3 Piles - After every trip make 3 piles.
1. What you used & needed.
2. What you must take for safety (first-aid kit, etc.)
3. What you didn't use.
Next trip, take only piles 1 & 2. |
| Multi-use gear - Look for gear that can be used for more than one purpose. Can your cup/mug double as a bowl and cook pot? Can your tent bag double as a bear bag? |
| Human Sumping - Leave the soap at home. Heat wash water in your cook pot. Throw in a tea bag & drink it. |
| Travel size bottles - When's the last time you used a quart of sunscreen in one weekend? Or a whole tube of toothpaste? |
| Water Bottles - 1 liter Gatoraide bottles are cheap, strong & light. |
| Eating Utensils - You can eat almost anything with just a spoon. |
| Cook pot - Empty, clean soup cans work great. |
| Trash bags - make great ponchos, pack covers, dry bags, etc. |
| Zip-loc baggies - make good stuff sacks, serving bowls, boot liners, etc. |
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