Backpacking Equipment
The following information is courtesy of:
- Sandeep Mirchandani (deep@netcom.netcom.com)
- Bernard Ng (bing@Singapore.Sun.COM)
- Keh-Yoe Ong (kong@mipos3.intel.com)
Table of Contents
- Carrying equipment
- Clothes equipment
- Personal equipment
- Cooking equipment
- Housing equipment
- Sleeping equipment
- Ice climbing equipment
- Survival pack
1 backpack (absolute minimum 3500 cubic inches)
- 2 sets light weight polypro underwear
- 1 set expedition weight polypro underwear
- 2 sets briefs
- 1 fleece jacket
- 2 pairs of pants (hiking, campsite)
- Shorts
- 2 pairs of thin polypro sockliners
- 2 pairs of thick outer socks (reinforced at toes/heels)
- Hiking shoes, boots (with built in steel shank, ScotchGuard/GoreTex)
- Sneakers, mocassins, sandals
- Nylon gaiter
- Nylon windbreaker
- Rain suit with hood
- Rain pants (water proof, preferably GoreTex)
- 1 polypro balaclava
- Hat, cap
- Soap (powder, liquid)
- 3 water bottles
- Toothbrush, toothpaste
- Sponge/Shammy
- Toilet roll (with center removed)
- Spare glasses, contact lenses
- Sunglasses (no metal frame)
- Head band
- Sunblock
- Chapstick
- Moleskin, scissors
- Candle lantern, candle
- Flash light, head lamp, extra batteries
- Camera, extra film
- 2 Edge/Cliff Bars
- Extra plastic bags, extra stuff sacks
- Stove
- Gas canisters
- Magnesium fire starter
- Swiss Army knife
- Metal cooking pot
- Boiling pot
- Cup and bowl
- Salt, pepper
- Utensil set
- Cooking knife
- Gloves for cooking
- Strike anywhere matches waterproofed with wax
- Firestarter material
- Still kits, tube tent
- Water purification tablets
- Tent
- Vestibule
- Groundsheet
- Shovel
- Sleeping bag
- Stuff sack
- Vapor barrier
- Self inflating mattress/2 sleeping pads
- Ice axe
- Crampons
- Plastic boots
- Harness
- Carabiner
- Ice anchors
- Rope
- Summit pack (2000 cubic inches is sufficient)
- Small magnetic compass
- Topo maps
- Altimeter
- Signalling mirror
- Whistle
- Needle with large eye
- Nylon thread, nylon cord
- Square yard nylon chiffon
- Freeze dried fruit, candy
- Pencil and paper
- Razor blade
- Plant identification guide
- Spare rope
- Flare gun
- Fish hooks, safety pins
- Snake bite kit
- Aluminium foil
- Space blanket
- Basic medical kit