What team would bring if I walked again?

Trying to go too light with my backpack, starting with shoes that fit instead of those with space to grow, and bring a burning heat stove are just some of the classic equipment errors I committed during the part of the CDT of New Mexico. After experiencing it for myself, this is what I would bring if I did again and why.

What would now pack for New Mexico (versus what I packed)

Shelter: I would not change anything. I loved that the Gatewood layer could seal insects on two of the three sides (with rocks) and kept dry in the monsoon’s rains. The stores of the store remain even in very strong winds.

• Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape
• Polyry Canvas
• Sea Earth Control tent to Summit (5)

Weight: 13.75 Oz

Sleep system: Although I value a lot of sleep hot and there were some colder nights, I could probably have brought a lighter sleeping bag since I also had the lining of my sleeping bag. I really like how cozy my bag of 30 degrees is to summit, and I would have helped keep the flies of me in the south of New Mexico. Weight 17.4 Oz instead of the 21 oz that my quilt makes. The desert is quite thorny and I would prefer to wear my sea more resistant to the sleeping pad on the summit instead of the thinnest paper that I have been using. There are 9.8 oz more, but it also explodes extremely easily with only the mouth and lungs, an additional bag or battery equipment is not required (it is not that you use those with the most termatic pad, I only choose to fight).

• Be to summit spark down Sleeping Smant 30 F – (Illuminated Enigma equipment comfortable 10 degrees F Short 950 with draft necklace)
• Capullo Silk Mom Line
• Air sleeping pad to the sea isolated air, women – (Term-a-rest neoair Uberlite Sleeping Pad)

Weight: 37.9 Oz

Pack: Oh boy. I thought these hips could handle the Murmur of Gossamer Gear 36, but my bands had other ideas. Here I was too light, since I definitely need hip stuffing and the murmur has none. So I ended with a cheap backpack without Walmart frame from which I cut the upper bag and used to Chama when I could get my second planned package (Yikes). I have had great success with the Gossamer Gear Kumo that I have in the past, and I should have stayed with that.

• Gossamer Gear Kumo 36 – (Not the murmur or the Walmart package!)

Weight: 20 oz

Kitchen: It was quite difficult for me to eat while I was in the warm and dry desert and adapting to the three -year physical demands. I definitely did not need a hot meal, or a gross rehydrated meal (I tried the elegant backpackers once again and ended up being my emergency food). I would leave my pot lid, Spork, stove and the pot cover that I used for my bear hanging (I remembered that I knew how to wrap the guyline directly around the launch rock).

• Toaks Titanium Camping Cup 450ml (No lid)
• Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter
• PLAYPUS PLAY WATER BOTTLE – 70 fl. oz.
• Beech bag system with UL Food Bag, bears ultraglid line (Hank 40 ‘)

Weight: 15 oz

Hygiene / First Aid / Survival: I was very happy to have an adequate amount of sunscreen and herbal armor insects spray, as well as my bottle of mine electrolyte so that it would never exhaust me. All are absolute basic products in the New Mexico desert.

• Bic Mini Lightter
• 3 oz insect repellent bottle, 3 oz of insects
• Mine electrolytes
• Rubber travel toothpill + toothpaste + tooth thread
• ACR Electronics Resqlink 400 Personal Locator Becon
• Mini pepper spray key chain
• CVS Mini Foam Roller
• First aid repair and kit: Sawyer’s toric joints, tenacious tape. Inhaler, Epi-Pen, tweezers, safety pin, triple antibiotic ointment, ibuprofen, benadryl, aspirin, dramamine, loperamide, needle and thread, adhesive tape (in the post)

Weight: 24 oz

MISC: I recommend having a benefit by hand for dusty road walks and possible sand storms. It becomes a thing of every night to cough and blow dust. Having some comfortable templates for those walks on the path of the feet is also essential.

• Gel shoes inserts (I usually get what is cheap provided they are not the thin foam that falls apart immediately)
• CDTC fan
• Nitecore Nu25 ul 400 Headlamp (good and brilliant for those walks through the night desert)
• Nitecore NB10000 Gen 2 (enough)
• Cell phone + Amazon Waterproof Case + Loader
• ID + cards + effective (certain remote places that really needed cash)
• Pee Cup (I like the novelty of not having to go out completely at night, and I have been using those disposable plastic hotel cups when I can)

Weight: 25.5 Oz

Clothes: The only very important thing that would change is to bring socks to the thighs to completely cover my legs. With my veal greater than half of the exposed thigh, I was not only subject to some quite wild tan lines. In a moment, my exposed leg skin came off in sheets (fortunately it didn’t hurt, only my heat eruption did), and the horse’s flies had a country day with that specific part of the body. In addition, the walks and the heat of the road will make your feet swell rapidly: bring a shoe that is a larger size than what it had before the path, with a lot of space for those gel inserts. My worn clothes are listed first.

• Wool socks at the height of the thigh (unfortunately, damn it, which normally uses, only makes the calf and that is not enough)
• Brooks Women’s Cascadia Trail-Running Shoes (older versions are much more resistant than the most recent and buy them slightly used)
• Jolly Gear Triple Crown Button Down Sun Sest (Hood is absolutely necessary in the heat of the desert)
• Continental Divide Trail Association Ultralight Phadable Hat (excellent ventilation and tight for winds)
• Revocative sunglasses
• Black Diamonds Non -collapable carbon posts
• Mountain
• Hardwear Montaña Men’s Ghost Whisperer Down Hoody (I have wide shoulders and this is better for the layers than those of women)
• Patagonia Capilene Set of thermal base layer (medium weight)
• Active smart wool hat

Weight 23.7 Oz

Total weight: 159.85 oz, 10 lbs

What could consider adding: an adequate sunbone

I had an Snow Peak umbrella that fell from my backpack during a storm, and some outdoor research gloves that I left near a cow channel, but these ended up being necessary for me. Among my hiking dress with thumb grooves that cover most of my hands, as well as a hood, and my fan, I was fine without it. I think that a reflective and reflective Sunbellla would be really useful for extremely hot road walks.

I hope this helps you avoid some of the mistakes I made, and keep your package as light as possible while opening through New Mexico!

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