5. Pee Bottle(s)

This wild card(!) entry is something many of you will likely balk at but many hardened thru-hikers and campers will not spend a night in a tent without. We all know the inconvenience entailed in leaving your tent to answer nature’s call in the middle of the night – getting out of your warm sack, putting on a jacket and shoes, finding your headlamp and stumbling the recommended 200ft from your campsite.

It’s a pain – doubly so if it happens to be raining or temperatures are on the chilly side. Having a pee-bottle can save you all this trouble. The ideal pee-bottle is a plastic hydration bladder/sack with minimal weight, a wide mouth and secure cap. For the hygiene-conscious, these are easy to rinse out in the morning and rarely prone to spillage – just don’t get this bladder mixed up with your drinking one!