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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

 

massey lake

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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