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backpack
thumb|right|A 30 L top and bottom-loading hiking backpack thumb|right|A 12 L front-loading photography backpack
machete
thumb|Machete/saw combo thumb|Mexican artisan Agustín Cruz Tinoco using a machete to carve wood thumb|Mexican machete, from Guerrero, 1970. bull horn handle, hand forged blade (hammer marks visible) thumb|Campos Hermanos Mexican machete with blade 75 centimeters long and 93 total.
snowshoe
Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwear.
ice axe
tool used in mountaineering and ice climbing, that allows to secure your footing in snow or ice, progress up slopes and create anchors.
water filter
A tall, cylindrical ceramic container that removes impurities by lowering contamination of water using a fine physical barrier, a chemical process, or a biological process
gaiters
thumb|Hiking gaiters
portable stove
cooking stove specially designed to be portable and lightweight
JanSport
JanSport is an American brand of backpacks and collegiate apparel, now owned by VF Corporation, one of the world's largest apparel companies. JanSport is the world's largest backpack maker. Nearly half of all small backpacks sold in the United States are produced by JanSport and its sister brand The North Face, also owned by VF Corporation.
insect repellent
substance which repels insects
monocular
thumb|200px|right|Galilean type Soviet-made miniature 2.5 × 17.5 monocular thumb|200px|right| Diagram of a monocular using a Schmidt-Pechan prism: 1 – Objective lens 2 – Schmidt-Pechan prism 3 – Eyepiece
trekking pole
serves to support walking hiking, mountaineering, trekking and Nordic Walking
makila
150px|thumb|A makila with a horn pommel, woven leather grip and nickel silver fittings The makila (sometimes spelled makhila) is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength.
ultralight backpacking
style of lightweight hiking carrying the lightest and least amount of gear
GPS watch
watch with integrated GPS receiver
tumpline
thumb|175px|Native American (Ojibwe/Anishinaabe) woman using a tumpline thumb|right|175px|Tumplines in use in Mexico by [[silleros]]
Beverage-can stove
alcohol stove of DIY construction
portable water purification system
self-contained, easily transported units used to purify water from untreated sources
mini survival kit
small kit containing essential survival tools
Ten Essentials
survival items recommended by hiking and Scouting organizations
bear-resistant food storage container
bearing compass
nautical instrument
alcohol stove
usually unpressurized liquid-fuel stove