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Bmcox86:
Tent-$100ish might not be the lightest but will work. My mountainsmith tarp cost $78 on sale
Sleeping bag/pad-$200 lots of clearance ones at rei these days
Pack-$250 you can find some great deals on rokslide, eberlestock, badlands and even mystery ranch
Stove/pot $60 pocket rocket and titanium cup
Sawyer mini-$20
Boots-$200

haugenna:
Buy once cry once.

Or buy used and replace as needed over the next five years. If you have a hunting partner, you can share some costs on items.

Or just stay home.  :chuckle:

liljozie495:
I'm still new to it aswell man, but I wouldn't go cheap around a pack buy once cry once like stated above. But like fillthefreezer says spend a little more for less weight/quality or be tough spend less or be comfy spend more. Join Rokslide and post what your looking for. When I decided to get my pack I posted what I was looking for and got messaged a kifaru fully set up and new dt1 and frame for hell of a lot cheaper then new, a lot of guys on that site are cool and hook it up sometimes.  The guys on there are hardcore backwoods guys, a lot of them that are local are members here. I'll see if I can find that video link that Jon posted

roy...s:
Good quality gear costs, but will provide years of service. You can save tons buying from REI Closeouts and secondhand.  You would be amazed at the high performance hiking jackets, shirts, pants and equipment I've bought from Goodwill. One example was a Padagodia Down jacket for 7 bucks that looked to be new. 

Much of what I use has come from craigslist and I'll bet I've saved thousands. Some backpackers are more gear junkies then hikers, they will buy equipment and never use it.  I more then happy to blow off the dust from their closet, buy it for pennies on the dollar, and wear it out. 

Some need to have the latest gizmo to save a few grams.  Saving grams does add up to lbs eventually but some take it WAY to far.  They will offload the slightly used stuff to buy the latest widget.  If you don't mind not being the first to own it, you can save big here on very high end equipment. 

Most importantly
Ask lots of questions, learn lots, become familiar and function test ALL your equipment prior to going out, start slow, and have fun.

bobcat:
You could do the high hunt without any backpacking equipment. That's how I used to hunt it when I was in my 20's. Hiked in and out every day. Not the best and most efficient method, but it worked for me.

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