Philip's White Mountains Gear List
This is hiker Philip Werner's summer gear list is designed for backpacking in New Hampshire's White Mountains on trips lasting from 1-4 days in length. Summer temperatures can range from 30 to 100 degrees fahrenheit, depending on weather conditions and elevation. Wind chill and hypothermia are serious risks year round, particularly above treeline. The terrain is extremely rocky but also quite wet at lower elevations, with numerous stream crossings and dense forest.
Mt Lincoln (5089') on the New Hampshire Appalachian Trail
| Category | Gear Selection | Weight (oz) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packing | Gossamer Gear Kumo Superlight Backpack | 16.6 | Used for trips up to 4 days in length. w/ Gossamer Gear Sitlight pad |
| Trash Compactor Bag | 2.4 | Waterproof Liner | |
| Lowe Dashpoint 20 Camera Pocket | 2.0 | Attached to shoulder strap. | |
| S29 Ursack | 7.7 | Bearproof food storage (non-grizzly) | |
| OPSack (large) | 1.6 | Smellproof and leafproof bear bag liner | |
| Zpacks.com Cuben Fiber Stuff Sacks | 2.0 | Drawstring closure only, assorted sizes | |
| Sleeping | Therm-a-Rest Alpine Blanket | 22.0 | Quilt rated for 35 degrees |
| Gossamer Gear Air Beam Sleeper | 10.1 | Not insulated | |
| Shelter | Trekker Tent Stealth Tarp w/ Inner Tent | 22.0 | |
| Packed Clothing | Outdoor Research Helium II | 6.9 | Rain Jacket (Pertex Shield) DWR augmented with Scotch Guard |
| Outdoor Research Helium | 5.6 | Rain Pants (Pertex Shield) | |
| Outdoor Research Versatec Gloves | 2.3 | Fleece gloves with separate waterproof shells that make a glove system | |
| Rab 100 Weight Fleece | 9.9 | 1/4 zip pullover | |
| Mountain Hardware Fleece Hat | 0.7 | Sleepwear | |
| 1 x Smartwool Hiking Liners | 1.6 | Sleepwear | |
| Patagonia Capilene 1 LS Shirt | 6.6 | Sleepwear | |
| Patagonia Capilene 1 Long Underwear | 6.0 | Sleepwear | |
| Hydration | Platypus 3L Reservoir | 1.3 | This size is no longer manufactured |
| Aquafina Water Bottle | 1.2 | Water bottle | |
| Sawyer Squeeze Mini | 1.4 | Water filter | |
| Cooking | Firefly Titanum Woodstove w/Flexport | 2.9 | Made by Gossamer Gear Trail Ambassador Rob Kelly (QiWiz.net) |
| Esbit 750 ml Titanium Cookpot | 3.9 | ||
| REI Blue Plastic Spoon | 0.3 | ||
| Small Essentials | Victorinox Swiss Army Classic | 0.9 | |
| Panasonic Lumix LX5 Camera | 9.3 | ||
| First Aid Kit | 2.0 | Tape, Bandages, Pills, and Potions | |
| Gear Repair Kit | 2.1 | More Tape, Glue, Batteries, Camera Stuff, Safety Pins, etc. | |
| Red Bandana | 0.6 | Washcloth | |
| Suunto M3 Compass | 1.5 | ||
| 2 x Petzl e+Lite headlamps | 0.9 | ||
| SPOT Gen 3 Personal Locator Beacon | 3.9 | ||
| Total base weight (oz) | (not including worn items or consumables) | 158.9 | |
| Total base weight (lb) | (not including worn items or consumables) | 9.93 pounds |
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This ultralight backpacking gear list was contributed by former Trail Ambassador (Section Hiker) Philip Werner.