So far I have been pretty pleased with my gear choices. I get almost better sleep in my hammock than in a hotel bed at this point. My pack fits well and carries weight nicely and I don’t feel like its too heavy over all. Nice I began I replaced my:
- REI flash 50 with an Osprey Aether 60 — because my hip belt on the flash broke. I sent my under quilt in to be replaced because a stitch came out.
- Shoes — I’m about to be on my third pair of shoes as I wore through the first two.
- Sleeping pad — Recently my wife ship me her air pad to replace my foam sleeping pad, which has been an excellent choice.
- Spork for a long handled version.
And I bought a new dry sack for my clean cloths and a compression sack for my sleeping bag. At this point if I was to change anything else I would get a lighter sleeping bag as mine is 3 lbs, which is a lot. Although I like my hammock, carrying a sleeping pad and a under quilt increases my overall weight. Some people use a pad in there hammock as opposed to an under quilt, however, I find this to be tedious and uncomfortable. Over all a tent is probably a lighter more convent option for a though hiker. This is all really nit picky as my starting gear choices will be fine to finish the AT.
Here are some cool views I’ve had over the past couple of days!!
