LOL 😄 . I just went backpacking with an old college friend and we were reminiscing about the gear we had back in the 1980s when we used to do a lot of trips together -- Optimus white gas stoves, plastic iv water bottles scavanged from the hospital, raincoats made from FrostLine kits, iodine to treat water mixed with lemonade powder to kill the taste. Heck, I used to backpack a candle lantern because before LED lights the batteries in a flashlight wouldn't last. The old-timey gear I still have in active use is --external frame backpack. Good for heavy loads an long trips. However, I mostly use an internal frame pack for weekends and overnights. --closed cell foam sleeping pad. Light to carry and good to sit on as well as sleep. --sleeping bag. I have a high-quality winter down bag I bought in the 1980s that's still going strong. -- Map and compass -- boiling and/or chemicals to treat water. I tried a filter for a while, but I felt like I never knew whether the filter needed replacing. Everything else I have for backpacking has been replaced with lighter, more modern stuff. LED headlamps are especialy great because you get a lot of light for not much weight. One other seriously great upgrade is, new backpacks have a sleeve for a water bladder -- you can sip from a tube while you hike instead of continually reaching back for your water bottle. Some of the fancy ultralight stove set-ups assume you are only going to boil water, so if you are planning on actually cooking ingrediants instead of just rehydrating food you'll want a cheaper, heavier cooking sytem.
I like to sleep in my hammock, but I don't backpack with it becaue I often hike in the desert where there are not reliable trees.
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