What does your backpacking kit look like & what are your favorite pieces of gear you have that are unusual or greatly increased your quality of life on the trail? This is my basic kit alot of the gear is 10 years old or more I have recently added a camp chair & a little bidet that goes on a water bottle. My favorite piece of gear is not pictures but it is a frybake pan which is basically a lightweight dutch oven I will be using it on my trip at the end of this month to roast a chicken & make stuffing.
The only thing that's a little unusual is my 6L hydropak water bag. I carry 8L for overnights innadesert. I know AZT thru hikers often carry less, but there are known water sources at intervals on the trail. I just go wander around in the sky islands. There are springs on the map but they're often dry. I've marked the locations of cattle tanks but sometimes they move the herds and the tanks are dry.
