My 5.5 lb Gear List For The 2024 Allegheny 100
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2024
- The 2024 Allegheny 100 is a few months away, and I'm excited to get back out on the North Country Trail this year! I've been getting big mileage hikes in on the trails, additional conditioning, and getting my gear dialed in. One of my focuses for the hike this year is efficiency instead of going with the lightest option. Though my baseweight is still very light.. This video is a look at my 5.5 lb gear list of what I'll be using this year for the A-100 and it is also a gear list I would apply to other 3-season hikes.
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Squattin with you in the woods while you drop knowledge, once again. Good to be here, buddy. Sorry to hear about da lymes..
The shelter system is super interesting! I love how companies are coming up with variations and different innovations for UL backpackers. The shorts are also interesting and look like a wonderful addition to your kit. Good luck with the A100.
@LMay64 It's a great shelter, but it is for very specific trails or hiking styles. I agree, there are always great ideas being released. The shorts have been fantastic! The 4 large, deep pockets are nice to have. Thanks so much!
Thanks for this....my wife is doing the A100 this year for the first time and we are doing all the research we can to make sure she has the best gear possible.
@CameronLienhart Thanks for watching. That is awesome! I wish her the best of luck! I'm happy that my video was helpful. The gear choices can be helpful, but the preparation will help greatly too. The best gear will most likely be different for everyone. Keeping things light, simple, and efficient will help out quite a bit. Some other things that have helped me for the A100 in the past have been getting comfortable with the gear and dialing things in, in all conditions (wind, rain, bugs, humidity). Getting out for some night hikes and setting up camp at night in the dark will all help too. The most important thing is to have fun out there though! I'm planning to get more videos out leading up to the A100 on my training prep and food choices. If you have any questions about the event, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message.
Thanks for making this video. There are not many videos the A 100. I am really considering the challenge but have a wedding to attend this year, so hopefully next year. Definitely interested in all the information you have to offer. Thanks✌️
@zachbarber Thanks for watching. I'll be sharing more as the event gets closer. Enjoy the wedding celebration. Hope you can get out there next year!
love your vids ,the gear loadout are insane how you meet 5 pound
@pellelindbergh4455 Thanks so much! A lot of it has to do with my hiking style. I prefer hiking all day when I am out on my own and spending little time at camp. Keeping things simple, versatile, and only carrying what I need to complete my goal/objectives helps too. 🙂
Thank you for putting these videos together and sharing your experience and insights! I am assembling a kit for extended trail runs in western Montana this summer. I'll carry food and equipment for one to two nights, weighing, at most, 15 pounds.
I am a trail runner who plans to run as much as possible with the pack. I am deciding between the Joey Ultraweave and the Nashville Tiempo. Based on your experience with both packs, what are your thoughts and recommendations?
Thank you!
@patrickblack916 Thanks for watching! What a beautiful place to hike and run. A bit of context with my answer, I enjoy spending little time at camp and most of my days on trail when I am solo. So I'm generally putting in 25 to 40 mile days, but it is mostly hiking long hours around a 2.5 - 3 mph pace with my pack. I trail run quite a bit and fastpack too, but more often my experience with the Joey and Tiempo has been hiking long hours. I actually ordered a mini Joey for specific types of trips and excursions. It was recently released. I don't have any experience with that one yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it out on the trail and putting something together going over it on this channel.
I've used the Tiempo for shorter trips ranging from overnights to 3 days and the Joey on anything from overnights to 4-5 days (and also up to 4-5 day stretches between towns). 15 lbs would probably be the most I would carry in the Tiempo. It would get more comfortable throughout the trip as the pack weight got lighter. It would offer more customization that the Joey, but would require a little more attention to packing and a more refined kit. I've carried up to 20 lbs with the Joey, but I'm typically carrying a lot less with it. It will be a little simpler and more forgiving with gear (both packing and bulk) than the Tiempo. During the times I have run with the packs, I found them to feel very secure with minimal bounce and they have felt very comfortable for long hours of hiking. I've been happy with both packs, but I prefer the Joey slightly more for comfort and my style of hiking. I like the simplicity and the side bottle pockets I enjoy since I like to carry my water there and use the chest strap pockets for other items most of the time. I've been a big fan of Ultraweave over the last couple of years on trail. I think Nashville offers the fabric with a custom Tiempo, so that could be an option too if that's something desired.
@@matjobin Thank you so much for your incredibly detailed and thoughtful response!
I've previously tried the Black Diamond Distance 15 pack, and while it was good for long days, I found that packing for overnights required careful planning and filled up the pack to its limit. Unfortunately, even with the right size, it tended to bounce around too much during moderate-paced runs, causing lateral sway and chafing discomfort.
Based on what I plan to pack for this summer, I anticipate my pack weighing around 10-12 pounds when fully loaded for 1-2 nights.
I've been searching for a lightweight pack that performs well and remains stable and comfortable for multiple days when running in mountainous terrain (no excessive bouncing or overloading).
Your insights have been incredibly helpful, and I'm genuinely grateful for your time. The Joey sounds like the best fit for my requirements. I'm going to order one and give it a try!
Thanks once again for all your help!
Great video as always Mat! Have you treated everything with permethrin? Were you wearing pants went you got that tick?
I was wondering the same thing
@wolfeadventures Thank you! I did. Nothing is 100% unfortunately and there's always a possibility of something getting by. Unfortunately it happened at the wrong time and while I was hiking.
good chance ill see you, hope you do well!
@stonedapeadventures Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you out there. Good luck with your hike too!
I’m doing the 50 mile section this year :) I’ll see you at the trail head!
-Mascara
Awesome! Best of luck to you with the 50 this year Mascara! See you at the A100!
Couldn’t find the packing list
Where did you get that map from? I am doing the 100 this year also and have been looking for a smaller form factor map like that as a back up to my garmin watch
@kylecramer1758 I had purchased it from the NCTA online store, but I don't think they are available in that format anymore. I believe they can still be downloaded and printed though. Looking forward to seeing you out there this year. Best of luck to you on your 100 miler!
@@matjobin thanks! You too
Hi, how is your system to charge Apple Watch? Wrist detection off and you put it into backpack and charge from time to time?
@ironfactorypl I'll be charging the watch when I'm resting. The battery life is much better with this watch compared to the other Apple Watches. I'm hoping to keep track of my mileage and metrics with it as I'm moving throughout the entire hike.
why the norvan over the montbell wind shirt from last year? curious as i’m planning a trip to rocky mountain national park this summer where temps up at altitude and at night will get chilly and windy and i need something over an alpha fleece, and debating to go with a legit rain jacket or if a wind shirt will suffice like the montbell, copperfield etc
@mikeybroe1 I'm bringing the Norvan due to anticipating some rain while I'm out there. It's been fairly wet on the east coast over the last few months. Last year was much more dry than it normally is in ANF for the hike. If things look dry (and similar to last year) before I head out on trail for this then I'll switch to something like the Tachyon or a Houdini wind shell. The Norvan won't breathe as well as the Tachyon, but for the extra 1.5 oz of weight the rain jacket will give me more protection from the elements. For Colorado at a higher elevation, I would probably go with a rain shell for the extra buffer.
@@matjobin i’m just trying to speculate as far as breath ability and sweating as the rain shouldn’t be prolonged if there happens to be any if i’ll end up getting more wet from the sweat in a rain jacket versus potential wetout of a wind shirt that has a good DWR applied or from factory
@@mikeybroe1 I've always found my Tachyon to breathe a little better than my Houdini jacket, and both to breathe better than the Norvan. Breathability has become better with waterproof fabrics over the years (especially with features like pit vents for mechanical ventilation), but it still can't perform as well as a wind jacket (my Tachyon has those vents too). The same would be the case for element protection with a waterproof shell vs wind shell. I run warm and can sweat quite a bit so a wind shell might only perform slightly better than a rain shell for me. Results will vary for everyone. I do my best to mitigate this by adjusting throughout the day with my system. I'm also not moving fast, but rather moving for longer durations so this helps manage things a little better while also helping with injury prevention. I'll be applying this to the A100 this year and all my other long hikes.
I’m prepping to do the ANF 100 in five weeks… but I’m taking five days to complete it, not 50 hours! 😂
@scottkuebler7430 Nothing wrong with that! Hope you have a great hike! 👍
Do you have a Lighterpack account with all this in it?
@Go-zi1py I don’t have a Lighterpack sorry. I’m a spreadsheet guy and have Excel spreadsheets for everything, including this gear list too.
I’ve got nothing against map and compass, but as you will be carrying a smartphone, why not install Avenza and the free map pack for the Allegheny NCT section, provided by the NCTA? Fastest way by far to make sure you’re still on the trail and, if not, how to get back to the trail.
@andymytys I have the trail mapped on my watch and also GAIA on the phone. I'll be glancing at them from time to time if needed, but nothing beats a map and compass for me. I'm more of a traditionalist and always carry them no matter how familiar I am with a trail.
Could you cover what you’ll eat?
@jakeva9802 Absolutely. I’ll be sharing a video on this channel going over that pretty soon.
Very cool good luck!
@@HikingHalfdead Thank you! 👍
How much water do you take? I am trying to cut down weight on my pack and thinking of a liter bladder and 1 liter bottle. Thanks!
@karenslovak8648 I’m planning on starting with at least one liter of water, possibly a little more. Water is generally reliable unless it has been very dry leading up to the event. I’ll make adjustments if needed as the hike gets closer, but I feel pretty good about carrying just my two 1 liter soft bottles and filling as needed.
@@matjobin thanks! I did the 50 mile at A100 last year and I know I need to cut down my pack weight. I carried 2 liters of water and then a bottle last year for sanitizing water. It was prob. too much water and too heavy. What sanitizing tablets do you recommend?
@@karenslovak8648You got it! Congrats on completing the 50 last year. For tabs, I've had a good experience with Katadyn Micropur tabs which I'll be carrying as an emergency backup in case something happens to my filter.
@@matjobin that is what I used last year, but I don't want to have to carry an extra liter of water to purify for 4 hours...are there any tablets to drip right in my bladder that work well?
And, Thank you!!!
The A100 isn’t something that gear is really a primary issue IMO. Pack, water bottle and treatment, headlamp, raingear, change of socks, food, tarp, sleep pad, basic med kit, poop kit, and maybe a lightweight quilt. Oh, and a big stick of GLIDE (did I miss it or did you not mention any anti-chafe solution?).
More important is training and sleep strategy. I hope you have some videos coming around these topics as well.
Have you ever completed the challenge?
@andymytys Definitely have the Glide with me. That stuff is fantastic for long distances. The gear will help, but it is just a small percentage and isn't everything. Physical and mental strength conditioning are more important, along with other prep. I'll be putting more out leading up to the event. My first attempt was 51 miles in 16 hours (south to north) with food poisoning. My second attempt was 50 miles (north to south) with an ankle injury around mile 36 and a painful push to Henry Mills for the halfway point. I haven't yet, but hoping to put the half pieces together this year with the full 100.
@@matjobin my first A-100 was last year. I found there was plenty of surface water and very few mosquitoes - none during the day and even at night there were only a few. I’m not sure if that’s common or not. The daytime highs on Saturday stayed in the 70s, which was also nice.
In 2023, the issue with the smoke from the Canadian wildfires was only present on Friday, and even then it was very light. But earlier that week the smoke was thick. Sadly, you couldn’t predict how that smoke would present itself in advance.
As it was my first A-100, I thought I’d sign up for the 50 to ensure success. As you know, the direction of the event changes from year to year as those 25-50-75 mile markers aren’t exact. 50 from the south is 48.5. The whole challenge really comes out to 99 miles.
At any rate, I only spent about 24 hours on trail and the rest in-camp or unused (I finished by 11 am on Sunday).
I witnessed people going for the full 100, having foot or chafing issues, and getting frustrated and quitting altogether, rather than enjoying a shorter route that they could still accomplish.
I don’t know if I’ll ever do the 100. The numbers, in terms of pace to get that done, definitely turn the A-100 into a sporting event rather than a hike. I want to fully enjoy my hike - sleep, eat, take photos, take rest breaks, etc. I can do that in a 20 mile day.
The challenge for me will just be getting the body into shape to hike longer days, not a faster pace, and be able to recover to repeat in a short amount of time. So 75 for 2024.
My trick for recovery is sleeping in the hammock. I’ve never woke up stiff jointed like I have when sleeping on the ground.
Fingers crossed that the lessons learned in 2023 will pay dividends in 2024. I took good notes in the food I ate and, more importantly, the excess food that I took. That weight will not appear in my 2024 pack load.
@@andymytys Awesome! Wishing you the best in your 2024 goal and looking forward to seeing you out there. Last year seemed pretty dry compared to years past. It can be pretty buggy, but it depends on how the conditions and the season have been leading up to the hike. There's no right or wrong hiking style out there. I can't speak for everyone, but I know that even though the hike is challenging and can feel like Type II fun at times, I am still having fun out there. That's one of the most important things for me and is something that has helped me on some of my thru-hikes in the past. It sounds like you have a good strategy that works for you. I also won't be hiking fast, but will be hiking more by hiking longer. It is a principle I have applied for many 40 mile days over the years, and has suited my hiking style well which is spending my days hiking and little time in camp if I am solo. It is what I enjoy =). I've used hammock systems in the past and enjoyed them too, but I prefer my tarp overall. Food is definitely an important factor in the planning and can influence quite a bit out there too, but it will also be subjective and very personal due to different factors. Good luck with your training and again with the 75 this year. See you in a couple of months!
as a side sleeper and a stiff neck i'm jealous of you who can sleep on a 1/8" thick pad...
@juskojj It’s not for everyone, and also not something I do for every long hike or shorter trip. I still like to use my inflatable NeoAir pad at times instead. For this specific shorter hike with the time limit, it will help greatly. Campsite selection will be very important though too.
i dont get it...we have thousands of ultra events at 100 mile distances and literally everyone can do it in under 2 days...why are yall taking so long when it's only 100 miles?
Because we’re not running. We’re hiking. As a result, one foot is always on the ground (for the most part) and the overall pace is slower. This means more time moving to cover the same distance as a run, and suddenly you have to figure out sleep options, etc. People that do this event for the 100 mile challenge often report of hallucinations and other issues due to sleep deprivation.
@andymytys ultra runners hallucinate all the time bruh that's why we do it
well, this isn't an ultra event, lol. that should answer what you don't get
Hiking not running
@goodluck2522 The A100 is different from other ultra events. It's a hiking specific challenge and not running.