2022 Thru-Hike
Continental Divide Trail Gear List
Backpacking Gear List Review after 2,700+ miles on the Continental Divide Trail
This is my full gear list for my 2022 Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hike.
A few caveats (I did carry two sleeping pads, justified by them both being the short versions). I couldn’t give up having a foam pad to lay on during the day, or an air pad to sleep on. Additionally, having the foam pad gave me extra peace of mind from the many poky things in the desert. My Zpacks Duplex has about 5,000 miles on it now, and the zippers did start to come apart on me and some of the seam taping wore out (causing some leaks). That said, I still love this tent. I use 2 MSR Groundhog minis and 4 of the Zpacks titanium stakes to pitch it.
I had two pocket rockets break on me during this hike. I used a borrowed jetboil flash after the second one broke and am looking for a new stove in general.
If you’d like some more in-depth thoughts on all this gear — check out the gear review I did on YouTube below.
And here’s the full gear list with links and weight for the gram weenies (like me).
BIG BASICS:
Backpack: Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 40 – 30 oz.
Zpacks Shoulder Straps 0.96 oz.
Tent: Zpacks Duplex 19.5 oz.
MSR Groundhog Minis Tent Stakes .46 oz
Zpacks Titanium Tent Stakes .19 oz.
*I use 4 zpacks Titanium and 3 MSR Groundhog Minis to set up my tent
Tyvek Ground Sheet 6.1 oz
Zpacks Classic 5 degree 24.8 oz.
Cocoon Silk Mummy Liner 6.3 oz.
Therm-A-Rest Neo Air X-Lite Short 8.3 oz.
Therm-A-Rest Z-Lite Sol Short 10 oz.
Yes, I carried two sleeping pads.
CLOTHES (PACKED):
Melanzana Micro Grid Fleece 9.3 oz. (only available in person)
Enlightened Equipment Torrid Puffy Pants 6 oz.
Minus 33 Merino Wool Leggings (temporarily) 8 oz.
Montbell Superior Down Parka 8 oz.
Carhartt beanie 2.4 oz.
Polartec gloves 4 oz.
Darn Tough Lightweight Running Socks (in the desert & to sleep in)
Swimming Undies (Patagonia Barely Hipster) 0.7 oz.
Camp shoes 3 oz.
Rain Pants: Frog Toggs Java Toad 2.5 12 oz.
Rain Jacket: Rab (from REI Garage Sale)
CLOTHES (WORN):
OR Echo Sun Hoody
Mountain Hardwear Cater Lake Long Sleeve Crop
Baleaf Flyleaf 2-in-1 Compression shorts (Use code: ELISEOTT for 10% off)
Auden Underwear (from Target)
Howler Brothers Hat
LuLu Lemon Bra
ELECTRONICS:
Garmin Instinct Solar Watch (worn)
Battery Pack: Anker 20,000 mAH 12.5 oz.
Battery Pack: Anker 10,000 mAH 6.3 oz.
Headlamp: Nitecore nu25 1 oz.
Garmin InReach Mini 3.5 oz.
Phone Case: Otterbox Commuter 2.39 oz.
Tempered Glass protector .2 oz.
Wall Charger 3.5 oz.
Apple Headphones 0.8 oz.
Joby Phone Tripod 2.56 oz.
TOILETRIES:
Mini bamboo brush 1.27 oz.
Favorite tooth brush .1 oz.
Zpacks Trowel .81 oz.
KITCHEN:
Stove: MSR Pocket Rocket 2 (can’t recommend) 2.56 oz.
Backup stove: Jetboil Flash 13.1 oz
Pot: 700 mL Toaks Titanium 3.2 oz.
Spork: Sea to Summit Titanium Long Handle .65 oz.
Filter: Sawyer Squeeze 3 oz.
MISCELLANEOUS:
SWD Stuff Sacks 1.5 oz each.
Thrupack Fanny Pack w/comfy strap 4.7 oz.
Sun Umbrella 6.8 oz.
Zpacks NlyoPro Odor Bag .88 oz.
Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork Trekking Poles 17.1 oz.
Mini Swiss Army Knife .7 oz.
Microspikes 16.9 oz.
Camp Corsa Ice Axe 7.2 oz.
Compactor Bags (for pack liner)
Bug Head Net 1 oz.
Bear Spray with Holster 7.9 oz.
CAMERA STUFF (for those who care):
DJI Osmo Pocket 4.1 oz.
Rode Video Microphone 6.03 oz.
Peak Designs Camera Clip 3 oz.
Sony A6100 13.97 oz.
Micro SD for DJI with 4k capabilities .1 oz.? (if that)
SD card for Sony with 4k capabilities .1 oz.? (if that)
Joby Tripod (mostly used with cellphone) 2.56 oz.