Date: 2006-02-07
To: Gear Roundup Weekend
Miles today: 0.0

Well I finally got a chance to go home over the weekend. I dedicated much of this trip to rounding up a few pieces of gear that I wanted and the rest to shopping for mail drop supplies. No complaints though because I was able to work in a few hours Friday and Saturday night for going out on the town. That¢s always fun¢¦Saturday morning I headed out to one of our local outfitters due to a 30%-50% off sale just before inventory and lucked up on a few things that I wanted to get before the start. I picked up a Patagonia rain suit, Mountain Hardware zip off pants, fancy little MSR pack towel, and much needed fleece gloves. The only thing else I may get if none of my sponsorships come thru is possible a tent. I haven¢t decided if I am going to carry the one I currently have or not. Decisions, decisions, decisions¢¦After the shopping spree at the outfitters I was able to pick up a lot of my mail drop supplies to get me started. Since my mom and dad will be sending supplies periodically they can add to or take away items as needed. I was able to pick up a lot of dried fruit, trail mix ingredients, trail bars, oatmeal and so on at Target. They actually have a lot of supplies if packed right are great on the trail. So once home with all my new supplies I took inventory of most everything and have listed some of it below. I have separated Equipment from food supplies. I am currently working on a spreadsheet with all this information to build a database. It will include type gear, cost, manufacturer, warranty information and contacts, replacement part numbers and so on. I am also working up a list of food supplies just incase I need extras added to my mail drops and where these supplies can be purchased. Next trip home I will take some pictures to post.EquipmentGregory backpack (believed to be the old Shasta)Gregory accessory packGregory pack cover(4)-32 oz. wide mouth Nalgene bottlesNalgene easy sipperNalgene accessory bottles (great for miscellaneous junk) Snow Peak solo cook kit (5.5 oz titanium # SCS 004T)Snow Peak utensils (0.7 oz fork and 0.5 oz spoon titanium # SCT 005)Etowah Outfitters alcohol stove (5.2 oz)Lexan cup (2 cups)MSR pack towel (10¢ x 30¢)(92% viscose and 8% polypropylene)Inova white LED micro-lightPetzel headlamp (3 LED, with 3 AAA batteries)The North Face Snow Shoe sleeping bag (0 degrees)MSR water purifier (MIOX)Mountain Hardware mid gatorsUnder Armor suit (cold weather tops and bottoms)Under Armor flex shirtMountain Hardware zip-off pantsPatagonia Rain SuitMarmot fleece glovesThrolo socks Fox river liner socksDunham Premier Waffle Stomper boots (red and black)North Face visorThe Thru-Hikers Handbook by ¢Wingfoot¢ Food Supplies35 0z Swiss trial mix (peanuts, raisins, M&Ms, peanut butter chips, and dried pineapplesNature Valley Trail Bars (35 each)(fruit with nuts)Power bars (16 each)Instant Grits (50 each)(various flavor)Nutra Grain Bars (50 each)(apple cinnamon and strawberry)Instant Mac and Cheese (18 each)Folgers singles (38 each)Lipton Cold Brew (44each 8 oz bags)Oatmeal (30 packets)(apple, cinnamon roll, and maple and brown sugar)Banana Chips (6 oz)Apple Chips (6 oz)Dried pineapple (6 oz)Raisin and cherry mix (8 oz)Dried blueberries (6 oz)Dried cranberries (6 oz)Raisin Nut Mix (13oz)(raisins, cranberries, almonds, cashews, and pistachios)Ambrosia Blend (14 oz)(sunflowers, almonds, apricots, raisins, and cranberries)Hand full of Everything (30 oz)(raisins, almonds, chocolate chips, peanuts, cashews, coconut, and fruit)Hungry Jack potatoes (3.5 oz packets that yields 2 cups)Knorr / Lipton packets (chicken fettuccini and cheddar Broccoli)Ready to serve Zattarins red bean and rice mix (8.8 oz)Rice A Roni Express rice packets (8.8 oz)Uncle Ben¢s teriyaki rice (8.8 0z)Ramen noodle packetsAnd of course a little bottle of Tabasco Sauce!!!