{"id":12244,"date":"2015-04-30T20:11:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=12244"},"modified":"2015-04-30T20:14:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:14:31","slug":"whats-in-my-hiking-bag-or-a-geeks-hiking-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/12244","title":{"rendered":"What’s in My Hiking Bag (Or, A Geek’s Hiking Bag)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love the Lifehacker<\/a> bag posts. I love seeing the tools and toys people keep in their bags, and I’ve found a couple things I discovered I wanted\/needed viewing those posts, so I decided it would be fun to show you my hiking bag.<\/p>\n

We typically do day hikes, usually several hours long, eating lunch before we leave, and stopping for dinner at a local restaurant before heading home. (Unless we’re hiking at Coopers Rock.) And taking pictures is a good excuse to stop and enjoy where I am–reminding myself that I’m out for the journey rather than the destination.<\/p>\n

What do I take hiking?<\/p>\n

\"Hiking<\/a><\/p>\n

Everything (with the exception of the hiking staff) fits into the bag. Plus two smaller water bottles.<\/p>\n

High Sierra Diplomat Lumbar Pack<\/a> (I prefer hiking with a lumbar pack to a backpack. When I take a backpack, I add even MORE stuff, like wildflower guides and maybe an extra camera lens.)
\nCanon EOS Rebel Xsi<\/a> camera
\nOP\/TECH USA Pro Strap<\/a>
\nFlexARMOR X dSLR Camera Case<\/a>
\nVaultz Mesh Bag<\/a>
\nGarmin Oregon 550T<\/a> (link is to newer version)
\nEneloop AA<\/a> rechargeable batteries
\nTracks Compact Travel Staff<\/a>
\nSharpie<\/a>
\nSea to Summit Accessory Straps<\/a>
\nPackTowl<\/a>, medium
\nPackTowl<\/a>, small
\nSeattle Sundries, Gardener’s Gold Soap<\/a>
\nS-Biner<\/a>
\nDried fruit (in Ziploc bag)
\nDark chocolate (in a Ziploc bag)
\nVitamin C drops\/throat drops (in a Ziploc bag)
\nPill case with Acetaminophen
\nWetOnes wipes<\/a>
\nTissues
\nLip balm (spf 15)
\nHand lotion (spf15)
\nCeraVe SPF 50 Sunscreen<\/a> (not pictured)
\nBandana
\nSamsung Galaxy S5 cell phone
\n–Garmin Fit app<\/a><\/p>\n

Just in case items:
\nSpare camera battery
\nSpare eyepiece
\nExtra SD card
\nGallon size Ziploc bag (for if it suddenly downpours)
\nKershaw pocket knife
\nLED flashlight
\nWaterproof matches
\nPill case with anxiety meds (from Etsy)
\nGirly stuff (in Day of the Dead bag (from Etsy))
\nAnkle wrap<\/a> (not pictured)<\/p>\n

Also, when hiking near creeks and streams (when it’s warm), I’ll clip a pair of water shoes onto the outside of the bag so I can hike up or down the creek.<\/p>\n

NOTE<\/strong>: Michael carries the first aid kit and toilet paper and two larger water bottles.<\/p>\n

Obviously, several items are specific to me: the ankle wrap and acetaminophen are because of my ankle, and my ankle was initially why I started using a hiking stick, but it’s so nice to hike with, Michael now uses one. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the Lifehacker bag posts. I love seeing the tools and toys people keep in their bags, and I’ve found a couple things I discovered I wanted\/needed viewing those posts, so I decided it would be fun to show you my hiking bag. We typically do day hikes, usually several hours long, eating lunch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1069,22,1058],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hiking","category-photos","category-travel-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pefxA-3bu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}