Nine tips for thru-hiking the 38.5-mile Trans-Catalina Trail on Catalina Island in California

Interested in thru-hiking the 38.5-mile Trans-Catalina Trail on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles, California? Here are my tips for when you do so! Learn more and book campsites with the Catalina Island Conservancy: https://catalinaconservancy.org/recre.... Watch my video series of my thru-hike of the TCT: Episode one:    • Thru-hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail in Ca...   Episode two:    • Thru-Hiking the Trans-Catalina Trail on Ca...   Episode three:    • Trans-Catalina Trail Thru-Hike on Catalina...   Buy my Appalachian Trail memoir, "Where the Rhododendrons Bloom" on Amazon and Kindle: https://amzn.to/4977DMA. Send virtual trail magic: PayPal: https://paypal.me/audipayne?country.x... Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/audipayne Venmo: venmo.com/audipayne Follow my adventures: Subscribe to my channel:    / audreyadventures   Follow me on Instagram: Instagram.com/audipayne Follow me on TikTok: TikTok.com/@audipayne Visit my website: Audrey-Adventures.com Join my email list: http://eepurl.com/g-yJ35 My backpacking gear list: Backpack: Gossamer Gear Mariposa (https://bit.ly/3uwYyLg) Sleeping bag: Western Mountaineering Ultralite 20 F Down (https://bit.ly/2XtIjkk) Sleeping bag liner: Sea to Summit sleeping bag liner (https://amzn.to/2OsJ1WX) Tent: Zpacks plexamid (https://zpacks.com/products/plexamid-...) Sleeping pad: Nemo Tensor (https://bit.ly/3mllIPz) Emergency GPS device: Garmin inReach mini (https://bit.ly/3sIH1gp) Rain jacket: Marmot PreCip (https://bit.ly/3BYy9qM) Stove: MSR Pocket Rocket (https://amzn.to/32jbIxz) Cookware. Titanium pot (https://amzn.to/3j8r0v2), cup (https://amzn.to/3jaKK0S), and long-handled spork (https://amzn.to/38YR2wd) Water filter: Sawyer Squeeze (https://amzn.to/32l1EUC) and Evernew water carry system (https://amzn.to/3fxNlA5) Bear bag: Ursack Major XL bear sack (https://bit.ly/3bi6aa0) Dry bags: Sea to Summit (https://amzn.to/3j9K643) Hiking boots: Oboz Sawtooth Lows (https://amzn.to/38ZkKRC) Trowel: Tentlab Deuce of Spades (https://amzn.to/2Wo74dH) Kula cloth (pee cloth) (https://bit.ly/2ZqrbMQ) Portable phone battery charger: Anker (https://amzn.to/3jeZqwn) Trekking poles: Black Diamonds (https://amzn.to/3ezC0OD) Headlamp: Black Diamond Astro (https://amzn.to/32odEVl Socks: Darn Toughs (https://amzn.to/390oZMD) Underwear: Ex Officios (https://amzn.to/3etg8UR) Puffy coat: Patagonia Nano Puff (https://bit.ly/3vTKXwd) and Patagonia Micro Puff (https://bit.ly/3Gsnkjm) Camp shoes: Teva Women’s Original Universal Sandals (https://amzn.to/3CKqvkL) Ibex's sun umbrella: https://bit.ly/3qmTiqi. Other: Clothes (quick drying/ layers!), pillow (https://amzn.to/2ZxW5AE), sunglasses, hand sanitizer, bug spray, sun hat, sunscreen, personal hygiene items, small sponge, knife, trail map, gloves, hat, etc. *This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something using these links, I may receive a small commission. This is at no additional cost to you.