# Hiking Checklist

## Storage

- Backpack (duh!!)

## Cooking

- Burner
- Fuel
- Pot
- Spork
- Mess kit (bowl, cup, plate)
- Lighter

## Sleep

- Tent
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping pad
	- Foam
	- Inflatable
- Emergency bivy

## Clothes

- Base layer (x2)
- Hiking pants (x2)
- Wool/polyester top (x2)
- Wool socks (x3)
- Gloves (x2)
- Underwear (x2)

### Rain Gear

- Towel
- Rain poncho
- Clothes and sleeping bag protection (1 of):
	- Garbage bag
	- Dry bag (trust it!!)
	- Bag cover
## Tools

- Trekking poles
- Headlamp
	- Spare batteries
- Flashlight (optional)
- Lantern (optional)
- Small knife

### Electronics

- Portable charger
- USB-C cable
- Satellite communicator

## Hygiene

### Dental

- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Retainer

### Bathroom

- Toilet paper
- Three Ziploc bags (quart sized)
- Couple of gallon sized bags
- Hand sanitizer
- Poop shovel
- Handkerchief 

### Trash Management

Pick one or more of:

- Stuff/org sacks
- Gallon bags
- Garbage bags
- Extra Ziploc bags (gallon and quart)
## Medical

- Bug spray
- Medical kit (with tape for blisters)
- Lip balm
- Sunscreen
- Iodine tablets

## Cold Weather

- Hand warmer(s)
## Snow Travel / Mountaineering

- Snow spikes / Crampons
- Ice axe
- Avalanche shovel
- Glacier glasses
- Trash bag for glissading
- Spare boots
- TODO: log prussiks, carabiners, etc.

## Nice Extras

- Journal and pen/marker
- Camp chair
- Hammock
- Glasses case
- Ground tarp

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## Food

Note: If cold, take nicer perishables like cheese, meat, and butter

### Savory

- Dots honey mustard pretzels
- Jerkey (Trader Joe's)
- Pepperoni

### Candy

- Dried pineapple
- Dried mango (Trader Joe's)
- Sour gummi worms
- Scandinavian swimmers (Trader Joe's)
- Sea salt brownies (Trader Joe's)

### Drinks

- Caffeine Nuum
- Gatorade powder
- Tea (chamomille, ashwaganda, kava, chai, etc.)
- Devious brew (my energy mix)
- Liquor

### Fats

- Banana chips
- Trail mix
- Peanut butter honey crackers
- Bread
- instant mashed potatoes

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## 10 Essentials

1. **Navigation:** map, compass, altimeter, GPS device, personal locator beacon (PLB) or satellite messenger
    
2. **Headlamp:** plus extra batteries
    
3. **Sun protection:** sunglasses, sun-protective clothes and sunscreen
    
4. **First aid** including foot care and insect repellent (as needed)
    
5. **Knife** plus a gear repair kit
    
6. **Fire** matches, lighter, tinder and/or stove
    
7. **Shelter** carried at all times (can be a light emergency bivy)
    
8. **Extra food** Beyond the minimum expectation
    
9. **Extra water** Beyond the minimum expectation
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10. **Extra clothes** Beyond the minimum expectation