I shall be medically and honorably discharged this month. I have never hammock camped before; but due to my situation I have learned that the light camping options of hammocking behooves me above all others. If I were fully healthy, I would go across the whole country; 'twould behoove me to attempt one part first. I decided upon the Appalachian Trail as it is closest to home.
Thus, my buddy, FireInMyBones, has been helping me prepare some gear. He suggested I join this forum for more input. FireInMyBones recommends I keep the 'base weight' under 15 lbs. So far, I am good. The books weigh the most. I have been attempting to memorize as much of the books as I can in order to downgrade their pages and reduce the burden. So far, the books are the heaviest items I have followed by the beast repellant, hatchet, then the jungle bag.
What are ways in which I can reduce my burden? What recommendations can I get on this or that?
The gear that I have gathered so far:
- The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, DoA . . . .edit} downsize pages
- U.S. Army Survival, Evasion, and Recovery, DoD . . .edit} downsize pages
- 10 liter dry bag - Sea to Summit
- 2 liter dry bag - Sea to Summit
- Emergency crank radio - Scorpion
- Pocket Profile AT maps – antigravitygear
- All-weather notepad, small – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} remove
- All-weather logbook, small - DoA
- 2013 Southbound: The AT Guide, David Miller . . . . .edit} remove or condense
- Hatchet and knife “Bullseye” - Smith & Wesson
- Sharpening stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . edit} consider
- Wood stove - FireFly
- Multi-tool – Appalachian Trail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . edit} consider
- Flint
- Compass & asthmas – DoA
- Button compass
- Matches, 2x – NDuR
- Cold weather PolyPro top – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} consider \
- Cold weather PolyPro bottom – DoA. . . . . . . . . . .edit} consider \
- Hot weather PolyPro top – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . edit} consider | Clothing = $$ . . .
- Hot weather PolyPro bottom – DoA . . . . . . . . . . .edit} consider |
- ACU top – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . edit} consider /
- ACU bottom – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} consider /
- PT shorts – DoA
- Beast repellant
- Jungle bag, sleeping – Snugpak
- Towel, microfiber – OutGo
- Hammock – Grand Trunk
- 550 cord
- Backpack “Catalyst” – ULA Equiplent
- EyePro – CSS
- Head and neck gear – Seirus
- Reusable bandages – ACE
- Holy Bible – GOD
- 3 liter water bladder – Camelbak . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} downsize to Gatorade, side pouches; shoulder straps hold thinner bottles
On Its Way:
- Dutch clips – Dutch Gear
- Dutch buckles – Dutch Gear
- Bug net – Warbonnet
- Hammock Tarp w/ stakes - Tad Pole . . . . . . . edit} en route
- Cookware, 900ml Ti - Snow Mountain . . . . . . .edit} en route
To Get / Undecided:
- Boots – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . edit} consider
- Running shoes – DoA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} consider
- Socks
- Walking poles
- Hygiene and poo gear
- Duct tape, small
- Food container
- Water procurement
- Carabiners
- MOLLE gear and pouches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .edit} probable deletion
- Medical supplies / Medicine (90 days or so)
- Mat, Pad, Hammock Quilt
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