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Packing List
In different conditions and areas I make a few small changes to the gear I take for example sometime I tarp camp, in other areas I use a tent, or sometimes I just camp in caves. I take about the same amount of gear on a 2 day hike as a 3 week hike, with the exception of food and consumables like gas and toothpaste. The gear I take hiking is always evolving and changing. Download my packing list at the end of this page.
Clothes (worn)
Clothes (in pack)
Other items
Sleep systems
Shelter
Cooking
Food
Safety
Personal
One of the most important items to take is a positive mental attitude. Without it, all the gear in the world, isn’t going to help you regain focus and start making sensible decisions.
In different conditions and areas I make a few small changes to the gear I take for example sometime I tarp camp, in other areas I use a tent, or sometimes I just camp in caves. I take about the same amount of gear on a 2 day hike as a 3 week hike, with the exception of food and consumables like gas and toothpaste. The gear I take hiking is always evolving and changing. Download my packing list at the end of this page.
Clothes (worn)
- Hat
- Glasses
- Shirt
- Pants
- Gators
- Trail runners shoes
- Socks
- Underwear
Clothes (in pack)
- Raincoat (or poncho)
- Gloves (if cold or sharp)
- Shirt (x1 if long trip)
- Pants (x1 or a pair of shorts)
- Thermal top (or singlet if warm)
- Thermal bottom (only if cold)
- Socks (x2 if long trip - keep one dry for sleep)
- Underwear (x2 if long trip)
- Warm jumper
- Beanie (if cold)
- Down jacket (if really cold)
Other items
- Backpack
- Internal pack liner (waterproof garbage bag)
- Waterproof, compression bag
Sleep systems
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping mat
- Pillow
- Plastic ground sheet (if tarp camping)
Shelter
- Tent or tarp
- Poles (sometimes just use sticks/trees if tarp camping)
- Pegs
Cooking
- Stove
- Gas
- Pot (including lid and handle)
- Lighters and matches
- Mug/bowl
- Eating utensil (Spork)
- Knife
- Sponge
- Water bladder/treatment
Food
Safety
- Map
- Compass
- Head torch
- GPS/Phone (maps loaded)
- Watch
- Medication
- First aid kit
- Survival kit
- PLB- Personal Locator Beacon (EPIRB)
- Rope
- Hand sanitiser
- Sunscreen
- Extra batteries
Personal
- Poo trowel
- Toilet Paper
- Camera
- Toiletries
- Power Bank
- Zip lock bags to keep things dry
One of the most important items to take is a positive mental attitude. Without it, all the gear in the world, isn’t going to help you regain focus and start making sensible decisions.