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Planning on going for a quick overnight trip this weekend around Central PA. I’ll be downsizing the pot and the lantern after the trip but am I missing anything important?
Other than a couple cast-iron skillets, what am I missing?
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I like your set up mostly. I'd heavily disagree on the water filter choice. You have one, I just don't like it. Same with camp shoes. You chose flip flops. I don't like those for camp either. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE flip flops. Just not in the backcountry.
IMO, Sawyer Squeeze is a better option for water filter and Keens for camp shoes.
But hey, you do you. You've got the critical stuff. Go have fun!
Thanks, I keep seeing the Sawyer squeeze come up, i’ll have to get one.
Hey, no problem at all! Sawyer squeeze is just a really handy product. The other filters are good, but the Sawyer Squeeze is just really functional. That is really the key in backpacking. Since you have to carry everything, and there is only so much space, everything you have NEEDS to be really useful. Eh, maybe not NEED is accurate but it is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better if it is useful.
That is why you saw a lot of comments deriding your choice of knives. One is good idea, multiple is superfluous...and heavy. The more often you backpack, the more you find a "set" that works for you. From your pics, most of your gear is unused. You'll find out really fast what works and what doesn't. You'll also figure out what is just dead weight and what you wish you had.
Personally, my kit is pretty much cobbled together from garage sales, thrift stores, a couple things from REI I couldn't find used, food I dehydrated, and stuff from 40 years ago. Most of it is 5th or even 10th generation after I've bought one thing, then found a better one etc. It's a constant evolution. What my pack looks like now is nothing like what I started with years ago.
Having fun is the key part! Use the gear you have, get out there...learn some stuff. You aren't going far or long, get out there and find out what works and what doesn't!