4th May, 2022 – I recently wrote about the gear I carried on the latest Nakasendō walk. You can find that here.

For a gear list related to bike packing, which I don’t do that much of at the moment, see here.

Current as of February 2022 and constantly being updated. None of these links are affiliate links.

Hiking gear

• Salomon Speedcross 4 or X Ultra depending on the season.
• Salomon Hydropack bladders.
• Atlas Pack Athlete camera backpack which I use less and less because I am trying to minimize camera gear and carry less. So instead I often use a Mammoth Duncan 24 because it is light and has superb ventilation for the lower back. That’s without doubt the main thing I look for nowadays in a backpack for hiking in Japan.
• Mont Bell gore-tex rain jacket
• A bear bell.

Camera gear

• Panasonic LUMIX S5 + Sigma 35mm f2 / Panasonic 24-105 f4 / Panasonic 50mm f1.8
• A small Rode mic that I rarely use.
• Leica M6 + 35mm Zeiss Biogon f2
• Peak Design clip
• Joby Gorilla Pod / Gitzo Carbon Traveller tripod that I rarely use.

Clothing

• Salomon trail running gear – trail shoes, hiking trousers, and quick drying shirts. I trust Salomon, they make good stuff. Some merino base layers from Wiggle.com.
• Mont Bell rain jacket – You can’t live and hike in Japan and not know about Mont Bell.