Earl Killian’s John Muir Trail Shopping List

These are my notes on backpacking gear to buy for the John Muir Trail backpacking trip.

Q	Item	Status	Weight	Price	Proposed	Size/Options
1	Tent	Purchased	1088 g	$600	ROMR Gear Elite2 Pro
1	Ground cover	Purchased	150 g	$28	ROMR Gear Protective Ground Sheet
1	Sleeping bag	Purchased	632 g	$510	Mountain Hardwear Phantom 30F	Long
		-	635 g	$609	Hummingbird UL 20/30 Sleeping Bag	Long
		-	709 g	$550	Western Mountaineering MegaLite	6ft 6in Right
1	Air Mattress	Purchased	482 g	$240	Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XLite NXT Sleeping Pad	Solar Flare
1	Pillow	Purchased	77 g	$16	Therm-a-Rest Stuff Sack Pillow	Lemon
1	Backpack	Gift!	1137 g	$400	ULA Ultra Catalyst	L/XL/S
1	Backpack	-	1531 g	$119	REI Trailmade 60	Regular
1	Poles (pair)	-	556 g	$190	Diorite Telescopic Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles, Cork
		Purchased	482 g	$120	MSR DynaLock Ascent Carbon Backcountry Poles	120-140 cm
		-	507 g	$230	Leki Makalu FX Carbon	110-130 cm
2	Water Filter Bottle	Purchased 1 of 2	63 g	$45	Katadyn BeFree Water Filtration System 1.0L
1	Water filter	Purchased	71 g	$40	Aquamira Frontier Max (Backcountry PLUS)
1	Long underwear bottom	Purchased	166 g	$45	Bask L1 Long John	XL Stellar Blue
1	Long underwear top	Purchased	155 g	$46	Bask L.S. Pullover	XL Stellar Blue
2	Hiking Shirt	Purchased 1 of 2	179 g	$59	Patagonia Men's Capilene Cool Daily Hoody	XL Feather Grey
2	Hiking Shirt	Consider	198 g	$153	Ventus Active Hoodie	XL Blue
2	Hiking Pants	Consider	328? g	$50	Columbia Silver Ridge Convertible Pants	40W 34L Tusk
1	Insulating Layer	Purchased	295 g	$103	Patagonia R1 Daily Zip-Neck	XL Noble Grey
1	Insulating Jacket	Gift!	95 g	$140	Patagonia Down Sweater	XL Wavy Blue
1	Rain Jacket	Purchased	181 g	$200	Visp Rain Jacket	XL
		-	305 g	$70	Marmot PreCip Eco Jacket	XL Shetland
		-	210 g	$195	Tushar Rain Jacket	XL Cherry
1	Gloves	Purchased	-	$30	REI Fleece Gloves	XL
1	Head Net	Consider	23 g	$15	Ultra-Fine Mesh Mosquito Head Net
1	Towel	Purchased	82 g	$22	Packtowel	Hand Sand Dune
1	Trowel	Purchased	34 g	$25	Vargo Titanium Dig Dig Tool
1	Multitool	Purchased	190 g	$80	Leatherman Rebar
1	Powerbank	Purchased	471 g	$39	BLAVOR Solar Power Bank PD18W QC3.0
1	Food storage	Purchased	1160 g	$76	BearVault BV500-Journey
1	Cookware	Purchased	316 g	$40	Sea to Summit X-Set 1-Person Collapsible Camping Cookware Set
1	Utensils	Purchased	40 g	$7	Ka-Bar Tactical Spork (Spoon Fork Knife) Tool 9909
23	Snack Bar	Consider	85 g	$3	Probar Meal Bar	Superfood slam