2025 Allegheny 100 Gear List
- Reach Your Summit
- 4 days ago
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This is the gear that I will be using for the 2025 Allegheny 100. My baseweight is right around 5.5 lbs. By keeping things simple, light and efficient, I can hike faster, longer and more comfortably without sacrificing safety. The Allegheny 100 is an unsupported 100 mile backpacking challenge that has to be completed in 50 hours or less. It normally takes place the second weekend in June within Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania along the North Country Trail. Though this year it will be taking place near the beginning of June. Temps are generally in the mid 70s to low 80s during the day and the mid to low 50s at night. I've participated in the A100 in the past and a completion of it has eluded me due to injury and food poisoning. I'm really excited to get back out there this year and complete the 100 mile challenge within the timeframe that is given. My conditioning has been well underway, but I've been ramping it up with some solo shakedown trips and cross-training when not guiding or working with clients. Getting out in varying conditions and also at night has been helping me get dialed in with some new gear that I'll be using this year and old favorites. Here's a look at what I will be using.
v See my A-100 gear list in the video below v
Packing
Homemade Backpack - 12.8 oz
Nylofume Pack Liner - 0.9 oz
LiteAF DCF Ditty Bag - 0.6 oz
Shelter
Polycro Groundsheet - 1 oz
Titanium Shepherd Hook Stakes (x6) - 1 oz
Sleeping
Zpacks Solo 30*F Quilt - 12.5 oz
Gossamer Gear 3/8" Torso Foam Pad - 2.5 oz
Zpacks Comfy Camp Pillow - 2.5 oz
Clothing (Carried)
Enlightened Equipment Visp - 5 oz
Montbell Tachyon Wind Pants - 1.9 oz
Injinji Ultra Run Toe Socks - 1.5 oz
Event Shirt - 5 oz
Water/Food
CNOC Hydriam 500 mL Soft Water Bottles (x2) - 1.8 oz
CNOC Vecto X 2L Bag - 3 oz
Sawyer Micro Squeeze Water Filter - 2 oz
Ursack Major XL 7.5 oz
Plymor Food Bag Liner - 1 oz
Miscellaneous
Suunto Clipper Compass - 0.2 oz
NCT Paper Map - 0.2 oz
Swiss Army Classic SD - 0.7 oz
Rawlogy/RYS Cork Massage Ball 0.6 oz
DIY FAK - 0.7 oz
DIY Footcare Kit - 0.5 oz
DIY Gear Repair Kit - 0.8 oz
Mini Bic Lighter - 0.4 oz
Natural Bug Lotion - 0.3 oz
Lip Balm - 0.1 oz
Sunblock - 0.4 oz
Hygiene Kit - 1 oz
Bidet - 0.1 oz
Deuce of Spades Trowel - 0.6 oz
Sanitizer - 0.5 oz
Zpacks Carbon Fiber Pole (Modified) - 4.5 oz
Electronics
Garmin InReach Mini - 3.5 oz
Apple Airpods 3 - 0.8 oz
Anker Powercore Nano 10000 mAh Battery Bank - 7.2 oz
Charging Cables - 1.5 oz
Total baseweight of my pack (without food and water): 5.5 lbs
Clothing (Worn)
Old Navy Go-Dry Cool S/S Shirt - 5 oz
Old Navy Waffle Grid 1/4 Zip Fleece - 10 oz
Patagonia Sender Boxer Briefs - 2 oz
Pa'lante 6" Shorts - 6 oz
BUFF Headwear - 1 oz
Ciele GoCap - 1.4 oz
Ombraz Sunglasses - 0.8 oz (soft case - 0.8 oz)
Injinji Run Toe Socks - 1 oz
UltraGam Gaiters - 1 oz
Apple Watch Ultra
Undecided (Alternatives Mentioned In Video):
Meadowphysics Abode - 7.2 oz
Arc'teryx Atom SL - 9.5 oz
Patagonia Houdini - 3.6 oz
Arc'teryx Incendo Airshell - 3.7 oz
Altra Timp 5 BOA - 20 oz
So that is what I'll be using for the 2025 Allegheny 100. I hope this helps anyone interested in what someone might carry for this type of adventure or anyone that is attempting the A100. If you're planning participate in this year's event and have any questions about it, feel free to comment below or contact me. I'm happy to help. Thanks for following along!
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