Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike Gear

[@dpm6000]

That rubber band tip is gold! Such an elegant simple solution to a problem I run into a lot.

[@latitude918]

Good luck on the pct dude. I'm rooting for ya. Stay safe, and have fun!

[@richpeterson7183]

Now that's light! looking forward to following your adventure.

[@ettennly]

I'm so excited to follow along with your thru hike! Good luck and safe travels on the pct!

[@debbiea3890]

Stoked that your ready to start the hike. Safe travels!!

[@mikesides617]

May the trail rise to meet you! Can't wait for the updates! Enjoy every step!

[@danielgoof8463]

hey man be careful! I'll be praying for you. May the Lord keep you safe on your hike.

[@NeemorsWorld]

Thanks!

[@starshipfantastica]

I am glad you are on the pct. I was getting nervous that you were going to be starting too late. Good luck and stay safe.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+starshipfantastica naww. This is a popular time to start. I have already meet a lot of other sobos.

[@vonriesling]

Thank you for editing! It's tight and to the point. Happy trails!

[@fireyourrocketts]

Like your setup. I am putting mine together still and are really close; I too have the same camera and like to carry electronics for comfort which all together with cables and all would try to stay under 4 pounds but to be able to do so and stay still as light as possible I have redone all my basic gear; now I have Zpacks Arc Haul bag, Thermarest max, EE quilt 20 degrees, Zpacks Duplex tent, then light clothes, rain gear and shells - I have not weighted all together that I like to carry but if I can stay around 20 pounds with food and water I will be very happy; I have seen people carrying 10 pounds and around 15 with food and all but I am novice and from when I started buying gears to now I have expended a lot of money and had to do a 360 changes to more expensive stuff or I would be carrying 30 or 35 pounds!..I think it is possible to take all you would like and still go relatively light; the trick is light gear is expensive. Happy trails!

[@tony_r_pierce]

Excited to see you on the PCT! Good luck and enjoy!

[@erikao2876]

When you get a chance it would be awesome to see the rest of the trip vlogs, even if it is months from now. Have an awesome hike!!

[@NeemorsWorld]

They are on a hard drive in the camper, so maybe I can edit them at the end of the year when I get home And upload em. I'm glad you all enjoyed them!

[@MinecraftMike]

Yes we'd love to see them! Enjoy the hike!

[@scidso456]

Enjoy the trail. Many are coming along with you.

[@potatothorn]

ALRIGHT !!! here we go, glad to see you are on the Trail finally. Roxana and i did our 20 mile backapck ot El Cap over the weekend it went really well. We will try and catch you on the trail in CA somewhere// i cant believe how light you travel wow.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+potatothorn sweet! Glad you guys had fun out there. Yeah, i dropped a lot of weight last minute. I was planning on bring a lot more, but I want to be able to move quickly when I need to. It has been nice having a little pack.

[@potatothorn]

***** you'll probably need the spare weight room for food later on too, now youre ready good deal

[@tvtoms]

Awesome. Excited to see you on the PCT! Safe hiking to you.

[@timdouglass6491]

Good idea with the rubber bands around your batteries.

[@Pnut2110]

Great vid as always love watching your stuff.

[@joelucero6703]

I would say have fun but I think you have that covered. Godspeed as always.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Joe Lucero haha, i try and have fun! 🤘🏻😄

[@HuckOutdoors]

My buddy Thorn turned me on to your channel. He gave you a ride up in the sierra's this past weekend. Now I need to catch up on your PCT Journey!

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Huck Outdoors sweet! It was great to meet thorn!

[@LarryVickery]

I wondered what happened glad that everything is OK. Godspeed

[@DexterTheDuck]

Also any thoughts about solar power options? My guess is it adds too much and with the battery back up you have plenty of opportunities to charge. It just seems nice to be able to charge your electronics while you hike.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Corey Woodruff solar seems nice, but I haven't seen any that are light weight that charge well. I think soon they will make some pretty cool stuff with it, but it's not quite there yet.

[@Larry3043]

Best of luck on your hike and thanks for sharing what your bringing. Do you need a bear canister along the trail and how long do you think its going to take you to do it all? Keep hiking and happy trails.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Larry3043 i am hoping to finish in 4 months. But much can change. We will see how long it takes. I will need a bear canister when I hike through the sierras. I might have my bigger pack sent out for that section to account for the extra space.

[@fromcitytowild]

instead of all those different chargers,look up chafon on amazon. i know all those cords weigh next to nothing but every bit helps. its 10$ and amazon prime.

[@Notjudecamberos]

Great tip

[@DexterTheDuck]

Bummer about not being able to post the rest of your family trip. I was really enjoying it. Good Luck on your PCT hike. We will be watching!

[@MaineCoonPride]

Great shake down. Thank you!

[@sinfonianbarelytone9191]

Crazy light man! Impressive. making me consider blue for the jacket. Always thought black since mine is black now and my Ghost Whisperer is black. hmm?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Sinfonian Barelytone I usually go for black, but it was sold out. I am glad to have some color in my life 😄

[@OliverHikes]

I just watched your review of the Montbell thermawrap. Great video. Would it be a sufficient insulated layer for you hike of the PCT? Enough warmth?

[@NeemorsWorld]

yeah! especially if paired with a good fleece mid layer. If I were to do the PCT again I would bring my Thermawrap, a cuddleduds fleece shirt and a rain shell for my warm system.

[@OliverHikes]

Thanks for replying to my question! I got the hooded version of the thermawrap. I like it so far but living in the south, I haven’t got to test its lower limit yet. I have the Patagonia Cap 4 hoodie, but coming in at 8.3 ounces, maybe I need to find a lighter, hoodless fleece to pair with my thermawrap? Keep up the great videos!

[@flashmanv3260]

Good luck on your hike, look forward to the videos of your journey. Are you going stove-less? If so what will be your primary food. Thanks

[@NeemorsWorld]

+flashman V thank you! I am going stoveless, i mostly eat cliff bars, pop tarts, and ramen (crunchy). And a few other things. Any backpacking meal can be eaten without rehydration.

[@glenn2595]

Same question as flashman V, I noted in your Appalachian pre_thru hike you brought the GSI cook kit and alcohol separate from your cook kit. Is that in your food bag now or are you not bringing any type of stove or pot? Best of luck, I'm looking forward to your videos. Someday I do hope you get the chance to edit the vlog left from your road trip as they are entertaining and educational. Take care.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Glenn Conner yup, on the AT i carried a cook kit and stove but hardly ever used it. I ended up sending it home during that hike. On this hike i don't have any type of cook kit. I just eat things out of a bag. I will probably do a video on that some day. There are also cold rehydration techniques that work quite well.

[@georgerosado5194]

Excellent..cant wait to see

[@stevefaculakiii9720]

When you get a chance - can you make a how you go stoneless video. Meal ideas and shortcuts.

[@wakinguptooearly]

Sweet! You've got some fancy gear

[@mrncpotts]

Interested to hear how the Gossamer Gear held up. I have been going between the Mariposa and Gorilla. Can't really land on which one.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Nate_gone_hiking the kumo held up phenomenally. There is very little wear from the summer and I probably could get 2 more thru-hikes out of it. The mariposa is huge, if you need the space then get it. If you can fit the stuff in a gorilla id say to go for that.

[@mrncpotts]

Neemor's World Yo! Thanks for the quick reply. Definitely take that into consideration. Keep hiking man.

[@SieSo]

How did you fit all the gear and food in a 36L? And how many GB of storage did you need for all your footage?

[@NeemorsWorld]

It's all about efficient packing. I got rid of almost all my stuff sacks and containers. everything else just mushed together so there wasn't any wasted air pockets. I ended up sending home quite a bit of things from this video but I never got around to making an updated gear video. as far as storage goes, I believe the total I used was 300 something gigabytes between leaving home in June to getting back in Dec. But I was able to back things up when I bought my computer and didn't have to carry 300 gbs worth of SD cards.

[@SieSo]

How did you like the Mk4 camera? I just got the Mk3, looking forward to using it. How did you protect it on the trail?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Sie So i loved it! It's a great little camera. I just kept it in a home made bag that hung on my shoulder strap. It has a lot of wear on the outside, but nothing that affects the quality.

[@thomasnugent7602]

Very good ideas..Thank you very much

[@misledyouth91]

nice load out , do you edit your videos on your ipad? if so what app do you use?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+misledyouth91 yup, I use an app called Pinnicle Studio.

[@HikeOn5555]

Why are you using carbon fiber tent poles vs your trekking poles? Looking forward to following you on your hike!

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Don Dunn I only have one trekking pole, and i carried that just in case. I had never done any long hikes with out poles, but I want to move away from trekking poles. It is much easier to eat/make videos while hiking if you don't have to fiddle with poles.

[@asiam7436]

Happy Trails!

[@TheGoatMumbler]

Enjoy!!

[@Suzifully]

Have fun on the PCT! Stay safe! :)

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Suzy Ng thank you!

[@mymessismyministry2811]

I am picking up a 36 L pack as well.

[@dk0r51]

03:10 What app is he using for navigation? Sounds like he said "Got hooked app" but I don't see anything named similarly on the app store.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Anthony Phillips it is the guthooks Hiking app. He has a bunch of different trails. Its a pretty cool app.

[@dk0r51]

***** thanks for the quick response! Also, what were some of your reasons for choosing to go South bound? Was it a matter of timing/convenience? Would you run into less bugs? etc..

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Anthony Phillips it just worked out with the timing. I wasn't able to start early enough to go nobo

[@dk0r51]

***** What are the main resources you used to map out your hike? e.g. How did you locate info for water sources and food resupplies to incorporate into your planning?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Anthony Phillips Im using guthooks app for everything on trail. And check out my "PCT resupply strategies" video for info on food planning.

[@adventurenomad777]

Hi Neemor, great videos! And you are getting really good sound. What's are the tiny wind muffs you are using on your RX100?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Kenneth Koh they make a huge difference. kit.com/NeemorsWorld/pacific-crest-trail-video-photo-gear/221202-main-camera

[@adventurenomad777]

Thanks Neemor!

[@backcountryagenda5507]

Tell john to post his gear list. He said his base is 6lbs. I'm curious what he is using. BTW how does the Solplex hold up in heavy rain?

[@NeemorsWorld]

I'm sure he will post a gearlist sometime. but it might be the end of the year The Solplex doesn't really hold up in heavy rain ha! I had it collapse on my once in a rain storm and twice in wind storms. It isn't the most stable tent, so it makes you think about your campsite choices more.

[@backcountryagenda5507]

That sucks. I was thinking about buying one. I have seen some reviews on the Hexamid in heavy rain. It look like it did pretty well. That's pretty awesome you are using a 35 liter pack ( I think that what you said) for your through hikes and reinforces the thought that my 65 liter pack is complete over kill Thanks again for your videos.

[@cesarrazza]

Did you bring your GoPro on this Thru Hike or your Bike Tour?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Cesar Razza nope.

[@walkmichigan2257]

I didn't see any camp shoes and noticed you weren't wearing any shoes at all making this video. Is that a normal thing for you, or do you just wear your hiking shoes all the time? Very nice setup and even though it's a bunch of extra weight, we appreciate you carrying all the electronics so you can bring us these videos. Thanks!

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Walk Michigan yeah, I thought about getting some bedrock sandals for camp shoes but have not done that yet. For now i just always wear my hiking shoes.

[@cityboy4617]

Godbless you all 💘...you are thee first guy i ever did video... Very inforative...thankyou..gret video...im gonna walk the pst...im planing&teyibg to appease Canida with a passport&info. Hhhh. It takes so long juat to get set up in order to just get there&start having a wonderful vlast fun time...anywho...cant wait to sr Start it...thankyou again...cityboy...

[@mrbear849]

I am guessing you are going to use the ipad to edit on. I could never get my Sony video files on my ipad for some reason.

[@NeemorsWorld]

+John Rose yup. It has to be filmed in mp4. It is lower quality, but for some reason apple doesnt work with avchd video.

[@sharonmarks7192]

Don't you carry a small shovel with your bathroom supplies?

[@mainehiker6157]

What backpack are you using

[@Arthur-Silva]

Hey man, do you think I could go southbound on the PCT, starting in late August/early September? Without dying?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Art Silva umm. Possibly. You will either have to be fkt fast or know a bit about snow travel. I probably wouldn't recommend it though.

[@Arthur-Silva]

Thank you so much, brother! I'll wait until next year, I know NOTHING about snow......or hikes....or camping lol.

[@OliverHikes]

Is that a Montucky hat!

[@bluesummers5051]

3:10 what app was that you mentioned? Got hooks?

[@RachelArchelaus]

Guthooks

[@gliderrider]

Interesting that your finished weight after the PCT was sub 15 pounds loaded! Maybe short some food and water?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+gliderrider I had sent some of this stuff home and also I think I had 2 days worth of food there and some water. I don't totally remember though 😁

[@donhenhawke3385]

how did your sleeping bag get wet when your using a z pack tent?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+don henhawke these tents are the king of condensation 😬

[@Keefe_Outdoors]

explain the turning smartwool into tank top?!

[@BackpackingBen]

Are you using a app on your iPad to edit videos?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+BackpackingBen yup, it's called Pinnacle studio.

[@BackpackingBen]

+Neemor's World I'm assuming they will have that for the iPhone as well. Sweet!

[@NeemorsWorld]

+BackpackingBen i believe so. So far I am pleased with it. It could use improvements, but for a phone app its quite good.

[@meccagold2009]

Cut 12 ozs...trim the stash.

[@Pnut2110]

you shut your dirty mouth! haha

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

He cut the handle on his toothbrush. A stash requires sacrifices. To each his/her own.

[@HappyHikers]

The stash is the best part!

[@ronaldmcdonald9147]

@Aaron solar protection 🌞

[@lagrz]

Where did you fit the bear can?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+roberto ricardo it fits virtually in the kumo.

[@lagrz]

Awesome thanks, btw great videos!

[@zerofriends6]

What do you do for food?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Daze FNC mostly grab n go food. Like cliffbars and poptarts. Other things like that. Eventually I will do a video on stoveless foods.

[@ssspargur]

Great vids. Thanks for taking the time to make them. What are the two fuzzy things on your Sony camera? What video editing software do you use? Is an iPad necessary to edit on trail? Also are you carrying any SPOT or a tracker? Sorry I just thought of a lot of questions at once.

[@1AAbraham]

Wow! How many pounds of electronics?!

[@babyblackbeans]

Those tweezers are TINY ! Where can I get one of those !

[@NeemorsWorld]

+babyblackbeans I think I got them at a CVS

[@theforgottenbrawlers]

Where the hell can i buy those smart bottles if i'm not living in the US?

[@huftg275]

Dominic Strawberry it doesn't have to be "SmartWater" most 1 liter water bottles will work.

[@oligraves706]

Any particular reason for the extra small girls shorts?

[@MarieJo777]

cause its warm...

[@oligraves706]

too warm for extra small boys shorts?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+Oli Graves if you find anywhere that sells guys shorts in an extra small let me know. I have yet to see them.

[@oligraves706]

www.amazon.com/DESMIIT-Mens-Mesh-Pocket-Short/dp/B00LLKJFBI/ref=zg_bs_2420197011_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=K3R84DEND2REJ0T12NXM Mens Xsmall, $12.75 Prime

[@NeemorsWorld]

Hahahaha! That model though.... 😄 Those are the first I have seen. In stores usually the smallest mens pants are too big and boys sizes are never really quality. Same way with jeans for me. There is an awkward size gap. Also shoes. I rarely find the shoes i want in a size 7.

[@thepast8376]

And take care of that mustache too! That is a mustache isn't it?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+The Past hahaha will do. 😄

[@maryhairy1]

Like the weight 💜

[@kdavidwhite8376]

didn't see a stove?

[@NeemorsWorld]

nope, That's because I don't carry one. Most people that hear of someone going stovless respond with "I couldn't do that, I got to have a warm meal." and that's what I said last year, but after trying it I have grown to like cold food just as much as warm. not to mention it is so much faster.

[@peterpierce9793]

Where ya from man?

[@NeemorsWorld]

I'm from Georgia.

[@peterpierce9793]

Ahh ok. Thought maybe you were from the sierra nevada area. I'm in Sonora, ca and was gonna say lets hit the snowy hills here in cali if you lived near by, Cheers man great vids. Oh I'm purposely going homeless at the end of march and gonna kind of do a "viewers choose the adventure type vlog". I haven't worked out the details yet but it'll be different

[@MattShafter]

Don't get behind on your hike vids!!! Go kick ass! ... and dear lord, why is your bag wet?!?

[@NeemorsWorld]

+BattleRattle haha it was rainy and it got a little wet from condensation.

[@shofarox4037]

and where i the cooking set ?

[@trioultimo]

2:40 nice hack!

[@surlescimes]

Hello brother, Why all US hiker take a long spoon? Peace, French frog

[@themightiness]

Two reasons - so it's easier to use them also as a cooking utensil instead of just an eating utensil, and also so you can reach down into freeze dried food pouches without getting your fingers in the bag.

[@surlescimes]

@@themightiness thank you. Yes it's logic when you Cook with big cup and eat the dried food packet. Do you know where Can I buy a bear canister in LA? (Lol) I'm serious. Is wallmart sell this item? Maybie it's possible to buy one to the enter of National Park? Thx

[@themightiness]

@@surlescimes I highly doubt walmart would have it, however it's always good to check walmart FIRST just because they have items like dry bags and fuel for very cheap. But for bear canisters REI should have what you're looking for and they're pretty much in every US major city and even smaller ones.

[@sethcastillo2125]

You kinda look like spanky from the little rascals ❤️

[@zachkutkey303]

that's my hat

[@daveybernard1056]

"60 lbs of lightweight gear."

[@ellea3344]

An Ice axe... 8 tent stakes... herpes ointment... ? I mean, I assume the latter because you already have something to de-bacterialize a wound in your poop paper bag.

[@ninjatops99]

Stacey E it's not herpes ointment it says "first aid antibiotic" cream. Do you even read bro?

[@ninjatops99]

Stacey E the only way to get rid of herpes sores is going to an OR and getting them burned off. Then they come back 😆