Backpacking gear has a wide selection of all sorts of gadgets and equipment. Choosing the best type of backpacking gear for your expedition depends on your personal needs and the type of trip you’ll be taking. The basics, however, remain as being shelter, sleeping bags, survival equipment, and a backpack. Here is a quick glance at which basic backpacking gear is the best to choose, including a special mention about backpacking travel insurance.

Backpacking sleeping bags vary in comfort and weight. If you’ll be doing your hiking in areas where humidity are a factor, choosing synthetic backpacking sleeping bags is a must. Polarguard 3D can be an excellent choice of backpacking gear, as the material compresses better than other materials and is also softer and lighter than other fabrics on the market. Goose down can be a fine choice, but you’ll have to watch out to not get your sleeping bag wet, as the down will lose its insulation factor rapidly.

Backpacking gear should include a tarp or two. Waterproof backpacking tarps can be tied to trees with rope and used as a shelter. You’ll avoid carrying poles and the heavier weight of some four-season tents as well. For an ultra light backpacking trip, you’re better off choosing a bivy sack as a shelter and leaving the backpacking tarps at home.

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