Beginner's Guide to Solo Backpacking: Essential Gear and Setup for Your First Adventure
In this video, we’ll cover the essential gear a beginner needs to know about, and the gear you’ll need to pack for your first trip. We’ll go through each item, explaining why it’s important and how to choose the right one for you.
We’ll also share our recommended backpacking setup, which weighs only 15 pounds! This includes a lightweight tent, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, cooking gear, water filtration system, and more.
Whether you’re planning your first backpacking trip or just looking to upgrade your gear, this video has everything you need to get started. So grab your backpack and let’s hit the trails!
📺 SLEEP SYSTEM VIDEO
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📺 CHOOSING A DOWN JACKET
📺 HOW TO CATCH FISH BACKPACKING
🎒 BACKPACKING LOAD OUT
Osprey Stratos 34 Backpack: https://geni.us/OspreyStratos34
Nemo Disco 15: https://geni.us/Disco15Mens
Nemo Hornet Tent: https://geni.us/NemoHornet
Nemo Tensor Insulated: https://geni.us/InsulatedTensor
Sea to Summit Down Pillow: https://geni.us/AerosDownPillow
Jetboil Zip Stove: https://geni.us/JetBoilZip
Exped Widget Pump: https://geni.us/ExpedWidget
Dry Bags: https://geni.us/SilDryBags
Sawyer Water Filter: https://geni.us/WaterFilterSystem
Garmin In Reach Mini: https://geni.us/GarminMini
Black Diamond Headlamp: https://geni.us/BlackDiamondHL
Ultralight Med Kit: https://geni.us/ULMedKit
Blister Kit: https://geni.us/BlisterKit
Culo Clean Bidet: https://geni.us/CuloCleanBidet
Tent Pole Splint: https://geni.us/TentPoleSplint
Fire Starter: https://geni.us/FireStarterGel
Trowel Tool: https://geni.us/TheDeuce2
Utility Cord: https://geni.us/Paracord
Spork: https://geni.us/Utensils
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👕 CLOTHING
HOKA Speedgoat 5 Shoes: https://geni.us/SpeedGoat5GTX
Patagonia Nano Puff Down Jacket: https://geni.us/PatagoniaNano
REI Mid Layer: https://geni.us/reimidlayer
REI Sahra Convertible Pants: https://geni.us/SaharaPant
REI Sahara T Shirt: https://geni.us/SaharaTShirt
Smartwool Intraknit Base Layer Bottoms: https://geni.us/reimidlayer
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0:00 Intro
1:08 Backpack
1:33 Sleeping Bag
2:06 Tent
3:00 Sleeping Pad
3:22 Pillow
3:33 Cook System
4:12 Clothes
5:40 Charging
6:04 Food Storage
7:29 Water Filtration
9:45 Accessories
10:58 Pooping
11:44 Utilize Compartments
12:14 Navigation
12:31 Med Kit
13:24 Fishing
All my back packing gear was acquired in the late 1990’s, you picked up that nemo tent in your hand and blew my mind. I Might need to retire my 7lb north face lenticular tent.
Caffeine pills instead of coffee. Protein bars instead of hot meals (no stove or cookware needed).
I highly recommend iodine tablets as well as a filter for your water… the iodine tablets purify it and make it safer to drink by killing bacteria and what not
Nice setup.
34 liter backpack for a beginner?! You have miss understood the assignment. My day to day backpack is 30 liters…
For all my fellow poor people, please make the investment into good hiking shoes. I can’t even begin to stress how important that is😭
“lets talk about poop”
thank god.
"Don’t knock it until you try it". 😆😆😆
Crappy. Every other word is abt sponsorship. Too much yak yak.
That’s a really helpful video for beginners
cool
I get buying quaility but what beginer is going ti spend 300 bucks on a sleeping bag
A brand i recommend looking into is Stroup Knifes. After getting one a few years ago its all I use.
Florida camping..it was -40 last week here..the toilet tissue version of fabrics and tiny heat sources would work good..in my partially heated garage.
warter @7:56
I’m just gonna bring some wet wipes instead of the bidet I think
Filter then boil. Never use a survival water filter for a casual backpacking trip and then not boil the water, but if you do always throw it away and buy a new one for the next trip.
Love this pack, but it’s seriously lacking in first aid. Get yourself a good first aid kit including splints for sprained ancles and/or broken bones. The added weight is worth it. Better to have and not need…you get the point.
Edit: you did mention a small kit for blisters and such but, that is so not enough.
Great video
Excellent video!!
Lol rich people make me laugh….but I am poor, sooo.
Kinda feel like this is a kit for someone with absolutely 0 experience outdoors…
Yeah this gear is expensive. I am using this as a guide, all kinds of price points on any of the gear. Find what works for you, that’s what I did.
Did I miss the rain gear? Mid layers? Puffy? Weather in Idaho is definitely not guaranteed to be warm and dry.
Anywhere you want to go is when I go purchase the plane ticket
GOOD FRIGGIN LUCK ✌️
My respect for you went up 10x after the poop situation. Thanks for the tips
Ur bag must be heavy
Thank you for the video! However, with the high prices of the products you used, I doubt I’ll be able to start hacking. I want to emphasize the words "beginner" and "first adventure." These tools seem more suited for professionals rather than beginners.
There is no way that bidet is going to clean all the peanut butter and dingle berries from my shag carpet
Bro wtf this is not for beginner ahahah
Culo cleaner had me rolling 😂😂😂
Oh no ,nothing is crazy about this gear aside from nemo tags…😂every student can afford that. Have you no shame? This guy literally goes through top price tag items which is ok, especially if they gave it to you to advertise for free, but quit acting like thats remotely affordable for a "beginner" *unsub*
Thanks so much for the video! I didn’t know they make a portable bidet and that sounds like a lifesaver.
Just buy a tent and go camping.
Cool
Love the bidet thingy. But no small shovel??
Toilet paper over wipes is crazy
What is the name of the bag
My respect for you went up 10x after the poop situation. Thanks for the tips
the concept of white people having to convince other white people to use a bidet is so funny and outlandish to me as a brown person who uses one everyday 😂😭 (thanks for this informative video)
So would the bidet attach to the filter so you can wash with clean water?
Thats a nice widget
Also insane how much a rubber gasket costs (the bidet), all said and done 26$ and thats amazon (I dont use prime, but 10$ to ship a piece of rubber…?) I’m sticking to poking a hole in a cap
This is SUCH good video!! Thank you so much!!
If you’re going to print a map and take a cheap compass, please stay at home because both are useless
wow great video !
Oh god no!! Plastic water bottle? And why the glasses? Bye
I like hiking very much
The travel bidet is brilliant! I use a bidet at home and it is the thing I miss most when I’m out adventuring.
This is Not beginner friendly. 34 liter pack and ultra light gear.😂
I would not advocate for solo packing….too many things that can go wrong! It’s a dangerous idea…..