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I have a pair of the Body Wrappers Dance Pants and I love them. You can't beat the price compared to the other brands and my only issue is that they do not have any pockets. They weigh about 1 oz more than ones for 4 times the price.
Tent: Six Moon Designs Lunar Solo
You and I are the same build, this is a very inexpensive, light, one pole setup and roomy tent, you + gear no problem, if bought off of backcountry.com during their 20% off sale it’s like $170-180
Wind pants:
$20, 3.5 oz, you’ll want the medium
Trekking Poles: Cascade Mountain Tech Carbon Cork, $45 shipped on amazon
Torso warmth: Walmart> Climate right Cuddlduds fleece set $20 plus a down jacket from Uniqlo.
Pack is super personal, but anything from a 2016 Osprey Exos/ Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor/ ULA pack to a fancier Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 40 (definitely recommend based off of reviews here) or HMG (heard mixed things) will do the job.
These are amazing budget options, if you want to upgrade from here feel free but this stuff will handle the JMT no problem.
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Body Wrappers Ripstop Pants 3.7oz in LG
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I don't know how much there is to say about them, order a size up, I use them for wind pants and for sleeping.
Not a thru hiker. But I'm also a female. I love my wind pants from amazon. I wear a medium and they are 95g. Not as light as other options but affordable.
Instead of wipes, you could mail yourself some compressed towels. I have some from daiso that are individually packaged like little candies. But there's also some on amazon. Definitely useful for that time of the month!
Also a PCT 2020 hopeful!
You're welcome! Yeah, the place I linked to for those bottles- they also sell a lot of other small bottles that are great for repackaging other stuff, as well as odds and ends that can save you weight in other places.
Yeah, those are the pants I was talking about. You can get them at Amazon too. I know the waist looks goofy in the pics but it's a normal waist you'd find on any other wind pants, it's just tailored to ride high so a lot of people double it over a few times so it's not around your belly button. It's lightweight material so I don't think it would be too bad with a waist belt but I'm beltless so I can't say for sure.
I use a small xlite too in addition to the thinlight. When the ground is pokey the thinlight can protect the xlite. When it's cold I put the thinlight on top and it helps boost the warmth of the xlite. Sometimes I use the thinlight under my feet.
Cheap and light plus they work well. If you don't like em then you're only out $15-20 rather than $100 for a name brand with essentially no weight difference. I have em, used em, love em. They're in my pack year round.
Here's a link. I can also vouch they work great
> Body Wrappers makes a lot of men's pants available on Amazon. Can I get a link or model name for a recommendation? Thanks.
These aren't "men's" pants... They are dance pants. The listing I got was this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002UR7RC/
I wear a 32x30 and Mediums were fine.
> And is the material going to stick to me?
They are ripstop nylon. If other nylon isn't a problem for you, this won't be either.
> I'm looking for something that can double as sleep pans to keep me (ick) off my quilt.
Lots of people use them as sleep pants.
Capezio makes dance shorts. I have their straight across and boy short. I think I'm up to 2x Vfront, 3x straight across black, 1x purple, 1xtan/nude https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KIBLI0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_rQcNCbDAK14VC
I size up 1 size from my regular to avoid panty lines since I'm not wearing them over a leotard.
They are actually yoga shorts! Super freaking comfy and super great for under a skirt!
The Tachyons are great but expensive. I got them used on /r/ulgeartrade to save some dough.
If you want to try out windpant life without dropping a bunch of $$$ I suggest going for the Bodywrapper Dance Pants, they're 3oz and cost like $25. They're pretty popular on this sub, you can find a bunch of reviews by searching around.
the body wrappers ones on amazon that everyone raves about so frequently here.
A lot of people like the dance pants on amazon for an inexpensive option. I am 5'6 150lbs and the size medium is perfectly baggy on me.
I've also been using the Body Wrappers Dance Pants. Not the most durable, but cheap enough to try out the concept.
Have you looked if amacon.com ships these to norway? They are well regarded here and I like them as well even though I only ever used them on two daytrips.
Yes, but usually find them slightly cheaper on Amazon
awesome! cowboy camping is one of the great joys of the PCT, most nights you won't even need a tent especially with a May start. for the same weight as your polycro i'd get a 3x7' piece of tyvek, it is more durable and can be folded into a sitpad. dance pants are Bodywrappers nylon warm up pants -- they run a but small so size up. i'm 6'4" and wear XL and mine weigh 3.8 oz, M or L are closer to 3 oz
Dance Pants are a great cheap and lightweight wind pant.
I prefer to have a separate set of sleep clothes that I don't hike in on a regular basis. For me, it's more comfy (I've brought a cotton tank just to sleep in), keeps my bag 'cleaner', and it's nice to have something dry to change into for camp/sleep.
Okay so right now your BW is ~16lbs without Sierra stuff. Let's dive in.
Drop the footprint, get some 1.5mil polycro for cowboy camping/ keep your tent cleaner when camping on soggy ground
You mentioned that you were unlikely to change up your pad setup in your post. You are bringing a full size Zlite, by chopping it in half or even 1/4 its current size you could save ~10oz and still retain enough CCF for your lower back support
Your bladder weighs more than three water bottles
Your backup water treatment is heavier than your Squeeze. If this is truly a backup, aquatabs are much lighter
Drop the event stuff sack and replace with a compactor bag
DCF is a terrible fabric for a food bag but if you already have one, bring some repair tape and treat it delicately
Your FAK looks heavy considering what you are actually carrying. How much of that 6oz is packaging material?
Carried clothing looks fine. I personally prefer fleece midlayers over merino but w/e. UL Wind pants
Hiking shirt and sun hoodie? Pick one and leave the other behind. My vote is to keep the sun hoodie, the first ~1200 miles of the PCT have a lot of sun exposure and the second half isn't that much better.
Swap your gaiters for a pair of Dirty Girl gaiters. Those OR ones are overkill
How do you plan to pack out your TP?
Bring only one sunscreen stick. You can find more in towns along the trail
Head net and picaradin wipes can be mailed to yourself inside your bear can
If you could swap your inReach Explorer for the mini you could save 6oz
Nitecore NB10k for powerbank
Nitecore NU25 for a USB rechargable headlamp
Swap out that SAK for the smallest one (Victorinox Classic). All you really need are the scissors
Drop the duct tape and just carry more tenacious tape
I keep them handy in case members of a rival gang show up and we need to settle things with a dance off.
ECWCS long john bottoms are cheap; I run on the warm side and dance pants are enough for 30F
You can order these dance pants everyone loves from the US, cost me 22€ incl. Shipping to Germany. Worth it!
These are what you’re looking for. Cheap, light, packable, and retain a surprising amount of heat for cool nights and mornings at camp. You can give them a DWR treatment and they become pretty capable rain pants as well.
Try the dance pants for $20. Wind pants were a game changer for me. https://www.amazon.com/Body-Wrappers-Ripstop-Pants-Black/dp/B0002UR7SQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=body+wrappers&qid=1613963875&sprefix=body+wrapp&sr=8-3
What percentage of the time do you think you'll wear those pants, and how attached are you to that particular pair/style? Swapping the covertibles for a $17, 4 oz pair of dancepants to layer over your shorts would save you ~10 oz.
I wore Patagonia Houdini wind pants on my thru last year. Really liked them. But I also picked up some thermal leggings for the high Sierra.
The usual budget friendly recommendation for wind pants if you don't want to spend $100 are Body Wrappers Dance Pants.
What clothing are you wearing?
I did Whitney a couple weeks ago — long sleeve coolibar sun shirt, UA racerback bra, target running shorts (built in liner for underwear), with mid calf F2F socks and Altra LP’s were perfect for me.
Sunglasses? First aid kit? Toothbrush? Chapstick with sun protection? Sunscreen? Water treatment? Lighter? Hand sanitizer, TP? Beanie and buff/bandana are good to have. Def need a bear canister for the Sierra if camping away from where there are bear lockers. The BV450 has suited me well.
The rain pants may be a bit much. Could swap them out for a pair of dance pants for wind protection/warmth over a pair of shorts. The Mediums I have weigh 3 oz. Frogg Toggs is a good cheap UL rain jacket.
If your dinners are dehydrated meals, you can probably just add cold water instead of hot water to them, let them soak while you set up camp (or soak them in a Talenti jar or freezer bag at a stop before camp), let them rehydrate and then eat!