Gear & food
Ultralight gear for long-distance hiking
Everything I carried on the Te Araroa, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Tour du Mont Blanc and the Pyrenean Haute Route, with weights, tips and what I would change.
Gear lists
Four trails, four lists
Each list contains every item with its weight in a table, plus trail-specific advice and answers to the most common questions.
PCT gear list
4.9 kgbase weight- Backpack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear 2400 Southwest
- Tent: Zpacks Duplex
- Sleeping bag: Western Mountaineering Summerlite
Te Araroa gear list
16 → 5 kgbase weight from start to finish- Backpack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear 2400 Southwest
- Tent: Zpacks Duplex
- Rain: Rain jacket + Zpacks rain kilt
TMB gear list
4.8 kgbase weight, full circuit in 4 days- Style: 4 days, wild-camping every night
- Backpack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear 2400 Southwest
- Tent: Zpacks Duplex
HRP gear list
4.8 kgbase weight, wild-camping every night- Backpack: Hyperlite Mountain Gear 2400 Southwest
- Tent: Zpacks Solplex
- Stove: Jetboil Zip
Know-how
Tips, resupply and food
What the gear lists don't tell you: resupply strategy, food, cameras and the small things that make a long hike easier.
My 11 “unusual” tips for a long distance hike.
My re-supply strategy for the PCT
Follow up on re-supply, food, camera and blogging questions on the PCT. Questions from the readers…
Queenstown – first gear review on the Te Araroa
Preparation for the PCT – some of my new toys…
5.000km, ripped and reborn – the pinks shorts are back alive!
More
Gear stories from the trail
Gear changes, repairs and reviews along the way.
