u/blucheezIT

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Help me improve my setup

Hi guys!

This is my first time posting anything, but I just wanted to reach out and get some help on improving my setup. I am planning on hiking in Scotland in May and have started preparing like a month ago. This is going to be my first multi-day solo hiking trip and I am not sure if I am even thinking about this the right way. I have owned many of the Items I intend on bringing beforehand and have borrowed stuff (e.g. Sleeping bag, poles). I bought the Tent and Sleeping mat as well as some smaller items new.

One of my main concerns, as you can probably guess from my 30l backpack, is space. I modded it so that I can fit my Tent on the outside, letting it dry and giving me more space on the inside. However, it is still very tight. On my trip I will have the chance to stop and eat in a town everyday and resupply, meaning I don’t have to carry so much food.

I think a 45l pack would be the best option for me, but I don’t like the idea of spending even more money on this trip, also I just really like my backpack, it fits me very well.

So, apart from buying a new backpack, do you have any ideas on how I could save some space? Do you have other improvement tips for my setup? Here is the link to my lighterpack, I hope I got everything.

https://lighterpack.com/r/p5y8zj

Thank you for your answers!

u/blucheezIT — 11 hours ago