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More time using it = more money spent on it
> ex. boots, sleeping bag, pack
More fucked without it = more money spent
> ex. Knife, fire starting, water bottle/filter.
If your $10 tent leaks, a good sleeping bag and a $2 mylar blanket can get you through, albeit maybe not comfortably. If your 50 cent water bladder pops 20 miles into the desert, you're gunna find out how dying with the taste of piss in your mouth feels.
Hope this helps mate