Hiking stove This will be needed for California which has severe fire restrictions during the dry season. Other wise there are free alternatives.
Buy batteries, duct tape and cap at Dollar Tree. Get a stainless steel dog bowl without rubber feet while you are there. Baby butt wipes.
Find a 1 liter soda bottle and rinse that out well. No need to buy a bottle for water.
Over kill on the stakes. Go to Walmart and get 6 stakes medium weight. Get some cordage there too. Learn to tie the taunt line hitch AKA midshipman's hitch. It weighs nothing and takes up no space.
Sleeping bag is a 45 degree bag which will be fine for summer camping if you are not in the mountains. Way too light for other seasons and altitudes. Spend more money on this and less on the other stuff.
P-38 GI can opener
Good to have a Sawyer water filter but not absolutely necessary if you never leave the urban environment.
Gym membership is a convenience item. You can wash in lakes, streams, creeks, oceans, swimming pools and splash pads, toilets, truck stops, camp grounds, midnight lawn sprinklers and rain storms. Bring a sponge, water bottle and a bar of soap and wash up in the bushes.
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Yeah - that stove is popular both because of it's weight/size and low cost. It's a solid stove all around.
The other popular budget backpacking stove is the 'Etekcity' one. A bit cheaper at $10, if saving an extra few bucks is necessary. Otherwise I'd recommend the BRS for $17.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NJYV3NP?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_dt_b_product_details
I bought this stove. It works great and has a built in starter.
Currently $11.77
I have been buying my gear with intentions to use it for both backpacking and bikepacking. I can share some of what I have learned so far and some tips to help.
I second what everyone has been saying. If you don’t have an REI co-op membership (25$ for lifetime) get one. It will pay for itself in no time.
REI usually has a big sale in the spring for members. You get 20% off one full priced item and 20% off of one outlet item. If there’s any big ticket items you can wait to buy until then that might help also.
Hammock camping:
Also you’ll want the tarp, under quilt and big net.
Tent camping:
I borrowed this tent from someone recently and I was impressed with it. It got a fair amount of condensation but that didn’t get inside. Did not get to test in a downpour.
Backpacks- I have an Osprey Ariel Plus 60. I paid a lot for it because I plan to use it on a big backpacking trip in a few years. I also have a lot of consideration to REI Flash 55.
I have a Nemo Disco 20 sleeping bag, lots of folks are using quilts to save weight. I can’t recommend any budget quilts as I don’t have experience with them.
Sawyer Squeeze water filter (40$) and a smart water bottle makes a cheap filtration system.
Camp kitchen:
Pot:
Headlamp:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trail-LED-300-Lumens-Multi-Color-Headlamp/989069305
(I know this is Walmart, but I have had an older model of this and used it for lots of different things including stage tech work for about 8 years now and it’s held up so I can vouch for it)