I am looking at creating my backpacking kit. I just wanted to know what people consider their top items in their backpacking kit that might not be considered “essential” (tent, clothes, cookware, etc) or what they’d recommend looking into to improve the (already great) backpacking/camping experience.
Note : alcohol is supposed to be ‘non-essential’ !
Of the top of my head, a mesh bag. While hiking I use it to keep wet/dirty clothes in, can even hang it outside my pack to get stuff to dry. Also keeps stinky clothes separated from clean ones. Once in camp I hang a dry line and hang everything up to dry/air out then if I have beverages I wish to chill I put them in the mesh sack and put it in a stream.