Went for my first overnight hike, and who knows what I’ll forget later.
Cooking
- Cutlery kit (Knife/Fork/Spoon thing)
- Hiking Stove – Saucepan + bowl + cooking base kit
- Gas Canister for Hiking Stove (1 lg, 1 sm)
- Newspaper for fire
Hiking
- 3L water, across 3 containers (one for way, one for there, one for way back. Pour out excess before leaving to return)
- Headphones, charged
- Phone, charged
Food
- Hiking snacks – nut bars x 4
- 2x bananas
- 2 x 500ml soups for dinner
- 1 pack biscuits, chocolatey
- 1 bag lollies
- Pringles for chips
Sleeping
- Bed roll
- Sleeping bag. Rated to expected temperature – 10 deg if not in tent
- Tarp
- Tent, or tools to build shelter
Clothing
- Weatherproof hiking boots
- Comfortable socks for hiking
- Long, thin pants for hiking (shorts if hot or not scrub)
- Long, thin shirt for hiking (t shirt if hot or not too much sun)
- Hat for hiking
- Second pair of socks for sleeping
- Thermal pants for sleeping
- Thermal long sleeve shirt for sleeping
- Thick jumper for cold weather
- Beanie for cold weather
Safety
- Head Torch with new batteries
- 5m & 2m rope
- UHF, charged, channel 14. Has safety torch built in.
- A way to fully recharge phone (e.g. battery pack & charger cable)
- Small hatchet or hand saw
- Folding Knife
- Lighter (check full)