The following is gear either I have myself or reccomend if you can get. Most can be thrifted for a reasonable price.
All my clothing is cotton, save for a few articles which are either wool or have polyester mixed in. Silk is better than wool, wool is better than linen, and linen is better than cotton. Polyester is plastic so anything is better than it.
For hygiene, I use beeswax lip balm, and get wooden toothbrushes from dollar stores. High flouride toothpaste is best for your teeth, but a mixture of salt and pepper/cloves can clean the mouth. Any purifying ingrediant (salt, baking soda) with a freshening ingrediant (pepper, cloves, mint, wine) are able to work. I also encourage everyone to not use toilet paper, instead get and use a squirt bottle with water, with a rag for drying.
Clothes
- Underclothing
- Socks
- Long-johns
- Long sleeve shirts
- Outer clothing
- Button-up shirts
- Jeans/work pants
- Poncho/leather coat
- Leather boots
- Rain coat
The underclothes serve to keep body oil and sweat off your outer clothes, which then neccesitates less frequent washing. Conversely, the outer clothes will keep dirt &c. off your underclothes. More pairs of each are always useful.
Given that the main pack is spacious, some pouches can be used for easy access to equipment. Straps also give the pack more support and can hold bags or a bedroll.
Tools
- Hiking backpack
- Attachable bags
- Lighters
- Matches
- Knife
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- Rope & twine
- Acid-free tape
- Sewing kit
- Metal jugs
- Can opener
- Bottle opener
- Spoons & forks
- Bowls
- Pots & Pans
- Pens & pencils
- Post-it notes & paper
- Notebook
- Bandage wraps
- Vodka
I use a playing card size piece of cardboard to roll duct tape around, for compact storage. My sewing kit has needles, threads, a threader, and is all kept in an Altoid’s can, with the needles stuck through a piece of paper. Get linen bandages if available, or cotten, for keeping blood from wounds off clothes, and to keep ointment on the wound.