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Totaling It All Up: About $900

The full MSRP from the products above comes to over $900, but bear in mind: You don’t have to purchase everything on this list to get out and enjoy the backcountry. To start, a tent, backpack, sleeping bag, and sleeping pad are your most essential starter kit for a night out, and all told will run you a much more manageable $472. Shopping sales is a great way to save big while building your backpacking kit, as is renting, borrowing or buying used gear at first. But the key is to remember that good gear will last you a long time, and the more you get out and enjoy backpacking, the lower the cost per use of your kit becomes. 

GEARCATEGORYWEIGHTMSRP
REI Co-op Passage 2Backpacking tent5 lbs. 10 oz.$159
REI Co-op Trailbreak 60Backpacking pack3 lbs. 13 oz.$149
REI Co-op Trailbreak 20Sleeping bag3 lbs. 7 oz.$109
Nemo SwitchbackSleeping pad14.5 oz.$55
GSI Glacier Camp StoveBackpacking stove5.9 oz.$30
Aquamira Water TreatmentWater purifier3 oz.$15
Black Diamond Astro 300Headlamp 2.7 oz.$20
REI Co-op TrailbreakTrekking poles1 lb. 1 oz.$70
Merrell Moab 3Hiking shoes1 lb. 14.7 oz.$110
Marmot PreCip EcoRain jacket10.6 oz.$100
REI Co-op 650 Down Jacket 2.0Down jacket11 oz.$100
Totals 18 lbs. 13.4 oz.$917

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