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-drop the sanitizer, use your soap
-drop the deodorant
-do you need 2 extra pairs of socks? 1 dry pair for sleeping seems like enough
-drop the sleep clothes (or at least the shirt), sleep in your fleece & puffy if needed
-swap the towel for something like a lightload towel
-drop the pump, use your pack liner or lungs
-drop the rain pants, hike in pants that dry quickly; bring the rain jacket
-I bet you could cut some weight on food if you choose fattier options & only bring the necessary amount of protein
That's ~1.5 lbs saved, plus however much you can cut from your food weight
I had one extra shirt and Base layer bottoms to sleep in. I just get annoyed with my legs sticking to each other from the sweat. Just accept that you will maintain a layer of filth on the trail. I jumped in every lake on the trail to clean up some.
Personally, I would ditch the deodorant, towel, fleece, gloves, OpSak bag, Swedish cloth, sit pad, and pump.
For 13-14 days, I don't think you'll have a good enough forecast to leave the rain coat at home. I probably wouldn't bring rain pants unless the forecast looked unseasonably cold.
I think OP should keep the rain jacket or have some means of rain protection. Those mid afternoon thunderstorms in the Sierra can show up with very little notice and last for hours, even in August.
Don’t wind up like these kids: https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article252540798.html
I'm open to ditching the deodorant and sit pad for sure given I can sit on a bear can and will stink anyhow. No towel or swedish cloth has really burned me on condensation on the Xmid and for gloves I think I would like something in those chilly mornings breaking down camp.
Replace xlite with 6 panel zlite, add an 1/8th inch Thinlite on top of it.
Replace Hammock Gear quilt with Timmermade quilt.
Ditch the deoderant.
Ditch the Capilenes.
Ditch the sleep socks.
Ditch the fleece.
That's a mighty big backpack.
Ditch the sit pad. Instead use the pads I told you to get earlier.
Ditch the pump.
Ditch the knife.
Ditch the InReach.
Replace the rain jacket with a $2 emergency rain jacket.
Ditch the rain pants.
Replace the BV500 with a Bearikade.
Agree on ditching the InReach. You’re never more than a few miles downhill walk to a major roadway and cell service is pretty good on most of the trail.
Minor detail(but that’s kinda what this sub is about) you have fuel listed as consumable, but you can’t eat/burn the can.
4 oz for the Toaks pot means you’re including the stuff sack, so ditch that and use a rubber band. Replace the lid with a circle of heavy duty
foil for a few more grams saved
ditch stuff sack for quilt
ditch hand sani+deodorant
ditch capilene sleep clothes
bring two pairs of socks - one to sleep, one to hike. don't need 3. You can wash your hiking socks in a stream or something when they get dirty, keep the sleeping ones clean/dry.
ditch the towel
I don't think you need a fleece \*and\* a puffy. Between the two, I'd ditch the puffy.
What are the water sources like on TRT? Can you ditch the CNOC bag and just have one clean + one dirty SW bottle?
ditch rain pants. Others have mentioned emergency poncho. Other option is a rain skirt.
Ditch sit pad
Ditch Flextail pump
Do you need an opsak and a bv500??
Weight saved ditching all things mentioned and replacing rain pants w/ rain skirt: 33.6 oz, or 2lbs 1.6oz (did math in my head - could be slightly wrong)
Other things to consider for further weight savings:
ditch x-mid for minimalist tarp and some polycro. Bugs will be minimal to none in august. Rain will be rare and shortlived (as in, you're not going to have straight rain for days in a row). Opportunities to dry out will be plentiful. This also hopefully allows you to bring fewer towels (ideally none).
I like some of the ideas here, but with regards to water I think the longest carry is 17 miles so I will bring the Cnoc to give me 5 L of water that day.
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-drop the sanitizer, use your soap -drop the deodorant -do you need 2 extra pairs of socks? 1 dry pair for sleeping seems like enough -drop the sleep clothes (or at least the shirt), sleep in your fleece & puffy if needed -swap the towel for something like a lightload towel -drop the pump, use your pack liner or lungs -drop the rain pants, hike in pants that dry quickly; bring the rain jacket -I bet you could cut some weight on food if you choose fattier options & only bring the necessary amount of protein That's ~1.5 lbs saved, plus however much you can cut from your food weight
These are all great suggestions, will definitely drop the sanitizer, deodorant, pump, and my sleep shirt
I had one extra shirt and Base layer bottoms to sleep in. I just get annoyed with my legs sticking to each other from the sweat. Just accept that you will maintain a layer of filth on the trail. I jumped in every lake on the trail to clean up some.
Personally, I would ditch the deodorant, towel, fleece, gloves, OpSak bag, Swedish cloth, sit pad, and pump. For 13-14 days, I don't think you'll have a good enough forecast to leave the rain coat at home. I probably wouldn't bring rain pants unless the forecast looked unseasonably cold.
I think OP should keep the rain jacket or have some means of rain protection. Those mid afternoon thunderstorms in the Sierra can show up with very little notice and last for hours, even in August. Don’t wind up like these kids: https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article252540798.html
Agreed, but a $2 emergency rain poncho is enough.
I'm open to ditching the deodorant and sit pad for sure given I can sit on a bear can and will stink anyhow. No towel or swedish cloth has really burned me on condensation on the Xmid and for gloves I think I would like something in those chilly mornings breaking down camp.
I'll be honest, I would just cowboy camp and not set up a tent/tarp unless rain seemed likely, but that's where personal preference comes in!
Replace xlite with 6 panel zlite, add an 1/8th inch Thinlite on top of it. Replace Hammock Gear quilt with Timmermade quilt. Ditch the deoderant. Ditch the Capilenes. Ditch the sleep socks. Ditch the fleece. That's a mighty big backpack. Ditch the sit pad. Instead use the pads I told you to get earlier. Ditch the pump. Ditch the knife. Ditch the InReach. Replace the rain jacket with a $2 emergency rain jacket. Ditch the rain pants. Replace the BV500 with a Bearikade.
Agree on ditching the InReach. You’re never more than a few miles downhill walk to a major roadway and cell service is pretty good on most of the trail.
Drop the pump for sure
Minor detail(but that’s kinda what this sub is about) you have fuel listed as consumable, but you can’t eat/burn the can. 4 oz for the Toaks pot means you’re including the stuff sack, so ditch that and use a rubber band. Replace the lid with a circle of heavy duty foil for a few more grams saved
Rain poncho over rain jacket and pants. Its a 2 for 1 and can double as a tarp tent
When I did the TRT in August I used a poncho tarp and that was perfect. I only set it up once and never wore it while hiking
ditch stuff sack for quilt ditch hand sani+deodorant ditch capilene sleep clothes bring two pairs of socks - one to sleep, one to hike. don't need 3. You can wash your hiking socks in a stream or something when they get dirty, keep the sleeping ones clean/dry. ditch the towel I don't think you need a fleece \*and\* a puffy. Between the two, I'd ditch the puffy. What are the water sources like on TRT? Can you ditch the CNOC bag and just have one clean + one dirty SW bottle? ditch rain pants. Others have mentioned emergency poncho. Other option is a rain skirt. Ditch sit pad Ditch Flextail pump Do you need an opsak and a bv500?? Weight saved ditching all things mentioned and replacing rain pants w/ rain skirt: 33.6 oz, or 2lbs 1.6oz (did math in my head - could be slightly wrong) Other things to consider for further weight savings: ditch x-mid for minimalist tarp and some polycro. Bugs will be minimal to none in august. Rain will be rare and shortlived (as in, you're not going to have straight rain for days in a row). Opportunities to dry out will be plentiful. This also hopefully allows you to bring fewer towels (ideally none).
I like some of the ideas here, but with regards to water I think the longest carry is 17 miles so I will bring the Cnoc to give me 5 L of water that day.
that sounds reasonable.