by Tobias » Thu 25 Apr, 2019 1:01 pm
My first solo overnighter was a learning experience, to say the least. All of my food was canned (think copious amounts of soup, tuna etc). I took a massive military surplus backpack with tough leather arm straps, a full kettle, a pot, a mug, a big first aid box that took up about a quarter of the backpack, plenty of unnecessary clothing, a large torch (the spotlighting kind - about the size of a 3L milk carton), stainless steel knife, spoon and fork, an axe, a folding saw, along with a 2kg sleeping bag and a 3kg tent.
All of this - and no sleeping mat. For one night. Over 20 useless kilos. For one night.