One of the facts of life of walking around for 10-15 days outside of civilization is that you have to carry everything you want on your back. Food, shelter, emergency supplies, etc, all have to be on your back. I've been gradually collecting items for the last couple of years; I took a backpack to Europe, I picked up a sleeping bag for 5 bucks at on clearance at a big box store, I got a couple of presents of things like a camp stove and filter pump, and have been collecting things for a couple of years.
Backpacker magazine has a pretty comprehensive list of gear required in the Backpacker 101 section on their web site. Bette has one in her Wonderland Trail book. I've even got a a book which gives a tongue and cheek guide to backpacking around here somewhere. Based on what I see so far, what to take is as much a personal decision as there are backpackers.
The other thing that I'm a bit wary about is the different web sites which may or may not have a financial interest in the products that they're recommending. Given that everything on the web is based on advertising revenue, having someone recommend a particular brand of product raises a few red flags. I hope that anyone reading this will do their own due diligence if I end up recommending a certain product.
One of the pages that I will be working on during this blog is my gear list. I'm sure it'll be interesting to see how it evolves.
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