Backpacking Essentials: Suggested Backpack

1. Sun hat

2. Gore-Tex rain parka

3. Wool hat

4. Gloves

5. Pile jacket

6. Polypro long underwear bottoms

7. Long-sleeved shirt

8. Underwear

9. Bandana

10. Long pants

11. Extra wool socks

12. Extra liner socks

13. Toothbrush

14. Toilet paper

15. Personal items in zippered pouch

16. Mosquito repellent

17. Mosquito-proof head net

18. Sunblock

19. Breakfast food

20. Lunch food

21. Dinner food

22. Towel

23. First-aid kit

24. Nalgene 1-quart water bottle

25. Binoculars

26. Eating bowl

27. Drinking cup

28. Camera

29. Salt and pepper

30. Sunglasses

31. Zippered pouch containing: repair kit (consisting of a couple of feet of duct tape wrapped around an aluminum sleeve), matches in waterproof container, Lexan spoon, lighter, Lexan fork, Swiss Army knife

32. Topographic map

33. Compass

34. Dish rag

35. Flashlight

36. Tent

37. Pack

38. Water filter

39. Sleeping pad

40. Sleeping bag

41. Nesting cooking pots

42. Pot scrubber

43. Stove

44. Fuel bottle

45. Nylon line

46. Camp shoes

47. Rain cover for pack