My Equipment & Gear Load-outs

Packs

• REI Flash 18*

• CamelBak Rim Rummer

• Gregory Savant 58

Sleeping

• REI Passage 2*

• REI Lumen*

• Therma-Rest ProLite Plus

• Z-Lite Sol - I only bring this on winter trips and if a buddy needs a pad.

Equipment

• Jetboil Stove*

• BearVault*

• Katadyn Vario Water Filter

• Black Diamond Revolt

• Light My Fire**

• Compass

• Paracord** - Local military surplus store

• Black Diamond Deploy++

• Gerber Hatchet++

• Modified First Aid Kit - Walmart

• 32oz Nalgene Water Bottles

Clothing

• Lightweight synthetic wool top & bottom*

• Lightweight convertible hiking pants - Dick's Sporting Goods

• Various moisture-wicking shirts - Stores vary

• Mid-weight wool socks

• SmartWool sock liners

• Lightweight 90% Duck Down Jacket++

• Sierra Designs light water resistance shell

• Merrel Phaser boots

• Columbia Jacket++ - Columbia Sportswear

• Mid-weight snow pants++ - Dick's Sporting Goods

*Packed in my overnight bag
**Packed in a small stuff sack that goes on both day and overnight hikes. Other miscellaneous items such as matches, fire starter, bug spray, chap stick, etc. and other small items are also carried in this sack.
++Taken in the winter only.

I am not an ultra-light backpacker. I wouldn't even consider myself a light backpacker. Everything in my pack I make use of when I hike. My winter load-out is usually less than 40lbs, if not just a tiny bit more. That includes food and water. My summer load-out is roughly 35-37lbs also including food and water. I do have plants to upgrade some of my gear to space space and lighten the load, but it's not cheap so I need to save for it.

My camera is a Sony A6000 with the 16-50mm kit lens, a 55-210mm lens, and a prime 50mm lens. I carry a few various filters as I attempt to perfect my photography.

Hiking / Backpacking

Diving

BCD - Sherwood Scuba Axis (Black & Red)
Mask - TUSA Freedom Elite (Black)
Snorkel - TUSA Hyperdry Elite II (Yellow)
Fins - Aqualung Phazer (Black & Yellow)
Booties - (Black)
Regulator - Aqua Lung Legend MBS*
Computer - Apple Watch Ultra 3*
Rashguard - TUSA NeoSkin 1mm
Camera - GoPro Hero 9 Black

*Apple Watch Ultra 3 pairs with a specialized dive computer that is rented for each dive.

*Octo is rented for each.

Certifications: PADI Open Water, Enriched Air Nitrox