Post-Hike Gear List (original pre-hike post here)

The bolded items/comments indicate things that changed from my initial gear list.

The Big Three

• Backpack: Osprey Exos 58
• Tent: ALPS Mountaineering Lynx 2-Person Tent, Tyvek groundcloth
• Sleeping System: Hyperlamina Spark Sleeping Bag (I never switched this out, but probably should have. I’d go with a warmer sleeping bag next time), Therm-a-Rest Z Lite Sol, Sleeping Bag Liner

Clothes Worn and Packed

• Marmot Lobo pants  Switched out for a pair of Colombia hiking pants in Helena which fit better since I’d lost weight.
• Stoic Women’s Merino Lightweight Bottom
• Showers Pass Body Mapped Base Layer Top
• Uniqlo ultralight down jacket
• Outdoor Research Option Balaclava
• Frogg Toggs Ultra-Lite2 rain suit Ditched the rain pants early on and just kept the jacket.
• Darn Tough socks Swapped out the holey socks for new ones in Helena under Darn Tough’s awesome guarantee .
• Brooks Cascadia 11 I went through three pairs of Cascadias, and the next two were 12s
• Superfeet Berry insoles Ditched these after Breckenridge, CO since my feet no longer needed or wanted them.
• Dirty Girl Gaiters  I wanted to love these, but they irritated my skin and I gave up on them early on.
• Thermolator glove liners I kept these but never really wore them.
• Colombia lightweight fleece
• Running shorts
• UA Tech T-Shirt This eventually got holes and I swapped it out with a generic Family Dollar exercise shirt in WY.
• UA Eclipse sports bra
• Exofficio underwear
• Outdoor Research Swift Sun Hat
• Sunglasses Replaced in CO when I accidentally left them by the side of the road when waiting for a hitch.
• Added a second thermal layer of leggings and long-sleeve shirt from the Walmart in Helena MT.
• Added a fleece beanie in Helena.
• Added flip-flops for camp shoes early on. The comfort overruled the weight gain.

Water and Food Gear

• Sawyer Mini Switched this out for the Sawyer squeeze which was MUCH faster and not much heavier.
• (2) Sawyer Squeeze 1 L water bladders These eventually died and I swapped them out with more Smart Water bottles and Gatorade bottles.
• Platypus 2 L water bladder
• Bleach drops
• Smart Water plastic disposable water bottle Replaced occasionally throughout the hike.
• Solo Stove Lite (shared with sister) Sent home after we realized we were cold-soaking all our meals anyway.
• Lighter and waterproof matches
• Evernew Titanium Ultra Light 1.3L Pot (shared with sister) Sent home after we realized we were cold-soaking all our meals anyway.
• TOAKS Titanium Long Handle Spoon (shared with sister) Sent home after we realized we were cold-soaking all our meals anyway.
• LOKSAK OPSAK bags for food storage. A bear canister will be added later for the sections where it’s required. I ended up getting an Ursack instead for northern MT and loved it.
• Texsport Stainless Steel 16 Oz. Mug
• Light My Fire plastic spork My sister snapped this in a peanut butter jar several weeks into the hike, and after that I used a cheap disposable plastic spoon picked up at a continental breakfast at one of the places we stayed. It worked just fine.

Everything Else

• Trash Compactor Bag for pack liner
• Camp Soap
• 2 bandanas
• Outdoor Products dry sacks.
• Suntactics S5 Solar Charger (shared with sister) This stopped providing a good charge about two-thirds into the hike and we both switched to cheap battery banks we picked up at a Family Dollar along the way, which honestly worked much better for us.
• Toiletries
• First aid kit
• Pepper spray
• Swiss Army Knife
• Ziplock bags
• Phone, Sansaclip MP3 player
• Shining Buddy LED Headlamp
• Maps – both Ley and Guthook We ditched the Ley maps early on and used solely Guthook
• TruArc 3 compass
• Rite in the Rain journal, 2nd small notebook, pens, pencils
• Playing cards (shared with sister)
• Duct Tape

And finally, things I should have brought but stupidly didn’t:

• Microspikes and ice axe for all the sketchy snowfields. I obviously survived, but it would have been nice to have these.