What Are Some Absolute *must Brings* When Backpacking?
I’m going to backpack the WORLD basically for who knows how long time, west usa, alaska, canada, europe russia, egypt europe. I’ll probably be doing lots of camping and walking. so what are some thing that I honestly just have to bring on your opinon im open to any advice you have.
Also what are some suggested places to avoid due to maybe lack of scernery, or dangerous?
Thank you
-here’s what I have so far
rubber door-stop
duct tape
thin moleskin
sports watch with an alarm
Food
Nibblies in ziploc bag
Cooking / Eating
Swiss Army Knife
Bowl or plate
mug for hot drinks
eating utensils: knife and fork, plastic bowl
Water bottle 1 L.
Camping
candle lantern and candles
THERMAREST sleeping pad. (a must for comfort !)
warm light weight sleeping bag
Clothes
Pants & Wind pants
Fleece vest/jacket or wool sweater
running shoes, sandals
sun cap with visor
water resistant jacket
Misc
headlamp
Sunglasses & sunscreen
Toilette kit: earplugs, kleenex, moleskin, toothbrush, towel Whistle
Rope …. 7 mm in 20′ length
reading stuff
small hiking pack
first aid kit: bandage, aspirin, sunscreen
You’ll probably want more than 1 liter of water. You need to drink at least that much every day to stay hydrated, and if you’re backpacking you’ll need at least twice as much every day. Heck, if you’re going to Egypt and you’re not used to the heat, you could drink that liter in an hour.
You’ll also want to make sure you have money in the currency of all the countries you’re visiting, or failing that some traveler’s checks.
I actually think your bringing too much already - most of the things you’ve listed will be easy to acquire along the way, and would save you the trouble of having to cart all of it around. I recomend going to a camping supply store and seeing if you could narrow down your list by finding multifunctional stuff.
nail clippers
Toilet Paper!!! You never know when you might need it, and it SUCKS when you don’t have it. They make quick degrading TP, so its very earth-friendly. I don’t know what you mean by camping, but in some spots, campsites are only that.
CELL PHONE - fully charged
Toilet paper, GPS tracking system and a cell phone with an extra fully charged battery.