I thought it would be fun to share my backpacking checklist from 1974. (Forgive the code formatting, on mobile you can drag left/right to see it.) CLOTHING

I thought it would be fun to share my backpacking checklist from 1974. (Forgive the code formatting, on mobile you can drag left/right to see it.) CLOTHING Boots - waterproofed [1] 3 sets socks String shirt [2] Long sleeved cotton shirt Wool shirt Shorts Long pants Gaiters [3] Handkerchiefs Down vest Windbreaker Poncho Rain chaps Mittens - inner/outer Scarves Balaclava [4] Hat Stephenson Warmlite No-Sweat Shirt [5] Walking stick [6] Backpack For the trip home: Clean underpants, pants, shirt, socks CAMP Sleeping bag and stuffsack Mosquito netting Foam pad Ground sheet Tarp Visklamps/stakes [7] Nylon cord 50' Stove kit (stove, pot lid, lighter, bag) Fuel can Fuel pellets Cleaning wire Asbestos pad (!!) Fill and test stove and lighter Flashlight Knife - sharpened Sharpening stone Clothespins Paper towels Plastic bags Toilet paper Trowel Canteen Spoon Washcloth Toothbrush/floss Soap Salt/pepper shakers FIRST AID Moleskin/foam Rubbing alcohol Tweezers Gauze pads Gauze bandage Triangular bandage ACE bandage Band-Aids Adhesive tape Nail clippers Chapstick Glacier cream Bug repellent! Cotton balls Salt tablets First aid book Snakebite kit EMERGENCY/REPAIR Matchsafe Flint stick Mirror Whistle Ripstop tape Spare batteries/flashlight bulbs Rubber bands Velcro Sewing kit/thimble Clevis pins Razor blade Wire Cord clamps Phone change Halazone [8] Space blanket [9] [1] Waterproofing involved coating the boots with wax and putting them in the oven. What a mess! [2] A mesh t-shirt, great for layering: https://www.google.com/search?q=string+shirt&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=string+shirt&tbm=isch [3] Covers the gap between long pants and shoes: https://www.google.com/search?q=gaiters&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=gaiters&tbm=isch [4] Not the dessert: https://www.google.com/search?q=balaclava&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=balaclava&tbm=isch [5] NSFW for "naturist" style nudity: https://www.outinunder.com/sites/default/files/Warmlite%20Catalog%201974.pdf https://www.outinunder.com/sites/default/files/Warmlite%20Ca... [6] The best walking stick is the one you cut from a fallen tree with the saw in your Swiss Army knife. I still have mine! [7] I had to look this up to remember what they were: https://www.google.com/search?q=visklamps&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=visklamps&tbm=isch [8] Had to look up this one too: https://www.google.com/search?q=halazone&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=halazone&tbm=isch [9] Space blanket: https://www.google.com/search?q=space+blanket&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=space+blanket&tbm=isch