A needle and thread or dental floss.
A watch.
A needle and thread or dental floss.
A watch.
Chapstick
lighter
p38 can opener if you don't bring a swiss army knife
small tripod can be very handy
Bandana
Journal
Skip the whistle, water dipper (use your pot), deoderant, and sunscreen (unless you're fair skinned and prone to severe sunburns); put ziplocs of various sizes into your bounce box.
I'd ditch the rubbers too. Lot of lesbians on the trail. In fact, that was usually the first thing a woman would say to me.
Aw, wait a minute...
"I too am not a bit untamed, I too am untranslatable,
I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world." - W. W.
obligatory website link
Good thoughts yall. Keep em coming.
"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him." ~ Schopenhauer
Golf pencil (not pen).
Tea (bags usually good for 3-5 uses)
School spiral bound notebook (to leave as Shelter Register first time you come to shelter w/o one or full one...put your name/address in it, promise to send cookies to sender when full...incredible keepsake...copy it for yourself and then send to ATC)
"Thank God! there is always a Land of Beyond, For us who are true to the trail..." --- Robert Service
Personally, I wouldn't skip the whistle. I would bring a pen or pencil and some paper if you want to keep a journal. It's not necessary to bring the entire book, just keep some paper in your bounce box. Definetely ear plugs and some antifungal cream. I brought a good multi vitamin too.
i'm fair skinned and i never needed sun screen. by the time the season gets hot enough to need sun screen you are mostly in shade and when you aren't, your tan is good enough.
Definitly take the condons!
geek
What do people use for fingernail clippers? I want to keep my toes trimed to keep them happy.
I am not planning on using a bounce box. So that is not an option. I am thinking about adding them to the pack, even though I am only going to use it once a week.
2nd hygene question.
What about Q-tips. TP on my finger never seams to do the job as well. I am thinking about carrying a Q-tip sans the ends. I can add a little TP for the ends each time I use it.
Any thoughts?
Qtips weigh nothing. Probably 50 to the ounce. Take what you need.
what in the heck are the ear plugs for???
"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him." ~ Schopenhauer
I sleep in a tent and never need the plugs..... but my wife needs them!
TB
Ok, somebody mentioned bear bag rope... What kind of bag? What kind and how much rope?
Since my clothing is light and minmal amount, do I need a stuff sack? Is so, should I just get a small one?
And my sleeping bag is down by Western Mountaineering so it compacts small... Still recommend a compression sack?
Also mentioned was Dr Bronners soap. Where will I be bathing on the trail? If it's just for in town, can't I use regular soap or even just buy some there?
"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him." ~ Schopenhauer
50' of parachute/550 cord for bear bag rope (I think you can get some at WalMart?!?)
sil-nylon stuff sack for food bag
clothing in ziploc bag and then in sil-nylon stuff sack
no compression sack if sleeping bag compresses well
no leaves in the beginning means exposed to sun all day long - definitely bring sun screen
I've used Dr Bronners in town for showers when no other soap is readily available (not all hostels will have soap and when you get into town, that is what you want - a shower and food, of course.) and several times for laundry in a sink - a few ounces is not too much to me and it will go a long way.
Ear plugs for those noisy shelter mates (snorers).
Use your swiss army knife with scissors for nail clipping.
See you on the trail,
mt squid
Jim, sorry bro, but you can't be fair skinned. I have NEVER in my entire life sported a tan. If I could get all my freckles to align, maybe then you could say I'm tan. LOL. I'm not an albino, but just very prone to sunburn.
They also work great when travelling through an area with lots of mosquitoes or black flies. Bad enough eating them, but between their constant buzzing noise and dive bombing your ears, the plugs can make all the difference in maintaining what sanity you may have.
Last edited by Outlaw; 01-19-2007 at 11:43.
I would much rather be anywhere on a trail right now
than just sitting in front of some computer reading about it.