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Not ultralight gear list (lighterpack.com)
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I'm new to the community and thought a little activity on the community couldn't hurt!

I am a pretty large guy (6'2", 240lbs) who's also pushing 50. As much as I'd like to do ultralight, I struggle to keep my base weight around 20lbs because I need large gear and sleeping on the ground is not that sexy for me. Plus... I have a chair because sitting on the ground is about as unsexy as sleeping on the ground is. I started off with a 50+lb pack and have gotten better gear as I've gotten more into backpacking.

I've done the CA section of PCT and now I do section hikes on the AT as I live on the east coast now. My trail name is JoePaca, and if you've seen me at a camp, I'm pretty easy to remember.

I'm happy to give honest opinions on any of the gear in my list, but I'm pretty happy with all of it.

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[โ€“] GorGor@startrek.website 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Im a big guy too and I was never a fan of the ultralight obsession. just stumbled onto this community as some friends are talking about doing a section of the PCT next year. Gear review/recommendations are welcome.

[โ€“] Saprophyte@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

I actually am still using the gear in the link above. The two person tent in my list is really like one and a half person, so big enough for me to sit up and move around in to clean up at night. My gossamer gear bamboo spoon got moldy, so I threw it away and got a long handled titanium spoon from Garage Grown Gear, but besides that everything has just worked for me.