Gear List: Temperate Hiking/Camping

Individual Gear
• backpack
• sleeping bag
• ground pad
• headlamp or flashlight
• knife -- Leatherman, Swiss Army, etc.
• lighter/matches
• webbing
• cord (1/8" x 20' is useful)
• day pack -- big enough for a day's water and a meal plus incidentals like camera and sunscreen
• 2 1l water bottles or equivalent
• water purification
• 2 bowls: 1 large, 1 small (or a plate and a bowl)
• mug
• knife/fork/spoon
• medkit
  • blister tape
  • gauze & tape
  • bandaids
  • antibiotic ointment
  • painkiller
• minimal toiletries -- toothbrush, toothpaste, maybe camp soap
• minimal clothing -- take expected weather into account, including raingear
• boots
• sandals
• sunglasses and/or hat
• mung towel, very small

  Optional:

  • camp chair
  • notebook/pen
  • towel, small
  • rain gear

Group Gear:
• topo of the area -- more than one for the group is always best
• tent w/ ground cover
• wherewithal to bearbag food at night
• stove
• cookware (pots)
• wooden spoon
• tin foil
• pot scrubber
• sunscreen
• bog roll
• Ziplocs large
• Ziplocs small
• trowel

  Optional

  • camera
  • small axe or saw
  • small lantern/candle
  • bug spray
  • playing cards; Cosmic Wimpout; cribbage board

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