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Backpacking Essentials

1. Sleeping bag, pad and ground cloth
2. Tent
3. Map
4. Compass
5. First Aid and moleskin
6. Firestarter:lighter, waterproof matches and candle
7. At least a days extra food
8. Knife
9. Rope
10. Flashlight
11. Water bottle and Filter
12. Sunscreen
13. Insect repellant
14. Extra clothing
15. Winter Hat
16. Toilet paper
17. Trowel
18. Signal device:Small mirror
19. Emergency blanket
20. Daypack
21. Rain gear
22. Walking stick
23. Camera
24. Thermometer
25. Camp stove
26. Camp shoes
27. Sewing kit
28. Ice axe if hiking on snow fields or ice
29. Crampons
30. Good book to read
31. Hiking companion

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