[pct-l] Ultimate List of essential gear (for me anyway!)

[JIM BRAVO]

Jukebox:

What in the wide, wide world of sports are you doing putting practical,
field-tested gear suggestions on the PCT-L?? COME ON, if you can't find
something to moan and bitch about, someone to back-bite and/or back-stab, or
bully through the use of convoluted, ego-driven slobber, then just don't
contribute anymore!!!!!! I for one am offended! Come on, let's rumble!

Jim
Straywolf



On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Bradley Issler <bradley.issler at gmail.com>wrote:

> 1. Therm-a-rest Neo Air.  Why?  It's light, strong, comfortable and
> insulating.  You ultra-lighters are a different breed, but for 5 months on
> the trail I enjoyed having a "bed" to sleep on.  I tried a regular pad for
> a
> minute in SoCal, but every night after hiking all day, I found my back and
> hips hurting from the ground. I never had a problem with punctures!! Which,
> brings me to #2
>
> 2. Tyvek groundsheet (with homemade corner tabs for staking down).  Tyvex
> is
> heavier than polycro, but if you are a bull in a china shop, like me, then
> you want Tyvek.  You can pull it out anywhere you take a break and sit on
> it
> without worrying about being gentle.  I used my tyvek for so many things,
> including glissading.  And, though my corner tabs went mostly unused, I was
> able to pull it out one rainy day in Oregon and stake the back down and put
> the front part up on my poles for an improvised shelter.    Also, if you
> are
> getting Tyvek, I found that the sheets that Six Moons Designs sell don't
> hold onto leaves and brush like the sheets that you would get at home depot
> do.
>
> 3. Petzl e-lite.  This thing is amazingly light and works great.  Not the
> brightest, but probably one of the lightest.  I was able to read at night
> with it.
>
> 4. Swiss Army Classic Knife.  I did not believe it when everyone on here
> was
> touting this knife as being "all you need," but, it really is!!!
>
> 5.  Sunday Afternoons Adventurer hat.  I did not use much sunblock, if any
> at all, on my face during my hike because of the exceptional head, face and
> neck coverage of this hat (I did wear sunblock on the ice and snow though).
> I wasn't too impressed with the look of it when I first got it.  It
> reminded
> me of something my Grandma would wear to garden.  But, it did not matter
> that much in the end, as it is sooooooooo functional.
>
> 6.  2 Gatorade liter bottles and 2-2+liter platypus bladders.
>
> 7.  Baby wipes!!! Worth the weight...again, for me!
>
> 8.  And, of course, my Ukulele.  This is optional though.
>
> I am sure you can't wait to tear this apart. But, in the end, it does not
> matter because I am right, and you are wrong :)~
>
> Hope this may help some newbies make decisions...though, it will probably
> just make things worse.  Oh well!
>
> See y'all soon,
> Jukebox.
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