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>necessary
good sleeping pad - any sleeping bag will retain some body heat, but you'll always lose most of it to the ground
liner bag - makes sleeping bag much warmer
buff rag - protects neck from sunburn, forest fire smoke, mosquitos, can be used to wipe up blood, food, shit, invaluable
at least 2 nalgenes
paracord
lots of carabiners
duct tape wallet
at least 3 pairs of thick wool socks with baby powder
fleece sweater - fleece stays warm when wet
>Useless
Any knife/multitool worth more than $30
pillows
binoculars
any tent that isn't a half dome style
Longest trip was a full summer in the BWCA, have been camping/hiking around east coast and midwest for whole life. I have friends with jetboils and hatchets, but neither of those are necessary, they just get in your way, though I've never brought them myself.
