Heading over to REI or perhaps EMS to purchase three pieces of gear. I need to buy a 3 season sleeping bag (mostly summer), a sleeping pad and a set of hiking poles...all for $400 or less. I'm willing to exceed that if I need to, but I think its a decent baseline. Heading up to Franconia's notch to do a section hike on Sunday and I'll need to do this asap so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I am relatively new to hiking, but after doing 3 sections with borrowed gear it's time I start my own collection. I'll just put it next to the mountains of ski stuff I have . And no, I am not taking a set of ski poles in lieu of hiking poles. I'd like to be able to put my poles in my pack if choose. Thanks!