My Gear/ Dudetrek Eve

Dudetrek begins tomorrow, and I am as ready as I will ever be. All my gear is packed and ready go, and at 5:30 tomorrow morning, I will see my last glimpses of Eldersburg for a while. People often ask me questions about my gear, and what exactly i will have with me tomorrow morning when i take those first steps. Well, I have decided to lay it all out for you in the following diagram. To see everything up close, click on the picture

1. Martin “Backpacker” guitar
2. ALPS Mountaineering 45L “Orizaba” backpack (100oz. “Omega Waterbeast” Camelbak inside)
3. Hygiene/ Spiritual/ Misc. Bag (First aid kit, Swiss army knife, toothbrush, toothpaste, whistle, vitamin C supplement, water purifier tablets, deodorant, knife sharpener, sage, licorice root, white quartz stone, incense)
4. Delaware/ Maryand Atlas & ADT trail guide (in plastic sheet protectors)
5. Food (Poptarts, oatmeal, fruit snacks, tuna, sandwich crackers, freeze dried mac n’ cheese, freeze dried Stromboli)
6. Poncho, Wallet, Hobbies bag (yarn for crocheting, Sea Wolf by Jack London, blank Dudetrek notebook)
7. Tecnica “Pro GTX ms” boots
8. Big Agnes “Encampment” Sleeping bag (rated for 15 degrees F)
9. ALPS Mountaineering Lightweight Air Pad
10. Big Agnes “String Ridge 2” 4-season tent
11. Clothes (Everlast thermal, LL Bean button-down T-shirt, Coleman Rain Jacket, New Balance Socks, Underwear)
12. GSI Outdoors “Pinnacle Soloist” Cookset
13. Toilet Paper and a Birch bark fire starter
14. Good ol’ Nike flops
15. Discraft Ultrastar Frisbee and peace sign bandana
16. .75 L Camelbak “Groove” filter water bottle
17. Canon Digital Camera
18. Sterno Fuel Cans

Other than my underwear (which was in the washing machine when i took this picture), and the new dudetrek shirt on my back, this is every piece of my gear. For now, I am going get some well needed rest. Tomorrow is a big day