What’s in my pack?

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Thru hikers carry close to the bare minimum to survive outdoors and stay comfortable. Since backpackers could talk about their gear for LITRALLY (Traeger, haha) days, I wrote down everything I’m taking with me, and added it to a website called LighterPack. It’s a great resource to analyze a gear loadout, and see what gear is contributing most to the total weight.

Click here to see what I’m carrying! This list will change as I fine tune my loadout.

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