Hiking gear research and selection has been the most time-consuming part preparing for this thruhike, and I’m officially a hiking nerd. For about two months, I’ve been levelling up my decision-making and minimalism skills reading, exploring, and comparing thru-hiking gear. To bring or not to bring? As well as researching tons on eco and ethical friendly outdoor gear and the essentials to bring to this hike. A lot of the gear selection is personal preference, but there are some essentials you'd always need and may be worth investing in. Over the years, I invested in a good sleeping mat and sleeping bag (I'm at 3 euros/night now;)). When you sleep well, the rest is figuroutable.
My base weight and gear list for hiking the GR11, was between six and seven kilo, without food and water for my dog Wingo & I.
We mostly camped and slept in the free cabanas and refugios. I'm 55 kilos.
Here's an overview of my pack
I ended the hike pretty much with the same pack. My dog didn't walk to me until the end. When he left the trail, and I didn't have to carry his food anymore, I added my camera and a camera click system to my pack adding. On the way, I also got myself a real waterproof jacket (the one I had wasn't so waterproof), and I ditched the rain pants.
Overall, I'm really happy with what I brought and have used every item pretty much every day.
I also made a video where I walked through my pack. It'll be online spring 2025 on my youtube channel.
Any questions? Drop a comment!
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