Your Base Weight is the weight of your pack and everything inside of it, minus consumables, such as food, water, and fuel. It’s all of the gear that you carry consistently throughout your trek.
This is a list of what I carried on my most recent hike, The Appalachian Trail.
Total Base Weight: 10lbs 15.9oz | ||
Big Three | ||
Pack | Zpacks Arc Blast | 1lb 7oz |
Shelter | Zpacks Duplex | 1lb 6oz |
Sleeping bag | ZPacks 20F X-Long | 1lb 4oz |
Sleeping pad | Thermarest Z-Lite Sol Short | 10oz |
4lbs 11oz | ||
Kitchen | ||
Food bag | Opsak Odor-proof | 1oz |
Pot | Evernew Titanium (640ml) | 4.2oz |
Stove | Fancy Feast | 0.2oz |
Fuel bottle | Soda bottle | 0.5oz |
Windscreen | Aluminum foil | 0.2oz |
Spork | Titanium | 0.6oz |
Lighter (x2) | Mini Bic | 1.2oz |
7.9oz | ||
Hydration | ||
Water purifier | 1L Sawyer Squeeze | 3oz |
Bottles (x2) | 1L Smart | 3oz |
Purification tabs | Rothco Potable Aqua | .5oz |
6.5oz | ||
Clothing | ||
Stuff sack | Head Net | 1oz |
Socks (x2) | Darn Tough (short/long) | 4oz |
Baselayer bottom | Mont Bell | 5oz |
Baselayer top | Mont Bell | 6oz |
Bandana | 1oz | |
Hat | Beenie | 2oz |
Gloves | 1oz | |
Parka | Ghost Whisperer | 7oz |
1lb 11oz | ||
Rain Gear | ||
parka | Marmot Mica | 7oz |
Rain skirt | Yama Gear | 3oz |
Umbrella | Monte Bell | 8oz |
Pack liner | Trash compactor bag | 2oz |
1lb 4oz | ||
First Aid/Repair | ||
Duct tape | mini roll | .5oz |
Velcro | ~ | |
Calamine powder | ~ | |
Chapstick | ~ | |
Pills | Ibuprofin, Pepto-Bismo, Benadryl | ~ |
Needle | ~ | |
Crazzzy glue | ~ | |
3oz | ||
Toiletries | ||
Toothbrush | .4oz | |
Toothpaste | 1oz | |
Dental floss | .4oz | |
Hand sanitizer | 2oz bottle | 2oz |
Soap | Dr. Bronner's | 1oz |
Eye glasses with case | 2oz | |
Contacts/case/solution | 3oz | |
9.8oz | ||
Electronics | ||
Granite Gear AirZip | small | .5oz |
iPhone with case | Lifeproof | 6oz |
Battery | PNY 6600 mAh | 6oz |
Adaptor/chords | 1.5oz | |
14oz | ||
Miscellaneous | ||
Stuff Sack | Granite Gear AirZip (8L) | 1oz |
Wallet | Butterfly | .2oz |
Knife | Swiss Army Classic SD | .5oz |
Headlamp | Petzel E-Lite (w/Batteries) | 1oz |
Compass | Suunto | 1oz |
Rope | parachute (18') | 1.5oz |
Trowel | Deuce of spades | .5oz |
Maps/guide | whatever | 3oz |
Journal/pen | Moleskin/Bic | 4oz |
12.7oz | ||
Total Base Weight: 10lbs 15.7oz |