Day-Tripping Gear
Recommended
- Backpack (always good to line the inside with a small garbage bag to keep contents dry or purchase an appropriate sized exterior, waterproof pack cover)
- Rain jacket and rain pants (Gortex-type of material is light, packable, and breathable for activity)
- Fleece or jacket
- Food and water
- Map and compass or GPS (and extra batteries)
- Cell phone (enclosed in a small dry bag or zip-lock bag)
- Emergency space blanket and tarp (in case you have to spend a night in the woods)
Optional
- Hat and gloves
- Flashlight with new or fully charged (and extra) batteries
- First-aid kit
- Matches or lighter
- Toilet paper and small garden shovel or a Wag Bag
- Sunscreen
- Camera (enclosed in a small dry bag or zip-lock bag)
- Trekking pole(s)
- Knife
- Duct Tape
- Small hatchet
- Sleeping Bag
- Water treatment system