Pack List for the Joint Trail Backpacking Trip
I gave an overview of this trip in my last post, so look that up if you want those details. This was a three day two night desert backpacking trip. As with most adventures with kids, probably the hardest part of our backpacking trip to the Joint Trail was the prep. The first problem was finding a backpack small enough for a super skinny, 50 lb. ten year old. I borrowed a couple but the waist belts were too big. Karen stopped by Recreation Outlet to see if she could find something for her daughter and lucked out! The backpack actually adjusted small enough for my skinny mini, Karen got it for $35!! I went down to Recreation Outlet and guess what? The backpacks were on sale! I did the usual anyway and asked at the counter if they would give me a deal if I buy two. I walked out of there with two kid sized backpacks for $22 each!
They aren't super sturdy and I wouldn't recommend buying them if you plan to backpack every weekend, but for $22 we can take them on one or two trips a year and my kids will outgrow them long before they wear out!! The blue backpack is a little smaller, a 42 Liter, but it carried plenty of weight for a 10 year old.
Here is a list of what I had the kids wear for hiking.
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- pants or leggings
- t shirt
- hiking socks
- hiking boots
- sun hat
Here is our pack list: actually in the pack. This is a desert specific list and we had no water source so we had to pack in all water but we didn't have to take a water purifier.
- 1 pair pants (leggings)
- t shirt
- long sleeve shirt
- 2 pairs underwear
- 2 change of socks
- warm fleece jacket
- sleep clothes
- winter hat
- gloves
- small rope
- candle
- matches
- lightweight shoes to wear around camp
- camera to share
- lightweight poncho (from the $1 store)
- whistle
- toothbrush
- toothpaste to share
- wash cloth or small towel
- dish soap to share
- hand sanitizer
- food divided
- toilet paper
- human waste disposal bags, we took 3 of them for a group of 7 (you can buy these at the visitor center)
- headlamp
- map
- playing cards to share
- chap stick
- small book to read
- first aid kit to share (band aids, ointment, suture, ibuprofen, any other meds, feminine hygiene items, sunscreen, etc)
- plastic bowl/spoon/knife/fork (we have a combo utensil)
- stove to share and fuel and a coffee can to cook with
- tent to share
- water bottles and bladders (at least a gallon each)
- sleeping pad
- sleeping bag
- ear plugs
- comb/extra hair elastics
- bandana
- walking stick
- baby wipes
A few items I was really glad we took were baby wipes, chap stick, and ear plugs (snoring is a trait commonly inherited in my family and I'm not used to sleeping near my kids!!)
One thing I really wished I had was a sleeping eye mask (it was a full moon and clear skies!!), luckily my mom had an extra and shared with me. She also brought a neck pillow. I might do that in the future!!
I packed a bag of clean clothes, underwear, socks, shampoo etc in the car for when we were done. We filled some solar showers and left them in the car when we left. When we got back to the truck we all rinsed off and put on clean clothes. It was so much more comfortable for the drive home.
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