Backpacking Gear List Per person Long underwear shirt Long underwear underpants Wicking (polypropylene) t-shirt Wicking pants (e.g. REI Sahara) Wool socks Hiking boots Sandals Sun hat Rain jacket Sunglasses Sleeping bag Sleeping pad 2 water bottles Bowl Isopropyl alcohol (hand sanitizer) Spoon Cup/mug Backpack Bungee cords/pack straps (as needed) Pack cover Toothbrush Toothpaste Floss Sunscreen Bug repellant Flashlight/headlamp Pocketknife NO DEODERANT Per group Tent Rain fly Ground cover Stove Fuel Cookware (typically 1 pot) Food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) Bear bag (large burlap sack) Cord for bear back (20 feet of rope) First aid kit Pocketknife Map Lighter/matches Compass TP Trowel Duct tape Camp suds (biodegradable cooking soap) Iodine (water purification)