Date: 2016-07-07
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1.  REI Alpine Lakes Rain Pant for winter - REI Women's Talusphere Pants for warm weather2.   Sea To Summit Tarp Poncho - entire trip3.   Woolx Merino Wool Balaclava - loved it kept until April. Fleece Balaclava Kept entire trip, used on head or pillow cover.4.   Minus 33 wool boxer briefs - used until warmer weather then sent home/then commando.5.   Socks - Wright Socks "Adventure" 2 pair and added 1 pair Darn Tuff ankle length / sent sleep thick SmartWool socks home in May when I got Darn Tuff.6.   Gordini Gore-Tex Gauntlet Mitten - sometimes used on feet when sleeping. Sent home in May.7.   Minus 33 Merino Wool Glove Liner - two pair during trip. Also used on handles of trekking poles to prevent blisters.8.   IceBreaker Baselayer Mossy Oak Ika Long Sleeve Merino Wool Half Zip - sent home April and Replaced by IceBreaker ultra light wool half zip long sleeve & short sleeve T-shirt9.   Mosquito Head Net never used sent home in June10. SmartWool Midweight long underwear for sleeping - loved & sent home in May - using Columbia calf length lightweight pants11. SHOES - Merrill Moab Ventilator used 700 miles. Switching to Keen Logan Low. Not as comfy as Merrill, switching back to Moab but waterproof version. Not enough toe room and getting pressure ulcer on toe, so back to Keen Logan Low Waterproof. 12. Crampon & Yak Trax ....see Big's Gear List 13. Shoe Orthodic Aetrex Lco Sport L405 - sent home never used the Berry Super Feet 14. Columbia BugaBoot boots - used and worked great. Sent home after Smokie Mtn.15. LEKI Voyager trekking poles - replaced tips 2x's - not covered under warranty16.  Ursack S29.3 AllWhite Bear Proof Bag - sent home - switched to Sea to Summit ( See Big's Gear Update)17. Black Crystal Gaiters - never used - sent home after Smokie Mtn.18. Dirty Girl Gaiters - bought in Hot Springs and love them!! 19. Black Diamond Spot Headlamp $40 bought early on at outfitters and really liked it!!20. First Aid see Big's update21. Safety & Repair - sent home Buck Knife (too heavy), the Black Diamond Carabiner, Tyvek Tape.22. Leatherman Micra 10 - ok tool, glad we had it, but scissors was main reason to have and they went dull fast. 23. REI AirRail sleeping pad - loved it. Valve started to stick, being hard to close once deflated, but would close with some patience.24. Added REI Crestrail Rain Jacket - put winter jacket in Hiker box March 1st.25. Sleep Sweater - Midweight wool sweater used until May 1; switch to light weight wool until June 1; then just using the IceBreaker ultra light T-shirt for sleeping. 26. Light weight down jacket - kept entire trip and used daily!!27. Added REI Pack Cover - used along with the trash compactor bag, to keep back pack dry too.28. Icy Hot in stick form, for sore muscles, Body Glide & Gold Bond29. EmergenC - we both used at least 2 packets a day. For enhancing water taste and for electrolytes!!! A must for keeping leg cramps at bay!! Available even at Dollar General!!30. AWOL guide....We had the E version also. Tearing out pages of the book as we were done with that section of trail. AND using Gut Hook App31. Used one of our Dr Bronner squirt soap containers....empty it and made a saline solution with Epsom Salts to clean my ulcerative toe! Really helped!! Used non stick 1x2 pads with Bacitracin & strips of KT Tape to care for toe. Changing dressing mid-day, along with socks.32. Socks.....Changing socks mid day helps feet. Then hang wet socks on pack, while hiking they will dry & helps with stink too.33. Standing in the smoke from campfire helps cover days of not showering stink too.Please read Big's Gear Update since some things we both used and I didn't reference it in my update. Posted 7/6/16