{"id":3287,"date":"2021-06-16T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/16\/trimming-gear-weight\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T23:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T23:25:18","slug":"trimming-gear-weight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/2021\/06\/16\/trimming-gear-weight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trimming Gear Weight"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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As my August 3rd. SHT hike draws near, it is time to start looking at my kit and see if I can reduce some weight.  I found an error in my LighterPack.com tool.  I had accidentally set my down jacket  quantity to zero, so my 13.7 pounds was off by 8.5 ounces.  My actual kit was 14.2 pounds.<\/p>\n

Using Grand Marias as my target, I can expect an average high of 72 degrees and an average low of 52 degrees.  Perfect hiking weather!  My PCT kit handled a low of 20 degrees.  I probably do not need to worry about that for this hike.<\/p>\n

Here are some items I do not need to take or have replaced.<\/p>\n

Thermometer (0.6 oz)<\/b>
I carred a small thermometer on my backpack so I would know the actual temperature.  This was important because my Sawyer Squeeze cannot handle the water inside freezing.  I do not need to worry about this for this hike, I do not need to take it.<\/p>\n

Down Jacket (8.5 oz)<\/b>
I should not need to worry about freezing temperatures, so my base layers and my 20 degree sleeping quilt should easy keep me warm at night.<\/p>\n

Personal Papers (1.7 oz)<\/b>
I will not be travelling into Canada, nor do I need permits to hike the PCT, so that saves 1.7 ounces of laminated paperwork.<\/p>\n

3-Liter Platypus Bladder (1.9 oz)<\/b>
I do not need the capacity to carry nine liters of water.  I only used the 3-Liter bladder twice on the PCT.  I will have two 1-liter Smart Water bottles and a 2-Liter Platypus Bladder which should give me plenty of capacity.  The 2-Liter bladder I use for dirty water collection.<\/p>\n

Cell Phone (0.6 oz)<\/b>
I have a new cell phone.  My Pixel 4a 5G weighs a whopping .6 ounces less than the Samsung Note 8 I had on the PCT.<\/p>\n

That is it.  I cut my weight from 14.2 to 13.4 pounds.  To make some real weight savings, I would have to throw money at the problem.  My shelter is about as light as you can get.  The easiest choice is to replace my ULA Catalyst to a lighter model, but it is not worth it for a two-to-three week hike.  It is something I will have to consider for when I hike the AT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As my August 3rd. SHT hike draws near, it is time to start looking at my kit and see if I can reduce some weight.  I found an error in my LighterPack.com tool.  I had accidentally set my down jacket  quantity to zero, so my 13.7 pounds was off by 8.5 ounces.  My actual kit … Continue reading Trimming Gear Weight<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sht2021"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3289,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3287\/revisions\/3289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jphikes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}