Gimme The Good Earth 4.1

Post by **Jesús Malverde** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:12 am

Vasque Sundowners were my go-to until they moved production from Italy to China. I've got Salomons now but they might be iffy on a 800 mi. trek.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:00 pm

Ok, the Equipment
Click/Tap on pictures to enlarge.

From top right, down:
Orange clothes stuffsack
Red wind breaker
Blue rain parka
Grey long sleeve shirt
Green short sleeve
Tan shorts
Black down sweater and on top
Xtra socks and black gloves
Grey fiberfilled vest
Camp shoes
Boots and socks

On the far Left:
Green down Sleeping bag
Orange inflatable themarest Sleeping pad

From top middle down:
Pack
Rain cover
Tent
Blue foam sleeping pad

close up

From the middle down, left to right:
Cooking pot: kettle, stove, lighter, scrub pad, wind screen.
Sierra cup
Blue insulated cold storage for cheese, mayo, fresh stuff.
On the bottom, black 1 gallon MSR water Bag
Clear platpus 2 quart water bag
Water bottle

Smokeage:
Ubiqutous Bic lighter
Bud tin
Pink blue flexible silicon pipe, Lite and unbreakable

Mesh fix-it-kit:
Tooth brush/paste
Fork, spoon
Chap stick
Compass
Emergency TP
Big bobby pin
Med tape
Advil/aspirin
Emergency iodine water purification tabs
Sewing kit
Sunscreen

White Rechargeable head lamp
Red emergency rechargable flashlight( small but bright as shit)
Reading glasses
Pink parachute cord
2 red pocket knives

Blue waterproof Cannon camera
Below: camera battery charger, usb cable, volt amp meter for solar panel

In plastic bag Kindle eReader, w/ lots of books
Red ear phones, w/ behind the ears clips
Square Pink ipod

Tupperware fix-it-kit:
Moleskin
Repair patches
Super glue
Xtra ear buds
Electronic doodads
Xtra camera/phone battery charger

Solar panel on yellow sack
TP and Orange shit shovel
Bug juice, 100% DEET

All on the dark green ground sheet.

Estimated equipment weight 23 lbs.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:05 pm

Supplies:

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Starting to fill out the 12 resupply boxes. Brother/Niece will manage the timed sendings to post offices on the way.

Some more food ready to be sorted in the boxes

mistergrafik · Post by **mistergrafik** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:07 pm

It's on! This shit is intense!

Can't forget the sanitizer...

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Sat Apr 24, 2021 10:14 pm

I Will forget it, extra weight. But that did reminds me I still have to put some liquid soap in the Fix-It kit.
no face mask either, that's what the bandana for.

Butcher Bob · Post by **Butcher Bob** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 12:42 am

Intrinsic wrote:Camp shoes
Boots...

Nice, Jerusalem cruisers...I luv mine.
And looks like good light-weight boots.

Got a departure date yet?

ripper5 · Post by **ripper5** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:22 am

Do you just catch a flight home when done? I've never done anything like this. It's pretty fucking awesome.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:58 am

Butcher Bob wrote: Nice, Jerusalem cruisers...I luv mine.
And looks like good light-weight boots.

Got a departure date yet?

Sorry, they're not Jerusalem Cruisers.
I got them at Walmart for ~$10 a few years back. cheap one piece molded, the lace is solely for looks, don't know why I don't just take it off.

Cheapo but they have thick soles, they have to be being so cheapo, so If I had to, i could hike out on 'em
Mainly they're lite at 8oz. Used 'em on the Lassen trip and still trucking.

Departure date? yup, i do!
Got a ride, leave for the drive on Monday may 24th, to avoid the following Memorial Day weekend traffic. The actual date when I start is going to be a little up to him, See he wants to make a photography road trip out of it, and maybe hang out the first or second nights on the trail with me for Old Time sake. I'm jes along for the ride.

Short version: sorta May 27th.

Intrinsic · Post by **Intrinsic** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 11:04 am

ripper5 wrote:Do you just catch a flight home when done? I've never done anything like this. It's pretty fucking awesome.

Since I'm finishing in the state where I live. Plan it is to take Amtrak from Reno NV, Which would be a series of hitchhike, bus, train, bus, walk last 3 miles. Depending upon funds or just hitchhike the whole way. I worry tho hitchhiking might not be viable during a pandemic. But by the end of September it could be a different world.

Butcher Bob · Post by **Butcher Bob** » Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:11 pm

Intrinsic wrote:Sorry, they're not Jerusalem Cruisers.

Sure they are...not quite shoes...not quite sandals...they're Jerusalem cruisers.

Just a slang term for the style.

Great for barefoot season.

Wishing you great connectivity on your travels...because I luv the updates.