I generally wear the same clothes while hiking: a long-sleeved shirt or sun hoodie with shorts. In colder weather, I prefer to add light layers, rather than add long pants. Although they add some weight, I normally carry a set of "town clothes" because I don't like to wear rain gear while doing laundry.
Items I Currently Use
| Item | Weight (oz.) |
|---|---|
| Patagonia Capilene Cool Daily sun hoodie** | 6.7 |
| Kuhl Kruiser shorts** | 6.2 |
| REI Co-op Trailmade Jogger (for walking desert scrub) | 9.3 |
| Ex Officio Give-N-Go Sport Mesh boxer briefs - 9" inseam (one to wear, one spare)** | 5.0 |
| Simblissity LevaGaiter strapless scree gaiters** | 1.9 |
| Wrightsock Cool Mesh II ankle socks (one pair to wear, one spare)** | 2.3 |
| Topo Athletic Traverse trail running shoes** | 19.9 |
| Rab Talus cap** | 1.5 |
| 32 Degrees Cool t-shirt (for town) | 4.1 |
| Nike Dry Fit shorts (for town) | 4.8 |
| Mountain Laurel Designs wallet (with credit cards, cash)** | 1.3 |
| Enlightened Equipment Torrid APEX insulated jacket | 9.0 |
| Patagonia Capilene Midweight Base Layer zipper shirt | 8.4 |
| Patagonia Capilene Lightweight Base Layer bottom | 3.3 |
| Integral Designs Hot Socks | 4.3 |
| Melanzana Hard Face Toque | 1.2 |
| Buff | 1.3 |
| Head Sensatec gloves | 2.2 |
| Salomon Sense Aero wind jacket | 3.5 |
| Ex Officio Give-N-Go Sport Mesh boxer briefs - 9" inseam (spare) | 2.8 |
| Atwater Carey bug net | 1.6 |
| Enlightened Equipment Stronghold mittens* | 2.1 |
| Enlightened Equipment Visp rain mitts | .9 |
| Enlightened Equipment Visp rain pants | 3.9 |
| Enlightened Equipment Copperfield wind pants | 2.0 |
| OR Stratoburst Stretch rain jacket | 10.3 |
| Sencha Designs Alpha 90 Hoodie with Half Zip | 5.0 |
Items Used in the Past
| Item | Weight (oz.) |
|---|---|
| Cloudveil shorts (worn in the PCT desert) | 6.4 |
| Zpacks rain mitts (didn't hold up as well as expected) | 1.1 |
| Injinji Liner Socks | 1.1 |
| Tilley LTM6 Airflo hat (wore on the AT, PCT, and BMT) | 3.6 |
| Altra Lone Peak 4.0 shoes (didn't hold up as well as expected) | 19.4 |
| Zpacks rain skirt (began to come apart on the PCT) | 2.0 |
| Arc'teryx Zeta FL rain jacket (replaced with OR jacket when pit zips were preferred) | 7.7 |
| Arc'teryx Beta LT Hybrid jacket (replaced later for a lighter jacket) | 14.1 |
| Arc'teryx Beta SL rain pants (replaced later for lighter pants) | 9.9 |
| Outdoor Research Helium II rain jacket (worn on last half of the AT and PCT desert section before switching to better quality Arc'teryx Zeta FL rain jacket) | 6.7 |
| Outdoor Research Helium rain pants (worn on last half of the AT and after the desert on the PCT) | 5.4 |
| Arc'teryx Fortrez hoodie fleece jacket (worn on the AT) | 12.9 |
| RedHead Ragin' water shoes (used on the AT but decided they weren't needed on the PCT) | 8.1 |
| Oboz Bridger BDry hiking boots (worn on the AT, switched to trail runners after that) | 36.1 |
| Showa 281 gloves | 1.9 |
| Possum Down Gloves | 1.3 |
| Injinji Trail midweight mini-crew socks (2nd pair) | 2.0 |
| Darn Tough ankle-high socks | 2.2 |
| Golite Ether hooded windshirt | 3.2 |
| Appalachian Gear Company All-paca fleece hoodie | 11.1 |
My descriptions of gear are not intended to be product endorsements. I have not been compensated for any product mentions, nor do I use affiliate links.
* = Item is carried when conditions warrant
** = Item is worn while hiking