Ultralight and then some: Sea to Shasta gear list

Sea Team to Shasta

Some of the same

I did the cold swim, with a base weight of less than 10 pounds on the PCT and I’m going to try something different for my 316 mile hike from the coast to Mount Shasta starting June 14. This is my Sea to Shasta gear with a few additions focused on comfort at the campsite.

I still have my usual big three: NeoAir X-Lite, Soloplex with normal floor and a 40 degree down blanket. There are plenty of other usual suspects, like the CNOC/Sawyer gravity filter, the same battery bank, trekking poles, hiking gear, rain gear, various knick-knacks, and the 1/8-inch-long foam torso pad that friend Dave still won’t admit he loves.

Side note: It’s been 3 years and Altra still makes LP8s! I have a new pair for this trip.

New additions to the camp

New items include a nylon “bucket” and a loofah for cleaning at night. A French guy named Thumbs used that on the PCT and it was always clean compared to the rest of our SOBO bubble. Camp comfort and refills are a priority on this trip. I guess going to bed feeling so fresh and clean would be nice. I felt like it was too late or too tired to clean up many nights on the PCT. I woke up feeling gross after those days. This is a much shorter trip and a great opportunity to try shorter daily miles (15 instead of 20). The plan is to set up camp a couple hours early, around 5, and have plenty of time for personal and equipment care tasks and hanging out before bed.

I also bring a stove. Earlier this year I used to make a hot dinner of dous cous and then a glass of hot buttered rum. It was amazing, so I’m willing to shoulder the burden to make the camp experience that much better.

The clothing bag also grew a little for this trip. I still carry a 90g (5oz) alfa hoodie, a 90g (>1oz) alfa beanie, merino wool thermals (4oz), wind pants (2oz), wind jacket (5oz) and rain jacket (4oz). Additions to the clothing include a merino wool hat, a merino wool long sleeve shirt, a gaiter, camp socks, minimal camp shoes, a rain kilt, and an extra pair of boxers.

New additions for hiking

I’ve brought an umbrella on previous trips and never used it, but I’ll try again. It’s going to be hot out there and I’m not very well acclimated to the heat. I think the deadlift is worth the risk by giving me another option to stay cool at 80z.

My phone is old and loses charge quickly. I bring a 10k power bank in addition to the usual 20k. I need to make sure I can make a stupid video about the trip, and a really long one at that.

I bought a 38 liter backpack with a hip belt, since my other backpacks are destroyed or without a belt and are smaller in volume. I wanted a good hip belt to be comfortable with the few extra pounds I will be carrying. There will be a couple transports of food for 5 days and nothing I have will work well for them.

More over the sea to Shasta

Interested in learning more about Sea to Shasta? Here is a post about it: https://thetrek.co/thru-hiking-the-sea-to-shasta-trail/

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