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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