Well here we go, i’m 2 sleeps away from being on trail, I guess it is about time I wrote a gear post!

Clothes:

• New balance sports bra

• Mountain hardware right bank scrambler trousers (pants!)

• Kathmandu women’s hiking shirt

• Injini toe sock liners

• Darn tough hiker cushioned sock

• Dirtygal gaiters

• Boody bamboo underwear

• 2x modibodi period underwear

• Xeros sandals (Camp shoes!)

• Adidas hat

1.19kg

Layers:

• Marmot essence rain jacket

• Patagonia wind shirt

• North Face thermoball puffy (synthetic)

• Mountain hardware base layer/sleep top

• Inov8 all terrain gloves

• Decathalon rain mitts

0.76kg

Tech bits:

• Sony RX100m2 camera (second hand)

• Anker 10000mah battery pack

• Nitecore NU20 head torch

• Ipod touch

• Garmin inReach mini (not pictured)

0.6kg

Camp bits (The big three + three):

• GramXpert Apex 267 Quilt (synthetic)

• Silk sleeping bag liner

• Womens NeoAir XLite Sleeping Mat

• Lunar Solo Tent

• Tent stakes

• Osprey Eja 48l backpack

3.15

Kitchen:

• Treadlite pot sack

• Toaks 750ml pot

• Soto windmaster stove

• Gas cannister

• Plastic stretchy pot cover for cold soaking

• Long handled spoon (not pictured!)

• Liteaf food bag (not pictured!)

• Gas canister (weight not included)

0.22kg

Water + poles:

• Mountainsmith Tellurite 7075 trekking poles

• Sawyer squeeze water filter

• Cnoc Vecto 2L water bladders x2

• 1l smart water bottles (not pictured)

0.15kg

According to my Lighterpack, my total baseweight is 6.28kg / 13.85lbs so there are one or two small bits I haven’t included. If you want the in-depth view with a pie chart, links and the works then head to the ‘What’s in my bag’ tab in the menu.

The gear and clothes listed are for the desert section and i’m confident I will shed some gear as I go. I’m hoping to revisit this list either when I hit the Sierras or once i’ve completed with a full gear review!

Wish me luck!