Backpacking Gear List for a family of 4
This is what we typically bring with us on a backpacking trip to the Eastern Sierra.
Sleep Gear
- 4-person tent
- Women’s 20 degree sleeping bag
- Men’s sleeping bag (3 bags in 1)
- Kids sleeping bags (highly adjustable to grow with the child)
- Sleeping pads
- Inflatable pillow is lightweight, this pillow is bigger but so cozy
- Air pump
Packs
Kitchen
- Mugs
- Stove
- Knife
- Sporks
- Bear can (we have the 500 for our family)
- USB lighter
- 10 L water filter
- Chairs
Miscellaneous
- Power Bank
- Sound machine
- SOS messenger
- Headlamp
- Kids headlamp
- First aid kit
- Bug nets
- Solar lantern
- Mini books for kids–these are tiny books but full length stories. Fire station story.
Clothing
- Men’s merino blend baselayers (Code SOWEWENT for 20% off full price)
- Women’s 100% merino jogger set– top and bottom (Code SOWEWENT for 10% off lowest price)
- Kids baselayers
- 100% merino wool--slightly thinner option but still year-round use (Code SOWEWENT for 10% of lowest price)
- 100% merino wool-slightly thicker, but still year around (Code Sowewent10)
- Merino blend-great if kids don’t like full merino feel (Code SOWEWENT for 20% of full price)
- Synthetic option top and bottom
- Kids sun hoodie (Code SOWEWENT) or this sun hoodie.
- Kids hiking pants that convert into shorts
- Men’s Merino sun hoodie or Men’s sun synthetic hoodie (Code SOWEWENT)
- Women’s sun hoodie (we all have this awesome merino sun hoodie, great for anti-stink and quick dry)
- Womens belted shorts (Code SOWEWENT)
