![]() ![]() REI co-op will size you for your backpack and can help guide you on what kind of gear is best for your backpacking adventure. If you can see, feel, and try on your gear in person first, even better. You gear doesn't need to be the pricey name brands, but please do choose your gear based on quality, warranty, and hiker reviews. When you are backpacking for multiple days, the last think you want to happen is your tent, backpack, shoes, or cooking supplies fail you. As you go through food during the trek, your load will naturally lighten as well.Į nsure your gear is of good quality. One person can hold the tent, stakes, tarp, and the other can hold the cooking set and stove. If you are backpacking with a friend (which is recommended for safety reasons), it is easy to split the weight of the camping gear. So if you weigh 150 lbs, your pack should not exceed 30 lbs. The weight of your pack should not exceed 20% of your body weight. Multi-Day Hikes - everything on the backpacking list is essential for multi-day hikes. If the day hike is longer, and the ascend is higher, then I will pack everything on the list in my day pack + bring the hydration bladder for easy access to water. ![]() It has a few pockets to store these essentials: Single Day Hikes - If the hike is relatively short (under 4 hours) and not ascending more than 2,000 feet from the base, I usually just bring my small hydration bladder pack. For this backpacking gear checklist, I’m sharing my personal setup, which is considered lightweight with a 20 lbs (9 kg) base-weight. Moral of this story - always be prepared. Grabbed my puffy and bundled up behind a huge boulder, trying to block Derek from the wind. The temperature must have dropped by at least 20 degrees, and it had already dropped by 20-30 degrees during the ascend. Then, the hail and snow began, and it hit HARD. Then out of no where, we see white clouds rolling in with 40+ mph gusts of wind. We reach the saddle (area between the two peaks) and the sun is shining. There was still a little snow on the mountain peaks, so I (being the smart one) decided to bring my insulated puffy jacket just in case. It was the dead of summer, July, and warm perfect weather. Here's a real life example - Derek and I were day hiking up Grays and Torreys, 14,000 footers in Colorado. Nature and weather are completely unpredictable, so it's best to be prepared for a worst case scenario situation. These lists are extensive, but absolutely necessary. Nylon cord to hang food or string clothes to dry Petroleum jelly soaked cotton balls workĬlothing - based on days hiking and access to creek/water to rinse and hang dry ![]() Kitchen supplies - cook set, utensils, bowl Lightweight sleeping bag (3 season at least) Unexpected weather gear - rain jacket, lined gloves, large trash bag, and lightweight puffy (depending on time of year) Sun protection - sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, sun protective clothing, chapstick Plus water treatment supplies like a life straw and chlorine dioxide tablets Water (1-2 liters for every 2 hours of hiking) Including pain reliever, foot repair, and alcohol based hand sanitizer Backpacking pack (40-60 liters), see here ![]()
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