List of equipment - what I take
This is my list, peculiar to me, that I have honed over time. It may be of interest to you if you're planning a long walk. I carry a small Deuter Speedlite 20 knapsack and I try to keep the weight in total to five and a half pounds plus water which is another pound in weight. My trousers, jerkin and anorak have useful pockets for carrying items that need to be accessible, like lipsil, hankies, fingerless gloves, buff etc.
Clothes
I wear full length or three-quarter length trousers with water-proof over trousers(when necessary)
vest and polar neck top, both with long sleeves
quick dry pants
zip up cotton hoodie
zip up windproof sleeveless jerkin
thin windproof anarak with hood
merrell barefoots
Walking socks x 3 of different thicknesses including one pair to wear in the evening instead of shoes
Spare T-shirt and pants to wear at night and evening
Visor to shield eyes from sun and keep rain off specs
Scarf - very important to keep off sun; also useful to tie/hold things
Buff - keep neck warm and also wear on head to keep hair out of eyes
Beanie hat
Eye mask for night-time
Fingerless gloves - to protect back of hands when windy
Coverall - very light weight, full length with hood, covers me and pack in rain.
Medical
Bexters Soda crystals from Bowtech www.bowensuppliesbyhelen.com - tablespoon in bath, or teaspoon in bowl when soaking feet, for aches and pains
Emu Oil from Pioneer Trading Company www.pion-tc.co.uk - brilliant for rubbing on sore muscles
Ibuprofen - I often wake in the night aching all over. I take one ibu and that seems to sort the aches by morning
Various Compeed items for blisters - plasters, grease stick
Talcum powder to dry feet if feet get wet and I want to change socks
Foot dividers to wear, in my case, between little toes and adjacent toes
Pads under balls of feet
Knee supports - I don't wear them normally but they are back up!
Couple of plasters - I have a thumb that splits and is very painful unless covered up
Afterbite
Food
2 x water bottles - often not easy to find water so two give you longer before you need to start searching. I don't use a water pack and feeder only because I never have. I can hang my water bottle on a finger which works well and is handy for drinking.
Several bounce balls - don't need to eat much to give you energy
Some dates/nuts
De-caff tea bags - vital that cup of tea when I reach my hotel and there are never any de-caff tea bags!
Washing/cosmetic
Hairbrush - I have long hair so need a hairbrush
Manual toothbrush/toothpaste, floss, I bathcap
Sun cream - Boots Soltan suncare lotion
Night cream
Lipsil - vital as lips can get very dry when walking
Spare hair tie - I wear a clip to keep my hair up but if it broke it would be a disaster!
Nail file - nothing more boring than a nail breaking
Small bar of soap - how often the hotels don't have soap, just plastic holders of shower gel - yuck!
Equipment/Incidentals
Mobile and charger
Dictaphone
Fitbit - measures distances/steps/calories/time
Reading glasses
Map - I don't take a mapcase as I find them a nuisance. I do usually have spare copies of the maps just in case!
Small notebook to write stats down as I go along and 1 x biro
List of hotels and numbers
List of local taxi numbers - essential as back-up!
wet cloth for wiping fingers
Paper hankies in plastic bag
Sandwich bags - vital to keep things dry; also plastic bag to sit on when eating marmalade sanies!
Compass
Penknife
Whistle
Head torch - its amazing how many hotels have poor light in bedrooms
Plastic spoon
Cash wrapped in cling film, with credit cards and railcard
2 x elastic bands, safety pins, plastic string
Zipped plastic sleeve for paperwork
Binocs - a small pair would be useful and I missed them particularly on the Cotswold Way
This is my list, peculiar to me, that I have honed over time. It may be of interest to you if you're planning a long walk. I carry a small Deuter Speedlite 20 knapsack and I try to keep the weight in total to five and a half pounds plus water which is another pound in weight. My trousers, jerkin and anorak have useful pockets for carrying items that need to be accessible, like lipsil, hankies, fingerless gloves, buff etc.
Clothes
I wear full length or three-quarter length trousers with water-proof over trousers(when necessary)
vest and polar neck top, both with long sleeves
quick dry pants
zip up cotton hoodie
zip up windproof sleeveless jerkin
thin windproof anarak with hood
merrell barefoots
Walking socks x 3 of different thicknesses including one pair to wear in the evening instead of shoes
Spare T-shirt and pants to wear at night and evening
Visor to shield eyes from sun and keep rain off specs
Scarf - very important to keep off sun; also useful to tie/hold things
Buff - keep neck warm and also wear on head to keep hair out of eyes
Beanie hat
Eye mask for night-time
Fingerless gloves - to protect back of hands when windy
Coverall - very light weight, full length with hood, covers me and pack in rain.
Medical
Bexters Soda crystals from Bowtech www.bowensuppliesbyhelen.com - tablespoon in bath, or teaspoon in bowl when soaking feet, for aches and pains
Emu Oil from Pioneer Trading Company www.pion-tc.co.uk - brilliant for rubbing on sore muscles
Ibuprofen - I often wake in the night aching all over. I take one ibu and that seems to sort the aches by morning
Various Compeed items for blisters - plasters, grease stick
Talcum powder to dry feet if feet get wet and I want to change socks
Foot dividers to wear, in my case, between little toes and adjacent toes
Pads under balls of feet
Knee supports - I don't wear them normally but they are back up!
Couple of plasters - I have a thumb that splits and is very painful unless covered up
Afterbite
Food
2 x water bottles - often not easy to find water so two give you longer before you need to start searching. I don't use a water pack and feeder only because I never have. I can hang my water bottle on a finger which works well and is handy for drinking.
Several bounce balls - don't need to eat much to give you energy
Some dates/nuts
De-caff tea bags - vital that cup of tea when I reach my hotel and there are never any de-caff tea bags!
Washing/cosmetic
Hairbrush - I have long hair so need a hairbrush
Manual toothbrush/toothpaste, floss, I bathcap
Sun cream - Boots Soltan suncare lotion
Night cream
Lipsil - vital as lips can get very dry when walking
Spare hair tie - I wear a clip to keep my hair up but if it broke it would be a disaster!
Nail file - nothing more boring than a nail breaking
Small bar of soap - how often the hotels don't have soap, just plastic holders of shower gel - yuck!
Equipment/Incidentals
Mobile and charger
Dictaphone
Fitbit - measures distances/steps/calories/time
Reading glasses
Map - I don't take a mapcase as I find them a nuisance. I do usually have spare copies of the maps just in case!
Small notebook to write stats down as I go along and 1 x biro
List of hotels and numbers
List of local taxi numbers - essential as back-up!
wet cloth for wiping fingers
Paper hankies in plastic bag
Sandwich bags - vital to keep things dry; also plastic bag to sit on when eating marmalade sanies!
Compass
Penknife
Whistle
Head torch - its amazing how many hotels have poor light in bedrooms
Plastic spoon
Cash wrapped in cling film, with credit cards and railcard
2 x elastic bands, safety pins, plastic string
Zipped plastic sleeve for paperwork
Binocs - a small pair would be useful and I missed them particularly on the Cotswold Way