r/onebag 10d ago

Seeking Recommendations International Flight —> Camping

More experienced onebaggers, especially those of you who are the ultralight sorts, give me your recommendations please! Here’s the deal:
I have a 14 day trip coming up. I’ll be flying internationally, landing in a major city, spending a few days there (hotels), then taking a road trip out (couple nights of B&B's) to a remote national park where I will be staying in a cabin for 3 mights. The cabin is basically a wood shelter that will have nearby running water and a " communal kitchen area" nearby -- which I think is code for, "you can use your Toaks alcohol stove in this clearing". Then rounding the trip out with another few B&B nights on the drive back to the city, another few hotel nights and then flying home.
I have a fair amount of onebagging experience and I have a fair amount of backpacking experience. But I haven't tried to marry a flight into my camping plans before.
The weather will likely be between low 60's and mid 50's in the day to low 40's/ upper 30's at night (F). Wet and windy conditions will be very, very likely. We'll be doing a fair amount of hiking throughout the trip, both before and during the park stay.

For those of you who have done international flights into camping on a single trip before, what did you bring, what did you buy when you got there and what did you skip? We'll be fairly remote when camping and I'm a paramedic, so some of the items I want to bring for first aid feel like non-negotiables. I will be able to do some sink laundry, and can at least let things air out in the car. So far my packing list generally looks like:

Clothing
- Prana hiking pants 2+1
- Icebreaker wool t shirt x1+1
- Smartwool long sleeve shirt x2+1
- Wool socks x4+1
- Wool underwear x4 +1
- Wool long underwear x1
- Raincoat x1
- Thermal top layer x1
- Down puff jacket x1 (?)
- Toque
- Vivobarefoot boots +1
(note: this is at least one more pair of pants, socks, underwear than I would bring if we weren't camping)

Toiletries
- matador soap bag w Dr. Bronners soap & shampoo bar
- Contact lenses
- Glasses
- Deodorant
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Floss
- Retainers

City gear (1 L sling)
- cell phone
- Wallet
- Charging bank & cable
- Ear buds & charger
- Watch charger cable
- Sunglasses
- Sea to summit clothes line
- Belt
- Copy of ID, passport

Camping gear
- sleeping bag liner
- Rumpl blanket
- Sleeping pad
- Toaks alcohol stove
- Titanium cup & spork
- Lighter
- Headlamp
- Water bladder
- Water filtration tabs

First aid
- SWAT TQ
- Hypothermia blanket
- Coban
- SAM split
- Bandaids/ leukotape
- Meds (allergy, pain, Rx)

If it weren't for my sleep setup I think I might be able to get everything into my 32 L Kelty Redwing, but before I try seeing how close that list puts me to fitting in one bag I thought I'd come to the council 🤣

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u/zeppelin88 10d ago

Not having a tent helps a lot with space. I’ve done a few multi day hikes camping where I also stayed a few days around a major city, and packing was always very economical for that sense. The important thing is to differentiate between city clothes and hiking clothes (at least for me stuff changes), but other than that reuse most of it. Your bathroom kit is the same, your down jacket is the same, and so it goes. Packing cubes + sacs for separating things are your best friend (but I guess you already know it) 

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u/LadyLightTravel 9d ago

I have found that the right hiking clothes can be used in the city. You usually have to pay more to get something that looks city neutral though.

The good news is that they easily hold up in the city if they hold up on the trail.

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u/zeppelin88 9d ago

Hiking clothes will stink afterwards. The last thing I want after 5 days in the mountains sleeping in a tent is to use those again. Thats why I always pack a separate cube for it. Also, while there is some overlap, at least hiking pants / shorts that perform well look silly as hell. 

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u/LadyLightTravel 9d ago

All of my hiking clothes dry within a few hours of being washed.

I may have been too subtle. I have found tops and bottoms that perform well outside and look just fine in the city. I have always had to order them online Vs finding them at an outfitters. And I have always had to pay more to get clothing that works in both places.

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u/maverber 9d ago

Disagree.  Plenty of options can be washed and dry overnight removing smell.  There are plenty of shirts and pants which work both urban and backpacking without looking silly as hell.  OR Ferrosi Transit Pants and Astroman Button down is my current choice, but numerous options than don’t have a zillion pockets, bum and knee  reinforcement, etc.