Backpacking gear
Backpacking gear has all sorts of gadgets and equipment. Choosing the best type of gear for your expedition depends on your personal needs and the type of trip you’re planning for. The basics are shelter, sleeping bags, survival equipment, and of course, your backpack. If you’re a musician… there are a few musical instruments that you can pack, like the ocarina. The ocarina is a small flute that many outdoors people have come to treasure on their expeditions. Here is a glance some of the basic backpacking gear you’ll want to remember.
Backpacking sleeping bags vary in comfort and weight. If you’ll be doing your hiking in areas where humidity are a factor, choosing synthetic backpacking sleeping bags is a must. Polarguard 3D can be an excellent choice of backpacking gear, as the material compresses better than other materials and is also softer and lighter than other fabrics on the market. Goose down can be a fine choice, but you’ll have to watch out to not get your sleeping bag wet, as the down will lose its insulation factor rapidly.
Backpacking gear should include a tarp or two. Waterproof backpacking tarps can be tied to trees with rope and used as a shelter. You’ll avoid carrying poles and the heavier weight of some four-season tents as well. For an ultra light backpacking trip, you’re better off choosing a bivy sack as a shelter and leaving the backpacking tarps at home. Keep in mind that while being lightweight backpacking gear, bivy sacks are also cramped and some people don’t enjoy using them for sleeping shelters.
Your backpacking gear budget should include safety equipment and basic survival tools. Some backpacking tour guides are well prepared to deal with situations gone wrong, but if you’re heading out on your own, having survival gear is critical. It’s best to carry your own emergency equipment even when going on a backpacking tour, just in case of accident. Better safe than sorry.