Originally Posted By BrianLe

If just on trail, I would seriously reconsider both the pistol and the bowie knife. Both are likely very heavy, and at least in my one long distance trip --- and from everyone I met and have talked to about this --- the odds of either of them doing you any good are quite low.


What Brian said.. especially the above. I take a tiny litte
swiss army knife. getting over trying to be johnny rambo saves me about 5 pounds of iron in my pack.

If this is your first backpacking trip, the most valuable thing you can take is a bit of experience with your gear, rather than the gear itself.

Personally, if I were looking at doing this I would strongly suggest you have a peek at some of the lists brian has alluded to, some of the lists on this site, find some/most of it, and
take three or four weekend backpacking trips so that you figure
out how stuff works for you.

Make a note of everything you take with you that you don't use
on the trip, and think about if you really need it.

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