Continental Divide Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the next installment of this year’s Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the CDT. Continental Divide Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect CDT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this in a way that I hope will give a comprehensive picture of what gear CDT thru-hikers are using. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear for the Continental Divide Trail, written by Mac.

Halfway Anywhere: Continental Divide Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

Continental Divide Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the next installment of this year’s Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the CDT. Continental Divide Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect CDT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this in a way that I hope will give a comprehensive picture of what gear CDT thru-hikers are using. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear for the Continental Divide Trail, written by Mac.

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Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
Medya Mansyone

Halfway Anywhere: Continental Divide Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

Continental Divide Trail Gear Guide (2025 Survey)

In the next installment of this year’s Continental Divide Trail Thru-Hiker Survey, we dive into gear for hiking the CDT. Continental Divide Trail gear lists vary wildly between hikers, and (spoiler alert) finding a perfect CDT gear list is impossible. That said, we can try.

I’ve organized this in a way that I hope will give a comprehensive picture of what gear CDT thru-hikers are using. This post covers the highest-rated gear, the most common gear, base weights, gear advice, and more.

Continue reading to learn more about gear for the Continental Divide Trail, written by Mac.

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Mac
Tyler 'Mac' Fox, the voice behind Halfway Anywhere, is a multifaceted adventurer, thru-hiker, bikepacker, ultrarunner, and van dweller, after a pivotal experience thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013.
Medya Mansyone
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