| BACKPACKING EQUIPMEN LIST While on the Trail Required Equipment | |
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GEAR Backpack - big enough for personal gear and 2, 1 gallon milk jugs- line the pack with a garbage bag. Tent or Rain Shelter Sleeping Bag - rated to at least 35 deg and small enough to fill less than 25% of your pack. Sleeping Pad Boots - well broken in during at least 6 previous hikes. Water Containers (2 liters total) - at least 2 containers so that 1 can be purifying while you can still drink from the other. This could be a bladder and a water bottle or 2 bottles. Mug or Cup/ Bowl or Plate w/ high sides Eating Utensil - spoon or spork, no disposable plastic as they break too easily Flashlight or headlamp plus an extra set of batteries Rain cover for pack (a large garbage bag or a rain poncho is sufficient) Toilet paper- tear it into useable lengths and pack into a Ziploc. Lid from a tuna can or similar (3½ inches in diameter- for your stove) Hand sanitizer
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CLOTHING Shorts (just the pair you are wearing) T-shirt (may need only what you are wearing or 1 backup) Long Pants or zip on legs to shorts Long Sleeve Shirt Light weight jacket or fleece Sun Hat Rain Parka or poncho Underwear - 1 extra pair Long Underwear - depending on weather forecast Socks - liners and thick socks (1 pair besides the ones you are wearing to start out in) Camp Shoes - closed toe, Croc type shoe or lightweight sandal. Closed toe shoes required for cooking, but you can do this in your hiking boots Bandana - to use as a towel, sweat rag, or washcloth
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT |
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