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Gear and Food
Packing List
for
Backpacking the West Coast Trail
To
help those who are planning a trip to the West Coast Trail,
here is a list and
photo of the gear and food I packed to take along,
as well as
what I had left over at the end of the trip. Of course there are now a lot of cool
electronic gadgets and more technically advanced gear that has become available since I did the
trip
that you may also like to bring along.
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Hard
Goods
85
Litre Backpack
Tensor bandage
Sewing kit
Travel toothbrush
Carry pouch for personal care items
Ibuprofen (half a bottle)
Tylenol (half a bottle)
Anti-diarrhea tablets (a few)
Medical tape (10 feet)
Selection of Band-Aids
Fire starting tablets (6)
Sample size Polysporin
Soap container (to contain first aid items)
T-shirts (2)
Underwear (3)
Longjohns
Long sleeve T-shirt
Nylon shorts
Toque
Ball cap
Wicking liner socks
Wool outer socks
Wicking outer socks
Cotton sleep socks
Fleece jacket
Fleece pants
Rain poncho
Plastic rain suit (jacket and pants)
Thin cotton gloves
Rubber gloves for ladders
Gaiters
Backpacking boots |
Food
7 packs Crystal light (21
litres)
700 grams cappeletti pasta (2 shared dinners serving 6)
7 servings Carnation instant breakfast
7 portions powdered milk for above
2 servings instant rice
6 pouches instant oatmeal
3 portions cream of wheat w/ powdered milk and brown sugar
2 packs pasta sauce
2 ichiban soup
6 peppermint tea
6 berry tea
6 large tray size dehydrated fruit rolls
4 portions hot chocolate
400 grams beef jerky
250 grams dried apples
Thai beef boil bag
Teriyaki chicken boil bag
Small container peanut butter
6 bagels
400 gram cheese
And
the short list below is the excess food I had left at the end of the trip...
3 carnation instant breakfast
3 portions powdered milk (for above)
3 peppermint tea
3 berry tea
5 large tray size dehydrated dried fruit rolls
2 portions hot chocolate
150 grams beef jerky
2 ichiban soup
5 packs crystal light (15 litres)
Some peanut butter
Some rice |
More
Hard Goods!
Personal alarm (it's my bear scare ; >)
Headlamp
Swiss army knife
Spare batteries for camera
Spare batteries for headlamp
Sleeping bag
Thermarest
Pack cover
Insulated mug
Trail guide book (Blisters and Bliss)
Trail map (official)
Tide tables (laminated)
Novel
Pencil and paper
Fork, knife, spoon
Nylon rope (20 feet)
Stove fuel bottle, full (1 litre)
Bottle of SPF 20 sunscreen
Bottle of bug gel
Odorless deodorant
Bottle of Campsuds
BIC lighter
Match container with wooden matches
Iodine tablets (50)
Neutralizer tablets (50)
Duct tape wrapped around fuel bottle (10 feet)
Dental floss wrapped around toothbrush handle (10 feet)
Naglene water bottles (2 at 1 litre each)
Platypus with hose (2 litre)
Large plastic garbage bags (6)
Film (4 rolls, 36 exposure)
Camera |
