Backpacking Essentials
1) Sleeping bag, pad and ground cloth
2) Tent
3) Map
4) Compass
5) First Aid and moleskin
5) Firestarter: lighter, waterproof matches and candle
6) At least a days extra food
7) Knife
8) Rope
9) Flashlight
10) Water bottle and Filter
11) Sunscreen
12) Insect repellant
13) Extra clothing
14) Winter Hat
15) Toilet paper
16) Trowel
17) Signal device: Small mirror
18) Emergency blanket
19) Daypack
20) Rain gear
21) Walking stick
22) Camera
23) Thermometer
24) Camp stove
25) Camp shoes
26) Sewing kit
27) Ice axe, if hiking on snow fields or ice
28) Crampons, if hiking on snow fields or ice
29) Good book to read
30) Hiking companion
Massey Lake Chiwawa Basin area
Backpacking Gear Sites
Eastern
Mountain Sports (EMS)
Sierra
Trading Post
Cabela's
Mountain
Equipment Co-op
REI
Altrec
Moosejaw
USOutdoorStore
Overton's
Gander Mountain
Patagonia
Paragon Sports
Orvis
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