The following posts can provide an overview for someone who is thinking and trying backcountry / “wild” backpacking for the first time. I plan to write up something about what changes on hut-2-hut, hostel-2-hostel treks, but haven’t gotten around to that yet. For the time being I have notes I wrote up about walking the Camino de Santiago.
I generally take an ultralight approach to backpacking. There are people who carry less, and carry a lot more than me, but I think most of this information would be useful for any approach. Paul’s outdoor guidebook is more complete than the notes I have written up.
- Getting Starting
- Gear You Will Need
- Food on the Trail
- Getting a Good Night Sleep
- Survival skills
- Winter Activities… and special issues with cold and snow
- Backpacking with Kids
- Additional Resources… books, websites, etc
- Destinations
I have some older web pages which need to be updated, but might have useful bits
- Planning a Trip
- Lightening Your Load
- Lions, Tigers, Bears… dealing with wildlife including bugs
- Hints and Tricks… for things that don’t have a place somewhere else. A fun reddit thread
- Using Map & Compass (from princeton oa)
- Basic 3 Season Gear Check List
My personal 3 seasons packing list
