Backpacker's Checklist:  Remember
your survival gear and supplies

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The checklist here includes the essentials for camping in the backcountry.  I've also included some hot tips and links to necessary gear which can keep the load to a minimum and yet not compromise the gear's performance.  This checklist can be modified and adjusted as necessary.

Backpacker's Checklist of the Essentials:


 _____ Backpack  _____ Water filtration system
 _____ Tent  _____ Topographical Map
 _____ Sleeping Bag- down or synthetic  _____ Tarp and Rope
 _____ Sleeping Pad- lightweight, self-inflating or closed cell  _____ Headlamp/Waterproof Flashlight
 _____ Stove/Fuel Canister  _____ Hiking Shoes
 _____ Pots/Pans- aluminum pie plates for serving  _____ Rain/Wind Gear
 _____ Cooking/ eating utensils/ Drinking Cup
  _____ Insulating Layers: Capilene and/or Fleece
Down Jacket
 _____ Camp Suds/Camp towel
  _____ First Aid Kit
 _____ Leatherman/multipurpose tool
  _____ Fire Starter Kit
 _____  Small Pillow Case
 		 _____  Insect Repellent
_____ Whistle (can be heard from greater distances than a yell)  _____ Mirror (can reflect the sun up to 20 miles)


HOT TIP:   If your lightweight down jacket (see North Face down jacket or Patagonia Down Sweater) travels with you even in the summer months, stuff it in the pillow case.  Instant pillow.

Firestarter Kit

_____ Birthday Candles (the "trick" ones)
_____ Firestarter Sticks (small) 
_____ Dry Tinder
_____ Matches with Waterproof container
_____ Cotton Balls (include in your first aid kit)
   
   
   
HOT TIP:  Soak your cotton balls in neosporin (included in your first aid kit) and use them as fire
starters under your dry tinder. 

   They may not be in the checklist, but don't forget your hiking poles.  Your body will thank you for remembering them.

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