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If you’re planning a backpacking trip, save the video as your beginners guide to all the necessary gear needed for your trip to go as smooth as possible!

These are my personal recommendations for what gear I use, what works best for me, and my necessities vs non essential items that I enjoy bringing with me.

The exact or similar products are all found at @REI linked on my LTK !

Follow @breetraveling for more hiking and backpacking trips and tips, and other adventurous places to visit and things to do around New Jersey, across the United States and occasionally beyond!

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Are you backpacking the Enchantments soon, or dream to do so?

Here’s a recap of my experience!
We applied for the backpacking lottery on recreation.gov and scored permits to camp in snow zone!

While the most popular zone is core enchantment zone, I think that camping in snow zone was the best bet.

We chose the last camp site, furthest into snow zone at upper snow lakes, getting as close as we could to core zone.

We set up camp after hiking 9 miles with 4600ft of gain in 8 hours on our first day! That included a nice lunch break and swim at Nada lake.

Our second day we day hiked into core zone leaving majority of our gear at our campsite. We hiked to Asgard’s Pass and back which was a round trip of 11.5 miles with 3800ft of gain.

The first 3 miles between snow and core zones were the toughest with the most incline, but still better than climbing up Asgard with a full pack on!

Core zone is undeniably enchanting, and something I wish everyone could experience!

After our day hike we relaxed back at camp and on the final day we packed up and made the 9 mile descent back out to snow zone trailhead.

30 miles in 3 days with 8400ft of gain and descent was tough to say the least but totally worth it !

Stay tuned for more enchantments videos discussing the gear and food I brought with me!

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Part 6 - Gear I brought to backpack the Enchantments!

Here’s the basic gear that I bring with me when backpacking. I love and recommend everything that I use, but if you think there’s a key item I’m missing out on, please let me know what it is!

My first ever backpacking trip was about 5 years ago, and I learn something new on every trip. I usually only do 1-3 night trips, and honestly that’s more than enough for me.

As much as I love sleeping in the middle of the wilderness with no phone service, eating dehydrated meals, I do also love sleeping in comfortable beds, with freshly cooked meals and taking a shower each night.

I have a tendency to overpack, but I’d rather be over prepared than underprepared. I’ve accepted my fate that I will always be a 35-45lb pack girlie, but I envy the people who minimize their bags to 20-25lbs. It will simply just never be me 🤷‍♀️

My gear + pricing
Bag: Osprey Aura AG 65L $150
Tent: Alps Mountaineering Phenom 2 person $130
Sleeping Pad: REI flash thermal inflatable $120
Sleeping bag: Nemo Disco 30 $290
Pillow: Cocoon aircore $30
Headlamp: Black Diamond Spot 400 $50
Cooking system: Jet Boil Flash $100
Hiking poles: REI traverse $100
Water shoes: Keen Newport H2 $95
Trail runners: Altra Lone Peak 5 $100
Day Bag: Osprey DayLite Plus $50

Don’t let the cost deter you!

I almost ALWAYS shop discounted items/sales/use coupons from REI or buy second hand from Facebook marketplace or other websites.

You don’t need the newest, best, most expensive gear. Certain things like a sleeping bag and pad are worth the initial high cost, but for other things you can get away with cheaper items.

Backpacking, hiking and camping are all a learning process. To be prepared, it’s important to do research, but if you’re like me - the best way to learn is from your mistakes! After many years and trips in the outdoors, I finally know what I do and don’t need to bring with me each time.

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I successfully summited Mount Whitney on October 2, 2021, the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states, standing at 14,505ft!

Although I’ve done some pretty intense hikes since then, I’d say Whitney still takes first place for my hardest achievement. A journey I’m incredibly grateful to have made, and a feat I’m proud to have completed.

22 miles round trip with 6,200ft of elevation gain. My North Face Classic Down Jacket kept me warm, even in the freezing winds at the summit!

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