The Trek (independent publication)

Peg Leg’s Calendar Year Triple Crown Gear List

In 2025 the author completed a Calendar Year Triple Crown, hiking roughly 8,500 miles across the United States while using a largely unchanged gear set from the previous year. The core kit featured a Pa’lante Ultraweave Desert Pack, Zpacks Plex Solo Lite tent, Katabatic Palisade quilt, Therm‑a‑Rest NeoAir XLite pad, and Montbell apparel, with only a few replacements such as a new sidebag and headlamp. Electronics included a Garmin Solar 2 watch, later swapped for a Coros Vertix 2S, and multiple high‑capacity Anker and Nitecore power banks. The post highlights how ultralight, high‑quality gear endured the extreme mileage and varied climates of three long‑distance trails.