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In a designated wilderness area, regulations generally require that you camp at least 100 feet from water. In places with long-established camps that are already heavily impacted, however, land managers usually prefer that you use the established site, even if it is technically too close to water, rather than trampling a new area.

CAMPFIRES

EQUIPMENT

• A sleeping bag or backpacking quilt (preferably filled with synthetic material, as down doesn’t work as well in our wet climate)

• A tent (with a rain fly, mosquito netting, and a waterproof bottom). And don’t forget to run a test by putting the thing up in the backyard first, so you aren’t trying to puzzle out how it works and discovering you are three stakes short of accomplishing the task as a rainstorm starts in the backcountry. (Don’t ask me how I know this—just take my word for it.)

• A water filter or other water-purification system

• A lightweight sleeping pad for comfort and insulation against the cold ground

• Fifty feet of nylon cord for hanging your food away from critters at night