in my shoes)
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5.0
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Gators (high cut)
Mountain Laurel Designs
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2.5
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Windbreaker with
Hood (Houdini) Patagonia
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4.4
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Icebreaker Socks
(Crew weight)
85% Merino Wool
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2.8
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Royal Robbins
(zip-off) Pants
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13.4
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Icebreaker Short
Sleeve Shirt
100% Merino Wool
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0.6
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Icebreaker Long
Sleeve Shirt
100% Merino Wool
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9.8
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Underwear (Reebok)
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4.0
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Handkerchief
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1.2
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Watch (Suunto)
Observer
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3.0
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Carmex or Burts
Bees
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0.4
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Stickpic
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0.4
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Iphone
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4.8
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External Battery
for Iphone
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3.6
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Earbuds
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0.7
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Video Camera Case
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7.4
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Sony HDR-CX580
Video Camera
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12.2
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Battery for Video
Camera NP-FV50
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1.7
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Sandisk 32GB
Extreme Pro SDHC-1
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0.1
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Total Worn
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7.54 pounds
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Two other potential
layers depending upon weather
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3-Layer Jacket with
Hood (Mountain Hardware – Quasar)
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9.0
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Synthetic Vest
(Arc’Teryx)
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9.8
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That's down to the basics...I would definitely have a very difficult time living without some "extras" though if I had to carry them for that length of time I would probably leave them along the trail in the first hour. You are one prepared guy!! Again, Tom...inspiring! Love you, Sue
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