Hiking

* gear list for Crow Pass or similar trails (Thx Beth, Ally and REI for most of this list!)

Clothing

  • Rain gear
  • Ball cap
  • Warm hat
  • Gloves
  • long underwear
  • Fleece, poly-pro
  • hiking Pants
  • Shorts (zip-off pants?)
  • Wicking shirts
  • short sleeve T, long sleeve.
  • Good boots
  • Sandals or water shoes for the crossing.  Aqua Sox & sandals?
  • Wool or Smartwool socks x 2 or 3

Camp Gear
  • Backpack
  • Pack Raincover (or large hefty bag....)
  • Crazy Creek (optional, but nice.  A luxury item really...)
  • Straps for external tie downs.  As long as we have a few among us, that is good...
  • Tent
  • Sleeping bag.  In a dry bag is nice.  Or a garbage bag.
  • Sleeping pad
  • Pillow sack
  • Headlamp
  • Stove, fuel, repair kit if needed
  • matches, Fire starter, Lighter
  • cookset & cleaner
  • Cup
  • bowl
  • spork
  • Overnight kit.  Deodorant, anyone?
  • TP.  Spare ziplocks
  • A couple big garbage bags
  • Small tarp, 550 cord.  For a sunshade, no doubt....
  • Thermos?
  • Flask
  • Travel towel
  • Cards
Trail & Tools

  • Trekking poles
  • Knife, Leatherman.  Ya know, or woman....
  • Repair kit.
  • Bug dope, bug net
  • Sunscreen
  • Bandana
  • GPS
  • Map
  • Compass
  • Water filter, (Iodine tablets?)
  • Camelback bladder or water bottles
  • Camera
  • Binoculars
  • Sunglasses, croakies

    Safety & First Aid
    • First Aid kit.  At least one bomber one.
    • Blister kit - moleskin, newskin
    • Sunscreen
    • Whistle
    • Mirror
    • Laser.  Beth?
    • Bear spray, bag/rope for hanging food,  .44 mag , bear bells?

    Food Ideas:

    *tupperware needed?
    * check out these recipes: http://www.easybackpackingtips.com/backpackingrecipes.html


    Breakfast ideas

    • Oatmeal
    • Grapenuts & powdered milk or small carton
    • Via coffee, tea, cream, sugar, powdered milk?..
    • breakfast burritos - dehydrated eggs and  bean burrito

    Lunch Ideas
    • burritos
    • pre-baked potato
    • precook Canadian bacon, wrap it in foil and then eat it cold or reheat it in the foil over my backpacking stove for a few mins). 
    • flat packets of tuna
    • pita bread
    • ramen noodle
    • smoked salmon, cream cheese & cucumber served on either bagel or ryvita
    • cheeses & french bread

    Dinner Ideas
    • Freeze dried dinners
    • Tortilla Wraps
    • hard salami & cheese
    • soup bullion or other dried soup
    • mashed potatoes, frozen steaks
    • 10 minute boil-in-bag rice
    • pre-baked potato

    Snack Ideas
    • Salty nuts   ;)
    • Denali Dawgs
    • Gorp
    • Granola bars, Snickers, etc...
    • Mangos
    • laughing cow cheese
    • beef jerky
    • Dried cranberry & raw almond mix
    • Chocolate
    • dried fruit

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