I am starting on the AT at the end of next week. This is my packing list including everything except for meals and the first aid kit contents are TBD.

Most of my gear is relatively lightweight, and I understand that lighter weight gear exists, I just simply do not own it so this is the best I can do for now. I have weighed most of my items, but some are not currently with me so I had to look it up or guess, I tried to slightly overestimate the unknown weights of items.

The items marked with a star are items I am considering dropping. I am considering dropping the fero rod, I usually carry one for fire redundancy purposes since I live in a cold area, but since I will be in the warm east near civilization I think I can get away with only a bic lighter.

As far as the first aid kit I am thinking about having just basic boo boo stuff, and foot care items, and beyond that only just enough stuff to get me to the next road in the case I had an actual serious injury.

Let me know your thoughts, do not be afraid to hurt my feelings. If you see shit I need or don't need lmk. If anybody else has a LighterPack list feel free to post it for comparison.