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Equipment for backpacks

The following is a minimal checklist for backpacking equipment.

Minimal Backpacking Equipment List

Everything listed above for dayhikes

Permit

Backpack

Tent

Sleeping pad

Sleeping bag

Cookware and clean-up stuff

Stove and fuelssss1

Eating utensils

Boots

Socks

Shirts

Shorts or long pants

Hat

Rain gear

Underwear

Personal medication

Toiletries

ssss1You cannot take stove fuel on a plane. You must buy it at your destination.

Tennis shoes?

I’ve noted in the hike descriptions whether tennis shoes—that is, lightweight oxford-type shoes—are okay to wear or whether I think you should wear boots. I base that recommendation on the length of the hike and the difficulty of the terrain. What tennis shoes lack that boots can provide are ankle support and soles that grip. Only you can really decide how important those are to you.

Boot care

If you’re going to hike a lot, be sure your boot seams are freshly sealed and you’ve freshly waterproofed the entire boot, including the cloth portion, if any. Use a heavy-duty waterproofing compound like a wax, and bring some of it along in order to renew the coating if necessary. Chances are your boots will get wet, especially in the winter. And they’ll stay wet, because things dry slowly in the tropical humidity. It’s pretty tough on the boots and, together with the abrasion of mud particles, could cause boot seams to fail.