The Happy Camper: Backpacking Equipment List
Credit: Kevin Callan
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks getting my “students at risk”ready for their fall backpacking trip.
I have three back-to-back trips with an assortment of skilled—and not-so-skilled—trekkers. Days were spent shopping for food at bulk food stores and going over equipment they needed to stuff in their packs.
Here’s the regular equipment list I gave them. I hope I didn’t miss anything—and I really hope they pack enough gear to survive the chilly nights and not enough to weigh them down.
Backpacking Trip: General Group Equipment List
- Tent
- Tent poles & pegs
- Stove
- Stove fuel
- Utensil Bag (Wash cloth, scrubby, gloves, bio-soap, hand sanitizer, tea-towel, lighters, pot gripper, flipper, big spoon, fillet knife, measuring cup, grater, fold-knife, cutlery)
- Garbage bag
- Bowls
- Plates
- Saw
- First-Aid kit
- Gear repair kit
- Water filter
- Water container
- Tarp & ropes
- Maps & case
- Fire starters
Individual Gear
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
- Camp cup
- Toiletry bag
- Camera
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
- Camp pillow
- Toilet paper
- Camp towel
- Journal & pencil
- Headlamps
Personal Packing List
- Rain coat
- Rain pants
- Extra shoes
- Sunglasses
- Hat
- Extra shirt
- Fleece (heavy)
- Fleece (light)
- Extra pants
- Extra undies
- Extra socks
- Long sleeve undershirt
- Long-johns (light or fleece)
- Shorts (maybe)
- Toque
- Toothpaste
- Tooth brush
- Biodegradable soap
- Towel
- Wash cloth
- Post-trip clean/dry clothes
