Backpacking Packing list

A list to go backpacking in style:

*Backpack
*Pocket knife
*Flash light
*Batteries
*Camera
*Pepper spray or bear mace (depends on where you're going)
*Hand warmers


Shelter
*sleeping bag
*sleeping mat
*tent
(or alternatively skip the mat and the tent for a hammock)
*Pillow case or compressible pillow (stuff your coat or extra clothes in the pillow case.)


Food:
*Mountainhouse freez-dried food is pretty awesome
*Beef jerky
*Trail mix (fancy stuff without the peanuts if you're like me. I get tired of peanuts really fast)
*Eggs (pack very carefully)
*Oatmeal
*Apples
*Peanut butter
*Granola bars
*Chocolate
*Hot cocoa, tea or instant coffee

Water:
* Water container
* Iodine tablets. You can get these at Bi-mart or Walmart or probably REI
* A water filter

Water container:
2 L soda bottles work okay to make sure you are carrying a lot of water.
A smaller water bottle that you can get to easily it good to have in addition.
Cammelbacks and platypus bags are also really nice. It's im[ortant to make sure that you water isn't going to leak all over your stuff. The most important thing to keep dry is your sleeping bag.

Cooking Gear:
*Propane
*Bunsen burner type stove
* light weight pot(s) if you have space it's nice to have a couple
*silver ware
* lighter or matches (or flint and steel if you know how)
* ziplock bags (a small handful of empty bags stuffed into a pot is always nice to have for trash and whatever)

Antibug- anitsun
*Head net (very nice if there are a lot of mosquitoes about)
*Bug spray
*Sun screen
*Sun glasses
*hat (very important)

Hygiene:
*Toilet paper
*Baby wipes
*Soap
*Wash cloth
*Towel- a microfiber shop rag or shammy cloth sort of thing works. Don't haul anything bigger than a dish towel.
*Hand lotion.
*Little plastic hand shovel (for burying your poo)
*Razor (I have vicious leg hair. It pokes me when I try to sleep.)
*Deodorant (if it's more than a couple of days)
*Comb - my hair seems to keep from being greasy longer if I mess with it as little as possible.
*Tooth brush
*Tooth paste
*Tampons (good to have along even if you aren't planning to need them)
*Hair ties

First Aid:
*Technu (for cleaning off poison oak oils)
*Ibuprofen
*gauze
*Athletic tape
*Neosporin
*Tweezers
*Nail cutter
*Mole skin (for blisters)
*Tums
*Wrap for sprained ankle

Clothes
*Clean socks for everyday (unless you are hiking in sandals)
*At least one change of pants and shirt
*Underwear -thongs take up less space but they have some obvious drawbacks. I like boxers or going commando. More air circulation is good if you're going to be sweating and not showering for a few days.
*warm hat
*gloves
*raincoat