Marie goes camping

I found such posts helped me a lot at the beginning of my backpacking adventures, so here goes mine.

I packed for a weekend trip (Friday evening – Sunday afternoon). We are spending the nights at a backcountry campsite, so there will be things like privys and wood but no running water.

We don’t expect to hike much. The hike from the parking lot to the campsite is only 1 mile, and on the hiking day we will maybe do 4-5 miles. If I was doing a 10-12 miler, I’d definitely pack less 🤪.

Expected weather: 55 – 71 F (13 – 22 C), with a slight chance of rain.

🎒 CONTENTS OF BACKPACK

STRAPPED OUTSIDE

• 1 person tent 
• Pee cloth

OUTSIDE IN MESH POCKETS

• Hiking poles
• Seating pad
• Rain jacket
• Light puffer jacket

LOOSE ITEMS IN MAIN COMPARTMENT

• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping bag liner
• Camping pillow
• Sleeping mat
• Pump to inflate/deflate the mat
• Day pack for the hiking day
• Rain cover
• A dry sack with things I’ll need before bed:
  • Small camping lamp to hang inside the tent
  • Power bank and cords
  • My Medicines
  • Clothes to change into before bed (clean merino wool socks and polyester base layer pants and shirt)
• Food sack
• Sack with cooking supplies:
  • Gas canister
  • Stove
  • Matches, in an old medicine container to keep them waterproof
  • A cloth to wipe dishes off, and a zip log bag to keep it when it’s dirty
  • A long spork
  • A small cooking pot (doubles as my bowl)
  • A camping mug

AN INSIDE POCKET UNDER THE TOP LID

• Water filter
• Toiletries:
  • Toothbrush
  • Tongue cleaner
  • Mini toothpaste
  • Mini deodorant
  • Chapstick
  • Eye drops
  • Daily Contacts
  • Small mirror 
  • Wipes to clean my hands before removing/inserting contacts 
• A baseball cap for day hikes
• Head lamp
• Rope
• First aid & Repair kit:
  • Duct tape
  • Repair tape
  • Extra batteries 
  • Small scissors
  • Neosporin
  • Gauze
  • Alcohol wipes
  • Sting relief wipes
  • A few pills of painkiller and allergy relief
  • Nail file because I’m super extra 

BRAIN (TOP LID)

• Toilet kit:
  • A trowel
  • A small zip log bag with toilet paper
  • Individually packed wet wipes
  • Hand sanitiser
  • Individually wrapped everyday sanitary pads
  • A bag to keep used sanitary products (a zip log bag wrapped in duct tape, so that it’s not transparent)
  • Tampons and a painkiller, jussssssst iN case
• Foot care:
  • Lots of bandaids in different sizes
  • Mini alcohol wipes

SIDE POCKETS

• Bottled water

BELT POCKET, LEFT

• Sunglasses

BELT POCKET, RIGHT

• Hand sanitizer
• Chapstick
• Mini sunscreen
• Eye drops

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Do you pack on the light side or overpack? Would the contents of your backpack look similar, or would you leave the nail file at home? 😂 Please let me know, and if you have a blog about your packing habits, please link it below! I’m always curious