My complete E1 hiking gear list
This is my complete and unfortunately not so lightweight E1 hiking gear list for my hike of the Scandinavian section of the first of Europe’s long-distance trails. I made some changes to the gear I was carrying on the PCT in 2016 as I definitely expect more rain and colder weather. In total all of the gear I am carrying weighs around 9 kg. This includes already the gas canister for my stove.
The weight given behind each item is in grams.
“There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
Ranulph Fiennes
Gear used while hiking (total weight 3,3 kg)
| Shoes | Salewa Ws Rapace Gore-Tex Hiking Boots |
1.128 |
| Hiking Poles | Leki Micro Vario Carbon Poles |
460 |
| Sports Bra | Icebreaker sports bra |
62 |
| Underwear | Craft Active Comfort Boxer Women |
75 |
| Longsleeve Shirt | Ortovox Longsleeve Merinofleece |
274 |
| Hiking Shirt | Haglöfs Shirt |
106 |
| Windstopper Jacket | Mammut Ultimate Hoody Women |
458 |
| Pants | Lundhags Traverse WS pants |
477 |
| Socks | Falke TK1W |
83 |
| Hat | Gaastra cap |
96 |
| Buff | Buff |
38 |
| Watch | Suunto Vector HR |
57 |
Gear in my pack (total pack weight 9,1 kg including fuel for stove!)
| Backpack | Osprey Exos 58 without brain lid |
1.072 |
| Raincover | Osprey UL raincover |
104 |
| Rain protection | Trash bag |
70 |
| Tent | MSR Hubba NX without pack |
1.242 |
| ground sheet | Hubba NX Footprint |
135 |
| Sleeping Bag | Western Mountaineering Apache MF |
922 |
| Sleeping Bag Pack | Sea to Summit Ultra Sil Dry 20l |
54 |
| Sleeping Pad | Therm-a-Rest Neo Air X-Lite W’s + Pack |
338 |
| Sleeping Liner | Cocoon Travel sheet Silk |
164 |
| Water Filter | Sawyer Squeeze Point One |
83 |
| Water Bottle | Platypus soft bottle 1l ( + 1-2 plastic bottles) |
39 |
| Stuff Sack (Food) | Sea to Summit Ultra Sil Dry 13l |
44 |
| Stuff Sack (Clothing) | Sea to Summit eVent Compression Sack |
69 |
| Stuff Sack (electronics) | Sea to Summit Nano Dry Sack 2 l |
21 |
| GPS | Garmin eTrex 30x + carabiner + spare batteries | |
| Headlamp | Petzl Tikka R+ + cable |
131 |
| Camera | Olympus Tough TG-4 + cable |
292 |
| Phone | iPhone SE 32 GB + cable |
150 |
| Phonecase | Otterbox Defender |
50 |
| External Portable Battery | RAV Power 7800 Ah + cable |
195 |
| Knife | Victorinox pocket knife |
21 |
| Compass | Suunto M3-G |
50 |
| Money I | Passport, important documents |
64 |
| Money II | money, credit cards |
35 |
| Towel | PackTowl Nano Gr. S |
18 |
| Trowel | MSR Blizzard Snow Stake |
33 |
| Toilet Paper | wet toilet paper |
100 |
| Handsanitizer | Liquid Hand Sanitizer |
60 |
| Cooking-stove | Primus Express stove |
166 |
| Gas for stove | Optimus 220g butane gas |
365 |
| Cooking-pot | Primus Li-Tech Trek Kettle (pot!) |
197 |
| Cooking-spoon | Sea to Summit Delta Spork |
12 |
| Small bottle | Small Nalgene bottle (for olive oil) |
16 |
| Repair-Kit | fire starter, duct tape, repair kit mat, needle&thread |
80 |
| Trash bag | Ziploc |
5 |
| Rope | Parachute Cord 5m |
30 |
| First Aid | personal meds, blisterpads, Ibuprofen, Buscopan Plus, Band Aids |
150 |
| Toiletries | toothbrush, toothpaste, insect repellant, tiger balm, tweezers |
150 |
Additional clothes in my pack (already included in pack weight)
| Shoes for river fording | Crocs |
297 |
| Rain Jacket | Haglöfs Ratio Q Jacket Size S |
376 |
| Rain Pants | McKinley Women’s rain pants Carlow |
397 |
| Insulating Jacket | Arc’teryx Atom LT Hoody |
313 |
| Extra Socks | Falke |
83 |
| Extra Hike Underwear | Craft Active Comfort Boxer Women |
75 |
| Pajama Top | Woolpower Zip Turtleneck 200 |
200 |
| Pajama Bottom | Mountain Equipment Polar Tech Stretch Fleece |
212 |
| Gloves | Seirus all weather Gloves + Icebreaker Liners |
105 |
| Warm Hat | Mammut Merino Beanie |
57 |
| Mosquito Head Net | Sea To Summit Nano Headnet |
13 |
| Sunglasses | Oakley sun glasses & case |
85 |
Sounds like a lot….?
…yes, it does! If I would have a bigger budget I would love to replace my backpack, tent, rainpants, stove and possibly some other stuff with more lightweight versions already available on the market. Unfortunately I do not have the money to do that.
On the other hand nearly every item in this list has proven itself during multiple hikes – either on the PCT, while crossing the European Alps or both! And there’s still the option to drop or replace items of my hiking gear as I go.
What gear will you take on your next hiking trip?
Hopefully my E1 hiking gear list is helpful to you and makes it a little easier to decide for you what to bring.
Are you planning a hike on the E1 too? Do you bring anything different? Did I miss anything?
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