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=== Camping ===
If you decide on [[camping]] you may want some more stuff:
* A [[camping|tent]], a [[tarp]] or a [[bivouac sack]] (or at least a couple of large, sturdy leaf bags, one opened at the bottom and duct-taped to the other to make a 6' long waterproof bag to sleep in - be sure not to suffocate yourself!). Consider a fan for tent camping, which can keep you cool on hot nights.
* A pad to sleep on (1" foam rubber x 2' wide by 5' long, for example), or a Thermarest or other self-inflating sleeping pad. Frankly, with either cardboard or dry leaves being very readily available at almost any place you might camp, carrying a pad with you is not really needed except in a few contexts.
* A metal cup big enough to hold a can of [[Sterno]] (packing space is at a premium) and a can of Sterno. Alternatively, instead of Sterno, you can use a [[Squat Candle]] or [[DIY Alcohol Stove]].
* A length of coat-hanger type wire and a length of sturdy cord or string
* A canteen or plastic water bottle (glass WILL break!).
* Your clothes, stuffed into your tactical backpack or camping backpack, make a good pillow and make it much less likely someone will steal your backpack while you are sleeping on it, particularly if you keep an arm through the straps while asleep.
* Most bridges have a flat, dry space underneath which is excellent.
* After being harassed a few nights back by a mountain lion, I keep a 3" pocket knife on me when I sleep.
* [http://www.hitch-hiking.org/howtopack.htm How to pack]
* [http://www.claudioadrianodobre.com/what-pack-hitchhiking/ What to pack]
* [https://gearctrl.com/best-tactical-backpacks/ Best tactical backpacks for camping]
* [https://gearctrl.com/best-fan-tent-camping/ Best tent fans for camping]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVn1QosdNiY What to carry video], Hitchhiker emptying out his pack to show what he's been carrying in his travels, from toothbrush to sleeping bag
 
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