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Besides the absolute essentials ( bag, fire, food, clothes.....), i'm curious to know what other hikers and climbers always take with them when they go out. i'm talking about things that 9 out of 10 other hikers wouldn't have, the odd additions to your packs that make life a little easier.
For me I always take my constellation chart for those clear nights when you can see a trillion stars. Also i never leave home without a 12 oz Newcastle. There is no greater satisfaction for me than cracking one open where ever i top out. the added weight / wait is well worth it.
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grand mariner--in a nalgene bottle. 4 piece Eagle Claw trailmaster rod (6 1/2 ft.) mated to penn 420ss reel--love to fish & this is light. small micro lens for looking at bugs and botanicals--plus I eat with a sterling silver fork and spoon--too civilized?-- bad habit but have done so for 30 + years--ain't gonna stop now.
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My brother went in June. The last minute, I remembered that I had borrow a pair of trekking poles from a friend. He was so glad he had them. I asked him when he got back what were must have equipment, and he said the trekking poles.
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I recently bought a small kite. I haven't tried it out yet but I'm looking forward to it.
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Mole Skin.
Copies of every route/trail description I can find.
Water treatment tablets. (Giardia isn't always curable.)
Enough gear that I can survive the night anywhere on the route/trail I'll be on. (I said survive...not enjoy. for me that usually means raingear, space blanket, hat, and an insulating layer I wouldn't need during the day.)
A book. (Nothing like a good read while laying out on a rock in the sun "acclimating," or while weathering a storm in your tent.)
Cell Phone-#1 best piece of survival gear.
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Even for a day hike (if longer than 6hrs) Primus titanium stove (3oz), titanium mug (1oz), gas (3oz)and dry food. Nothing restors me better than a warm lunch (:
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tolik007,
I have to agree with the stove and the pot for winter day hikes. I started doing that this winter and it made winter hiking all that more enjoyable. I use a Primus Micro and Ti Pot.
For backpacking I'd never leave home without the Leki Makalus or my Marmot DriClime Windshirt.
Bill
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A water filter is my extra luxury. Iodine tablets work well, but I've never been a fan of their taste. My First Need filter leaves the water tasting like mountain creeks and is very easy to use. I can fill a three liter bladder in just a couple of minutes, less time than it takes iodine tablets to work.
My other must have item is a product called Body Glide. It helps prevent chafing and blisters. I was skeptical at first, but after some recent hikes I'm a true believer.
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I took an older full size blue foam sleeping pad and cut out a small portion as a "sit pad" which is something that I picked up from snow and ice mountaineering. At rocky trails it is really nice to have a tiny bit of cushion to sit on and the weight is negligable. Tape a small cord as a tether to it if you are on windy mountains...
It is also a great conversation piece as people look at it rolled up on my pack, scratch their heads over its small size and ask "Are you sleeping up here tonight?". :-)
Jim
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I like to go light: for June-Oct multi-day trips I take a bag, pad, light pack, stove/pot, a light windproof fleece, trecking poles, first aid, sunglasses/sunscreen, compass/map (maybe), food. There is absolutley no need to filter pretty much any water in the High Sierra, and using iodine tablets, ruining the taste, is sacriligeous. As far as winter is concerned that depends on the sonditions, but generally things like gore-tex clothing, tent, ice-ax, crampons, extra socks, and maybe snowshoes are added.
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"Second skin" and duct tape.... and my harmonica
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." Albert Pike
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Glucose tablets were handy. They also cause your mouth to salivate, helping out through the dry air.
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My feet are pretty sensitive. I have heard about Body Glide and may give it a try, but I have recently started putting gobs of Vaseline on my lower ankles, heels, and on the sides of my big toes. I had a slight partial blister on one of my toes when I got back from Whitney last week (day hiked it), but no other apparent damage.
I always carry a mini-mag flashlight or an LED headlamp if I'm hiking over 5 hours, and enough food to keep me going throughout a day. 2 32oz nalgenes, a poweraide, a windbreaking jacket, small gloves, a hat, sunblock, emergency poncho, and an emergency blanket.
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