>>2760761>>2760770The trick with gear is figuring our which things to cheap out on, and which things you should actually spend money on for quality, in relation to your investment in the hobby.
I’m a non-combat veteran that spent half his whole enlistment basically camping in the woods (the field) and have a lot of experience in what are the necessities and what aren’t important, if only for my own enjoyment I’ll list things you can cheap out on and things you can’t here, if you are camping for under 4 days this is decent list, the longest I ever was in the field was 11 days, and I got by with an isomat, tarp, bivy and sleeping bag, plus a camel back and 2 canteens of water and food, that’s what I actually “needed” for 11 days, however I was also carrying my plate carrier (25-30lbs of weight) and a rifle (8lbs) and a bunch of other random stuff like a gasmask, e-tool, ect. Basically if I can get by on 11days with just that and carrying a bunch of stuff I’d never carry recreationally (and yes I was hiking a lot), you’ll be fine with having non- ultra-lite stuff
Pack- buy a midrange pack, observe it for it’s support ability and size, ideally buy a 60-80 liter pack
Lighter- cheap gas station lighters are perfectly fine
Rope- 550 cord is cheap and good
Iso mat/sleeping pad- never use an air filled pad, get a cheap foam one
Sleeping Bag- buy quality sleeping bags, this is one of the most important things to invest in
Clothes- try not to buy clothes that are negative insulators for camping, but you’ll usually be fine unless you plan on camping in the rain or in extreme environments (negative insulators meaning when they get wet they strip heat from you)
Camping chair- if you choose to take a chair, consider taking a smaller version of a sleeping mat to sit on, if you really wanna chair then quality and packability count
Food- make sure you are getting adequate caloric intake for your trip, at least 2000 calories a day
Now it’s to long kek
