Whatcha don't need

Hi All,
We're always chatting about what to take along Backpacking. Well this is fairly comprehensive list of ITEMS THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO BACKPACKING UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES: If you leave out any item on list your pack will be lighter!!!!! WOW YMMV

Those items closer to the top may be considered optional if they are required under the circumstances.

Flashlight
Toilet paper
map
knife
Night Vision Gear
camera
tripod
spare lenses
fork
spoon
spork
straw
chop sticks
tooth brush
comb
nail file
radio
GPS
compass
floss
toothpaste
hair brush
hair dryer
First Aid
Primative fire starter
spare clothes
swim suits
large towels
iron skillet
anodized cookware
clean underwear
a camp sink
biodegradeable shampoo
Brillo pads
Bowie knife
machete
snake bite kit - sorry chaz
separate cup
cord
whistle
bear spray
gun
spare ammo
Bear cannister
holster
trowel
shovel
ice axe
crampons
ropes
a carabiner
knife sharpener
axe
hatchet
pillow
sleeping pad
candle lantern
candle
vasaline soaked anything
plastic spatula
kite
flag
dynamite (it does happen)
signal mirror
spare dog harness
anorak
PAK boots
folding cups
camp shoes
tent
bivy sack
saw
pack
thermos
ice pack
silk anything
sleeping bag liner
tent foot print
tea cozy
spare zip locks
camp chair
fishing tackle
fly tying gear
ANY RADIO
spare batteries
stove
fuel
spare pans
ipod
skewers
reloading gear
cook grate
arrowhead knapping gear

Leave out all of the above and your pack will be UL!
Jim

You forgot:

hiking shoes
sleeping bag
rain gear
tarp
clothes
food

As long as you have your brain with you, you should be good (well, maybe with some, it won't matter).

just run through the woods nekkid like our primitive ancestors; the ultimate in ul.

Jim, Vaseline soaked anything? Getting in deep here.:)

Jim,
You have WAYYYYY too much time on your hands.

BF

Toilet paper is something I would never leave behind. Just saying....

That and a headlamp. Hiked too many times in pitch black to not

You’ve crossed the line. That’s going tooo far. I need my hair dryer and iron skillet.

Jim, I can't agree more. I've never needed my ice axe or crampons here in Texas. I'll start leaving them at home. You just saved me 4.86665 lbs.
Thanks for your post!

Yes!! I can keep my hammock.

Not so fast, Dick. By now you should be skilled enough to tie your wrists and ankles to opposing trees, with local vines, and sleep out the night. Send your hammock to me!

........Unless it's soaked in Vaseline.

And Jim, how did you get a copy of my gear list?

trailrunner
Originally Posted By: food
Yes!! I can keep my hammock.


........Unless it's soaked in Vaseline.

Well now wait a minute, does he use it as a fire starter too?

Careful, Jim...that's a slippery topic

BF

Please everyone... keep going... this is hilarious.

Oh, and Jim... I don't need shoes. They just slow me down.

Well I dunno jim.. Leaving out the toilet paper I can understand.. you still have a a spork after all.. but leaving out both the toilet paper *and* the spork? That sounds like crossing the line between UL and dangerous to me..

I hope that no one that does not understand the difference between technique and trash talk stumbles on the site and takes it seriously.

Need more emoticons. White Blaze has the dancing bananas.

Yay, the tequila can go!

And the inflatable pool table! Plus the fridge - got to keep all that beer and hard lemonade cold.

Lol...yeah but they don't have the Sideshow Bob emoticon

Why's the RUM gone??????????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JImcvtJzIK8&feature=related

BF