Post Thru Hike Gear Video | 2023 Appalachian Trail Thru Hike
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2025
- In March of 2023 I set out on the Approach Trail at Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia. The next day I would tap the plaque on Springer Mountain and begin my Northbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail.
This breakdown lists everything that made it to Mount Katahdin with me. I share a little bit about each piece and why I liked it or held onto it. Let's dive into my pack!
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Treats' 2023 Appalachian Trail Gear List
Big Three
Backpack: Osprey Eja 58: amzn.to/3uhAbmJ
Tent: Big Agnes Fly Creek HV UL 2 Solution-Dyed Tent: amzn.to/3QC4vA4
Sleeping Bag: EE Enigma Sleeping Quilt
Big Three Extras
Trash Compactor Bag
Tyvek Ground Sheet: amzn.to/47qnWCO
Justin's UL Smartwater Water Bottle Holder: creatoriq.cc/4...
Joy Walker Waterproof Backpack Rain Cover: amzn.to/3FVe20c
Sea to Summit Ultra-Sil Compression Dry Sack
Sleep System
Exped Ultra 3R Duo Sleeping Pad: amzn.to/46ZQ001
Elan Quest Stuffable Camping Pillow/Stuff Sack: amzn.to/3MGfO9f
Worn Clothing
Garmin Fenix 5 GPS Watch
HOKA ONE ONE Speedgoat Mid 2 GTX Hiking Boots - Women's
Road ID
Injinji Women's Ultra Run Mini-Crew: amzn.to/3u4U2FI
Jolly Gear Triple Crown Button Down Sun Hoodie
Branwyn Essential Busty Bra: rwrd.io/th2p7jq?c
Women's Barely Baggies™ Shorts - 2½"
ExOfficio Women's Give-N-Go® 2.0 Bikini: amzn.to/40z2SYu
GetSprints Flying Pig Hat: amzn.to/3SCCNWt
Glasses: Pair Eyewear: rwrd.io/mn0dszf?c
Packed Clothing
Patagonia Torrentshell 3L Jacket - Women's
Carhartt Knit Cuffed Beanie: amzn.to/3u8KREu
Melanzana Micro Grid Hoodie V2
Women's Ghost Whisperer/2™ Hoody: amzn.to/3N20rsb
Smartwool Socks: amzn.to/3MEwSfV
ExOfficio Women's Give-N-Go® 2.0 Bikini: amzn.to/40z2SYu
LT5 Three Piece Carbon Trekking Poles (Pair)
Outdoor Research Flurry Sensor Gloves - Women's: amzn.to/3uaPMol
Injinji Women's Ultra Run Mini-Crew: amzn.to/3u4U2FI
Hoka Ora Recovery Slide: amzn.to/49A51rg
AXESQUIN Rain Pants Women: amzn.to/49uxRZX
Kitchen/Water
Vecto 2L Water Container by Cnoc Outdoors: amzn.to/3QrEcwk
Alpha Light Long Spoon: amzn.to/3QTCvJH
Bic Lighter: amzn.to/479WV6R
Sawyer Squeeze: amzn.to/47qV25B
Sawyer WaterBottle Coupling Tool: amzn.to/47vljQm
1L Smart WaterBottles
OPSAK: amzn.to/49vWBkm
Ursack Major XL Bear Sack - 15 Liters: amzn.to/40B2bhf
Luxury Items/Watercolor Stuff
ArtToolKit The Explore Palette w/ paint
Moleskine Art Watercolor Album, Hard Cover, Pocket (3.5" x 5.5"): amzn.to/3QCTM8N
Water Brush / Pencil / Pigma Micron: amzn.to/3QCbc58 / amzn.to/3SG8gqT
AT Passport Book
Therm-a-Rest Z-Seat Pad: amzn.to/3MGoblk
Electronics
Petzl Actik Core Headlamp: amzn.to/3sx5NEI
Garmin inReach Mini 2: amzn.to/47rfaEt
Anker PowerBank + Wall Charger: amzn.to/3QBEHUD
Chords: IPhone/inReach/Watch/HeadlampHeadphonesiPhone 13
First Aid | Hygiene
Adhesives : KT Tape / Leukotape: amzn.to/3FRWeTQ / amzn.to/3MJpi3B
Bug Net
Bug Spray
CeraVe Mineral Sunscreen Stick: amzn.to/3FUIPdz
Extras : Mini Sewing Kit / Hair Ties / Nail Clippers / Tick Key / Sawyer O Ring / Safety Pins
Pepper Spray: amzn.to/49wcRlo
Ear Plugs
Micro Hairbrush
Toothbrush/Toothpaste
SunBum LipBalm: amzn.to/49yOsvO
Pills/Meds/Supplements : Ibprofen/Zyrtec/Probiotic/Multivitamin/BC
Emergency : Hand Warmers / Backup Water Filtration / Emergency Blanket
Extras
Chums Wallet: amzn.to/49pijXg
Granite Gear Ditty Bags: amzn.to/49wdfjQ
Toilet Kit
TP/Wipes
Kula Cloth
Hand Sanitizer
Deuce #2 Trowel: amzn.to/3QHWYA2
Saalt Menstrual Cup: rwrd.io/5fl8hv5?c
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I only want to watch the *after* or the *favorite* gear reviews. I really appreciate yours.
Thank you! I'm glad it was helpful! I also have a favorite gear video (if you're interested). You can watch it here, ua-cam.com/video/AAq3M3JKfiI/v-deo.htmlsi=6QQ2S5hkBwx0ATQQ
Appreciate the gear breakdown. Your video is making me think about a couple of small changes. Thank you!
Thank you for watching! I'm so glad it helped - if you have any questions about why I chose what I did or why it worked for me, I'm happy to share!
Congratulations on your successful completion of the AT. Thank you for your input on your gear.
Thank you so much! And thank you for watching! I hope it was helpful!
Nice work Tristan.
Thank you!
Way to go girl, so you got the sweets for this guy, mailed your tent home, moved into his one person tent. I think y'all had a hot time in the small tent at night!
Once again WAY TO GO GIRL!
That’s pretty much what happened 😅 we had a great hike and I did wait until Pennsylvania to finally send my tent home 😋
Justin's UL Smartwater Water Bottle Holder--ain't it great? Love his Smart Phone holder too. Great price! So well made!
Yes! It truly is the best! I haven't tried the SmartPhone holder but I may have to give it a try!
Thanks for watching!
picnic table with metal legs is way better than one with wooden legs, just sayin'
Looking forward to your trail videos....great gear video...thanks....
Thank you! Week 1 is coming out this week!
Thanks for sharing. Congratulations on completing the AT!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Great video. Post-trip gear lists/reviews are always helpful when I'm considering my own set up. A seperate 'what worked & what didn't' video also would be extremely useful. Congrats on completing your thru-hike.
I’m definitely planning on doing some separate videos for this! Hopefully will have them up soon!
Used the mid shoes too starting at Fontana Dam. Also got over 900 miles out of them. Switched to Speedgoat trail runners after the mids. I got more dirt and stuff in the mids than the trail runners. You would think it would be the opposite.
I kicked up so much dirt in mine but my gaiters helped so much with that! I though I wouldn't need any with the midtops but ended up buying some at NOC. I've heard great things about the runners, I just need the mid-tops because I'm too much of clutz.
Great walkthrough of your gear! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 😊
Great overview of your gear, thank you and congratulations! How did you deal with the cold when your rain gear wet out? I just finished the Superior Hiking Trail and I used Frog Toggs. They wet out VERY fast and then my clothing just never seemed to dry. I believe it rained about 1/3 of the hike. I wore very light clothing that usually dries very quickly (OR Echo Hoodie and OV Skyline Joggers), but in that environment they just wouldn’t dry. It was very uncomfortable and I got a rash, but my real concern is in colder weather and the possibility of hypothermia. I was disappointed to hear you say your Patagonia Torrentshell wet out, because that is what I just purchased with the impression it doesn’t wet out.
Thank you for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. To be honest, when gear wet out, I really just had to deal with it. I hate that that's the best answer I have, but it's what I did. I would try to keep moving and stay warm but if I got too cold we would usually just stop for the day and strip off everything wet we could. The AT is similar in that nothing was ever really dry. At the end of the day, I tried to keep wet stuff on as long as possible so my body heat would dry it a bit. If it was really that wet and super cold in combination and we were at risk for hypothermia then we stayed in a hostel for a night to get off the trail. With the exception of Georgia, we didn't have too many issues with temps under 30. I liked my Torrentshell but have quickly learned that anything with a seam eventually wets out. I have not heard of any rain gear that doesn't wet out. Even when stuff says it's waterproof. Hopefully this helped with your question a little ? And if I find any rain gear that doesn't wet out, I will absolutely share it!
@@pineconewanderings thanks for your honesty. I wish I could hike in shorts and I would just get wet on my legs, but I’m a poison ivy magnet. I hate wearing the wet pants for days on end. I wonder if leggings would hold less water/dry out faster? Also thinking of trying out a poncho like the Packa.
Yayy this video was awesome thanks so much!! planning my first thru hike on the PCT 2024 🎉🎉🎉 congrats to you!!
Thanks for watching! I'm glad it was helpful. Good luck on the PCT - have the time of your life!
Solid setup
Thank you! 😊
What was your pack weight and what model osprey is that? Thanks
Without food and water it was about 20 and with food and water usually 30 lbs. My Osprey was a 58 L Osprey Eja - there's a link in my video description if you want to check it out more :)
Great gear load out and info! New friend and sub! Take care
Thank you so much! I appreciate it! 😊
2 people in a 1 person tent? Mmm sounds fun
Im assembling a kit for a future thru hike and I can't breach the 29 lbs pack weight. Is that on the chunky side of a typical load out including perishables like food, water and fuel? What was your base weight and total weight on average?
Hi Daniel! 29 lbs definitely isn't a bad weight including all your perishables. My baseweight when I started the trail was 21 lbs so with food and water it was always around 30 - 32 lbs (sometimes I overpacked my food and it was a little higher). When I finished the trail, I had shed gear and my baseweight was closer to 15 lbs and with perishables closer to 25. It is recommended that your pack weight stays at about 20% of your body weight and so I tried to stick in that range. If it helps, I have attached links to my Lighterpack lists that breaks down all my gear! Hopefully this helps, but I am happy to answer any questions that I can!
Starting AT Gear List: lighterpack.com/r/kqencl
Finishing AT Gear List: lighterpack.com/r/7ttob6
@@pineconewanderings Nice. Thanks for the prompt reply. My base hovers around 18lbs but there are a few absurd items I could easily shed to bring that down to 16. I have this sort of senseless idea to be the first person to complete a thru hike hauling a camp chair just to antagonize the pompous hikers who love to tell you what you're doing wrong, but once the jab wears off I'll probably look to ditch it. I have heard that 20% figure before but that metric slipped the mind. Probably explains why exceeding 30lbs is so grueling for me. I have 3 areas I know I could cut weight at a convenience expense for instance my Minimo to a titanium pot and pocket rocket cuts 8 oz, my pound and half guardian filter (love that thing though) to a Sawyer cuts a pound, 10f ZenBivy to a 25f sheds a pound and the offset Trio to a offset duo relieves about 6 oz. I know you didn't wanna sit through all that I just wanted to list it for future reference :) Good. I feel good about this. Almost there.
@@BucolicAholic you’ve got this 😊 and what I’ve discovered is if it’s worth it to you to carry it, then it’s worth the weight. So if you want to carry a camp chair - do it 😋 I carried way too many postcards at a time because I couldn’t write them fast enough but it was important to me to send them to my mom 🤷🏼♀️ I also carried my watercolor sketchbook that I used only a handful of times - but they were worth it to me to carry even though they added some weight. And lastly, the best way to figure out what you don’t want is to get out there - I sent a bunch of stuff after a month on the trail. You figure out pretty quickly what you need and want and what you can send home. You got this! Happy Trails 😊
Thanks for sharing your gear list. I plan my thru hike for 2024. What day did you start and end? How many zero days you had?
Thanks for watching! I started on March 13 and I finished on September 21. I am honestly not sure how many zero days I had. We had a lot of weather that we had to take some unexpected zeros for and our last week on trail the first hurricane to hit Maine since 1969 came through. So more than we wanted.
Thanks for the info. I will start on March 27 in 2024. What night temperatures did you experience during the first 3 to 4 weeks? Was it below freezing? Did you had snow or ice rain?
@@handwerkerausleidenschaft574 We experienced really cold weather the first 2 weeks. Below 30s and in the 20s with wind chill. We only had one day of snow. But we did have a few freezing rain situations the first few weeks but mostly in the beginning in Georgia and then in the Smokies.
Great post trail gear flog . You are a gifted story teller & I will look forward to additional trail flogs. Merry Christmas. 😊.
Thank you so much! Thanks for watching! Have a Merry Christmas!
What month did you start? Great video!
@@DonnaCook-o8c thank you so much! I started in March of 2023!
Congratulations! 🎉
Thank you so much! It was the adventure of a lifetime!
@@pineconewanderings are you ready to go again? A different trail?
@@roberttrough6439 It's good to be home but I have to admit I am missing the trail and itching for another adventure.
Next year I'm hoping to do some smaller but still long hikes while I save up some money to hopefully do another long trail in the next few years! :)
@@pineconewanderings I think I’m going to be the same way. I’m already looking at other trails. Get the 💵 I’m gone. Hahaha 🤣
Great video! Thank you for putting it together and taking the time to show us your gear. I am totally giggling at your “moving in” with a new friend, and I want to know how it turned out! And are you guys really Tristan and Barbie? I love the flip on traditional gender names. ❤️ Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos! Congratulations! 🎉
Thank you so much for watching! I’m so glad it was helpful! Our trail names were actually Treats and Barbie, my real name is Tristan.
Definitely keep watching the videos to see how it turned out for us 😋 (but spoiler ❗️ we’re still adventuring together a year later) 🥰
Monster quads
Please make a asmr scratching video with your Patagonia rain jacket. Please.
how many L was your sea to summit compression sack for your sleeping bag??
I used a 14L one which was probably a little too big but I liked that it left me space if I was being lazy and didn't compress super hard somedays 😅
Could you tell me what brand your fanny pack is. Thank you!
@@galejones5870 yes, absolutely! I’m sorry that I somehow forgot to but it in the description. The name of it is the Patagonia Ultralight Black Hole Mini Hip Pack!
@@pineconewanderings thank you!
Great stuff, how long did it take ya?
It took me a little over 6 months! We had a few set backs in Maine due to the hurricane that decided to come thru 😅
Great gear over view! 🤗🥾but it’s so hard to hear you maybe it’s just me lol had to put CC on
Hmm... you're right it is super quiet. I'm so sorry about that - I'm still learning this long form video thing 🤪 I cranked up the volume when I was editing, but I guess I either need to get a mic or get closer to the camera next time.
I'm glad you still enjoyed the video and hopefully it was still helpful! 😄
I didn't know there was so much butt-scooting on the AT haha
Lol I don’t think most people butt scoot quite as much as I did. But it was so wet, rainy, and slick this year up North that it was either butt scoot or slip, fall, and potentially hurt myself. I decided to butt scoot and not risk having to get off trail. 😂
@@pineconewanderings we need to find butt scoot approved clothing and packs
Common on log bridges
@@roberttrinies7698 ohhhh I see
ISO hike wife , ❤
Yikes. You should really change your shoes at least every 500 miles to prevent injury.
You're totally right, but that's just how it worked out for me on the trail with my shoes. I'm definitely not recommending anyone wear their shoes that long but I'm also trying to be honest about the wear and tear on the gear that I used.
@@pineconewanderings Understandable. I just wanted to put that out there to make sure people don't emulate your mistakes.
Post hike gear list videos are very helpful, especially when combined with a pre hike gear list video, and yours were no exception. I'm definitely checking out those glasses, did you find the sunglass clip ons worked well enough? I guess it's not a big issue on the AT, I mostly hike out west.
@@Andy-Mesa 😅 I definitely don't recommend people wear their shoes as long as I did.
The sunglasses clip ons were awesome. There were magnetic instead of like normal clip ons and were super lightweight. I kept mine in a little lightweight cover and then in my fanny pack. They made it down the whole trail. And if it matters to you, Pair Eyewear has all kinds of fun patterns 😋
@@pineconewanderings yeah it was the magnets that intrigued me since the clip-on sunglasses I've tried before have been garbage (flimsy, and the two lenses cause weird reflections)
Why do so few UA-cam vloggers include weight of each piece of gear. Saying something is “really light weight” is so relative and therefore meaningless. Please include weights. Other than that - great video. 🎉
@@ppalom2245 probably because it makes these already long videos even longer 😅 and I don’t know the weights off the top of my head. But I do have all the weights listed in my LighterPack list if that will help lighterpack.com/r/7ttob6 😊
Thanks for watching!
Yes - that helps a lot. (I don’t think your videos are too long. I could talk about gear all day long.). Do you have any more details about why you didn’t like your hiking sticks? I was thinking of getting the same one and you made reference to it, but didn’t go into details as to what was wrong with them.
@@ppalom2245 they’re super lightweight (which is amazing) but they’re super $$$ and they cracked on me twice with the replacement pieces being $35 a piece. And some of the other pieces inside were messed up (my poles sounded like rain sticks by the end) they worked fine but sounded like rain sticks. They were super light though and I did love that about them. But not sure the weight was worth the price and the replacements. When Trail Buddy poles are $20 and I had friends who hiked with those and they lasted them the entire trail 🤷♀️
That pee rag is disgusting. Seeing someone with a rag hanging from the backpack that they have used to wipe pee with is outright 🤮
…Shouldn’t you be more weirded out if they didn’t have one? 😂
My daughter and I did a 3 day backpacking trip in the bigelows in Maine in 2019. The last night we stayed at horns pond in one of the shelters and someone had left their pee rag behind and it made the whole shelter smell like piss! We were ok with it as there was a dude that latched onto us and started creepin my daughter and acting really weird around us. We decided to move down next to a huge group and all was good! It was that trip that I decided that hammock camping is the way to go when hiking on the AT. There's so many looneys out there. That wasn't the first time I've had to make a campsite change on the AT! Better to stealth camp in my estimation and hammock camping helps make that possible.
Are you filming near a garbage dump? Anyhoo great video.
Nope! 😅 I filmed this on the way home in a Vermont State Park - sorry for the background noise. I wanted to record while the gear knowledge was fresh. Glad you still liked the video!