Our Walk Along the East Coast Trail (ECT)

East Coast Trail Hiking Gear List Essential Supplies for the ECT As we prepare to set out on the first section and most eastern section of the Trans Canada Trail / Great Trail , Newfoundland's amazing East Coast Trail , we have had to make several gear decisions. We thought we would share what we have chosen and our reasoning!   Tents and Sleeping Bags Having not been required to carry a tent, tarp or sleeping pads while on the Camino Frances in Spain , the GR trails in France, or our End-to-End hikes along the Bruce Trail in Ontario Canada we had fallen out of practice of adding these items to our packs. When we began looking at the ECT and TCT it quickly became clear that our 4-person tent which we had used for years driving to Ontario's Provincial Parks was far too heavy an item to backpack with. Indeed, having personally carried this 12 lb tent over 200 km throughout a previous trip I never wanted to put it in my pack again.   In February of 2018, we splurged and...