Equipment

Below is a preliminary kit list of everything I will take with me on my PCT attempt. The aim is to pack only what is absolutely necessary and have a Base Pack Weight, ie not including food, water, or gear worn, as light as possible. The kit you take with you on the trail is generally a function of weight, cost and robustness. My estimate at present is a BPW of about 9kg, which is higher than the average but given my size it is not unreasonable. I have also tried to include the cost of every item I have bought to prepare for this trip. An 'N/A' in the costs section means I alerady owned the item and thus haven't included it in my costings, or it means the item is included elsewhere, e.g my whistle came attached to the chest strap of my rucksack.
A blank space means I still have to buy and/or weigh the item, or that I have decided I won't buy it in the short term.

Table 1 lists what I expect have on my back at any one time.

Category	Item	Specifics	Cost (€)	Weight (kg)
Bags, Shelter, Sleeping	Rusksack	Osprey Aether 70	169	2,14
	Rain cover	Lifeventure 70l raincover	22,71	0,1
	Liner	large red rucksack liner pod sacs	10,4	0,1
	Sleeping Bag	Softie 9	N/A	1,5
	SB Liner	Rab silk sleeping bag liner	39	0,1
	Shelter	Contrail Tarptent	190	0,7
	Roll Mat
	Stuff Sack	Extra small orange exped drybag	10,4	0,037
	Stuff Sack	Small yellow exped drybag	10,4	0,048
	Stuff Sack	Medium red exped dry bag	10,4	0,055
	Stuff Sack	large blue exped dry bag	10,4	0,066
Weather Kit	Rain jacket	Tribord CR100+ rain jacket	N/A	0,45
	Warm jacket	Columbia 800fill powerfly down jacket	156	0,385
	Warm hat	Thinsulate hat	13	0,05
	Gloves	Thinsulate gloves	13	0,15
Sun Protection	Sun hat
	Sun glasses	Prescription	N/A
	Sun cream
	Lib balm	Lip balm spf 20	2,6	N/A
Clothing in bag	Socks	2x sports socks: 1xwalking, 1xsleeping		0,1
	Underwear	2x underwear: 1xwalking, 1xsleeping	N/A
	Sleeping top	Helli Hansen dry top	32,5	0,15
	Sleeping bottoms
	Shorts	Gap khaki shorts	N/A	0,5
	Shirt	Hiking shirt	17	0,2
Navigation	Maps	Halfmile maps, current section to be carried, bounce box for the rest. 1,3kg total	N/A	0,05
	Compass	Silva	N/A	0,02
Misc	Multi Tool	Knife, nail file, tweezers, bottle opener	14	0,05
	Documents	Passport, insurance info, Canada entrance permit, Cal fire permit, PCT permit, cash, credit cards
	Whistle	Attached to rucksack	N/A	N/A
	Rope	Para-cord
	Needle + Thread		N/A	N/A
	Headtorch	Petzel Tikkana	N/A	0,1
	Camp footwear	Flipflops
Bug Protection	Head Net
	Bug Spray
Medical	Med bag	Knee supports, vaseline, foot powder, painkillers, zinc oxide tape, duct tape, multi vitamins + minerals, rehydration salts, cleaning syringe
Hygene	Toileteries	Toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, travel towel (MSR nano medium), soap, toilet paper	14,5	0.021
Water system	Filter	Sawyer Squeeze, + 1x 2litre bladder	62	0,085
	Filter backup	Small bottle of Chlorox (still need bottle!)	N/A	N/A
	Water Bottles	5 x 1 litre	N/A	N/A
Cooking	Stove kit	Homemade Alcohol Stove, foil windbreak, lighter, stand, 300ml alcohol
	KFS	Plastic fork, plastic spoon	N/A	N/A
	Pot	1l Primus Titanium Pot	70,85	0,126
	Bowl/mug	N/A
Electronics	Tablet	Samsung Galaxy S 5.0	241,8	0,182
	Camera	Powershot a13000 + extras (case, sd cards etc)	122,2	0,275
	Solar Charger	Powermonkey explorer		0,168
	Cheap Phone	N/A
Total		Total Cost & Weight	x	7,887

Table 2 lists what I expect to be wearing/using during an average day.

Category	Item	Specifics	Cost (€)	Weight (kg)
Gear Worn	Shoes	Saucony Proguide 4 Running shoes	61	0,8
	Insoles	Sidas Technology 3Feet Insoles	35	0.11
	Socks	1x sports socks	N/A	0,05
	Watch	Casio F91W	11	0,02
	Underwear	1 x jockey shorts	N/A	0,1
	Trousers
	T shirt	Kipsta white long sleeved base layer	20	0,25
	Hiking poles
Total		Total Cost & Weight	x	1,22

Table 3 lists the extra items that I might need for crossing the Sierra Nevada. I will buy and mail these items to myself at Kennedy Meadows if and when I need them.

Category	Item	Specifics	Cost (€)	Weight (kg)
Temporary Gear	Microspikes
	Ice Axe
	Bear Cannister
	Gaiters?
Total		Total Cost & Weight	x