Anyone ever do any backpacking?

I go in 2-3 trips a year. From 20-250 miles.

Can’t help with fly fishing though.

Will be in the wind River range next month for a 50 mile loop.

Look up Shug emery on YouTube. My gear list is very similar. I’ve gotten many good ideas from him.

Awesome thanks for the info. I’ll check out his channel tonight.

You should do Whitaker point trail, or part of it. Hawksbill crag is really cool and I bet it would be good fly fishing in that area

Go spend a week in the Brooks Range. Fly fish for sheefish. It's something you'll never forget. .

A bit. Tons of fun but not a cheap hobby to jump into. Takes time/$$$ to acquire good gear.

The lighter it is, the more it costs and grams=ounces.

You starting at Big Sandy TH or Green River TH?

I am hoping to get a week in up there at end of August.

I was looking at 10 days in the Pecos Wilderness and 10 days on the Collegiate Loop for late June or July but the fire season is off to a wicked start.

Santa Fe NF is closed indefinitely and 2 fires are burning out of Durango, not sure about closures there. May have to head up north sooner than later.

Here's the pack list from my last trip:

hat, headsweats cap
headnet, atwater carey
rain jacket, frogg toggs ultralite 2
rain pants, frogg toggs ultralite 2
shoes, oboz firebrand II
socks, darn tough light hiker quarter
top layer, columbia silver ridge long sleeve shirt
top layer, north face paramount peak ii pants
underwear, rei boxer briefs

base layer, rei polartec pants
base layer, rei polartec shirt
shoes, walmart slides
socks, darn tough light hiker quarter
underwear, rei boxer briefs

fuel, denatured alcohol 10 oz
pot, stanley adventure series
stove, alcohol
water bottle, 1 liter
water purifier, platypus gravityworks 2l
windshield, spoon, lighter

breakfast x5
dinner x4
lunch x5
snacks x5

backpack, gregory z65
camera, panasonic lumix dmc-ts5k
compass, silva type 3
cordage, 550 paracord 50'
first aid kit
headlamp and batteries, petzl tikka plus
knife, leatherman style cs
map
sunglasses
toiletries
trekking poles, leki super makalu

sleeping bag, sierra designs
sleeping pad, thermarest neoair xlite
tent, ground cloth, stakes

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tried getting some friends to do a 40-50 mile trek in the winds with me next month

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That’s why I go solo. Got tired of waiting for others to commit.

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Keep it simple. Keep warm, dry, hydrated as lightly as possible.

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That's definitely some good advice. I'll try and do just that.

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You should do Whitaker point trail, or part of it. Hawksbill crag is really cool and I bet it would be good fly fishing in that area

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Those would definitely be awesome but right now I'm looking more along the lines of New Zealand, Patagonia, or Alaska.

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And by backpacking somewhere in the world, what are you planning on doing for overnights. In a lot of places in Europe you can only camp on private property. Not sure I’d be camping in a lot of other regions as well

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I'm not entirely sure. Was planning on sleeping in a tent but not sure how feasible that will be with where I'm wanting to go.

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Go spend a week in the Brooks Range. Fly fish for sheefish. It's something you'll never forget. .

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That's actually one of the places I've been looking at pretty hard. Looks like it would be incredible.

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Not sure what camping experience you have. But don’t make your first backpacking trip something epic. Put your gear together and do a couple one nighters where your not hiking very far in. Those are good pack shakedown hikes. Test your water filtration and other new to you gear. I’ve always said backpacking is more mental than physical and even less about gear. You’ve got to accept the sucky times to get to the good times.

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Not much experience at all. I'll be taking my gear on a couple small trips before I go so that's definitely some good advice.

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That's awesome. I'll definitely be looking into all that gear

Without knowing what your hiking experience is, I would still strongly suggest you try a few shorter trips to get the hang of it. Backpacking can go south really quick if something bad happens. I've been backpacking since I was a kid and I've been in and seen some rather hairy situations, mostly due to inexperience and poor planning. There is a lot more information out there about trails and what to expect than there used to be. I do a lot of research on a trail before I go, I'm usually the one "in charge" so I do my best to keep things safe.

As far as packing goes, I'll just add a couple things that I make sure to bring with me:

First aid kit (including something to wash out a wound, hatchets and shins don't like each other)
Small repair kit (a busted backpack strap can screw a trip up)
Food bag and rope (even if you're not in bear country raccoons will steal every bit of your food)
Trekking Poles (at 45, my knees aren't what they used to be)
Map and compass (getting lost sucks and can happen to the best of us)

Ultimately, it's all personal preference. I feel better having things I may need in an emergency (being an ICU nurse probably doesn't help with this). So, I end up carrying more weight than most. However, when things go bad, I can usually deal with it.