No thru-hike is complete without a gear list! This is the list of equipment I’m taking with me on my hike of the Tuscarora Trail. This is an evolution of the gear from my Appalachian Trail, Long Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Benton MacKaye Trail thru-hikes.
Hiking Gear
Osprey Atmos 65 AG pack(broke two days in, after 5500 miles of use)- Gregory Paragon 58 pack
- Merrell Moab 2 Vent Mid Hiking Shoe
- Leki Carbon TA XTG poles
- REI Trekking Pole Rubber Walking Tips
Camping Gear
- Big Agnes Copper Spur UL2 Tent two-person tent and footprint
- MSR Mini Ground Hog Tent Stake x10
- Sea to Summit Spark SP II Sleeping Bag
- Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest SOLite Mattress
- Therm-a-Rest Z-Seat Cushion (Limon/Silver)
Cooking Gear
- GSI Outdoors Pinnacle Soloist Cookset
- Sea to Summit Alphalight Longneck Spork
- Snow Peak GigaPower 2 Stove
- Snow Peak GigaPower Windscreen
- MSR Universal Canister Stand
- canister fuel
Water
- Camelbak Antidote 100 oz
- Platypus GravityWorks 4L Water Filter
- Platypus 2L Platy Bottle (x2)
- Camelbak Quick Link Conversion Kit
- Sawyer Fast Fill Hydration Pack Adaptor Kit
- Nalgene Narrow-Mouth water bottle, 32 oz
Clothing
- North Face Venture 2 Rain Jacket
- Outdoor Research Helium Rain Pants
- lightweight shirt/pants/underwear for camp/town use
- REI Lightweight shirt (orange)
- Smartwool Merino 150 Short Sleeve (Grey)
- Kuhl Renegade Convertible Pants (carbon, khaki)
- ExOfficio Men's Give-N-Go Boxer Brief (two pair)
- KAVU Ridgway fleece
- Buff UV Headwear
- Crocs (Realtree)
- REI MultiTowel
- REI EcoMade CoolMax Liner Socks (x3)
- Darn Tough Wool Hiking Socks (x3)
- belt
Electronics
- Anker PowerCore 26800 Portable Charger
- Anker PowerPort 4
- iPhone 11 Pro w/ Apple case
- Apple Watch Series 5/GPS
- Apple Magic Keyboard
Stuff Sacks
- Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil eVENT 14L Compression Dry Sack (grey)
- 13L Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack (blue)
- 13L Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack (green x2)
- 13L Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Dry Sack (orange)
Toiletries
- Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap (Peppermint, 4oz)
- travel-size toothbrush
- travel-size toothpaste
- toilet paper
- hair bands
- neosporin
- band-aids
- chap stick
Miscellaneous
- duct tape
- superglue
- tent repair tape
- Deuce of Spades
- 50 ft orange paracord
- Leatherman Micra multitool
- lighter
- Sunix 120 lumen headlamp
- Repel Lemon Eucalyptus natural insect repellant
- REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters
- REI RFID Lightweight Travel Wallet
- Sea to Summit Mosquito Head Net
- all clothing soaked with Sawyer Permethrin Insect Repellant before hike
- purple pen and sharpie
Changes From Prior Hikes
Because COVID-19 has made obtaining new gear more difficult, I opted to not make any major changes to my gear. Ideally, a new pack and tent would have been in order, and without the coronavirus significantly disrupting everything earlier this year, those would have been likely. Instead, this gear most closely resembles the gear from my Long Trail hike and the second half of my Benton MacKaye Trail hike.
To see the full list of gear I took on prior trails, follow these links: