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>>967388
>Make sure to bring lots of canned food. People don't realize this until they try it but the advantages are huge.
>Cotton is great for clothing as it's very lightweight and breathable, so make sure you wear as much cotton as possible.
>Get one of those Rambo knives with the survival kit in the handle so you'll barely need to pack your backpack.
>Make sure to bring a three or four pound club-mallet to pound in your tent pegs and baton wood with.
>As for shoes, I would recommend steel toe rubber boots with at least a 2" heel, this will keep your feet dry and your toes safe from all kinds of nasty stuff.
>Your backpack also shouldn't exceed 20 liters of volume.
>Drink lots of coffee for energy on the trail. Don't worry about using up your drinking water for this.
>First aid kits are unnecessary and make you look like a dweeb.
...Is what I would say if I were a sadistic monster...

You are camping for more than a day for the first time in what Im assuming is a foreign country to you. Get a bag that is waterproof or if it isnt buy a cover for it, cheap is ok. Get a sleeping bag for extremely cold temps, get a cover for that AND some liners. If its hot sleeping in only the liners will save you sweat and tears. Get a tent if you don't have one already. Get a small tarp and fold it under the tent. Get good tent pegs. Have a good rain cover for said tent. small rocket gas stove and fuel can(2-3) should cover you. trash bags are your friend. duck tape your temp friend. cordage always useful. small first aid kit with shit you know how to use is always useful. good leather boots and inserts. cotton for hot days. wool for cold/wet days. collapsible bottles for water. filter(s). water tabs. biskits and other low weight/high carb/fat foods. fishing pole if you good at fishing/license for area.

everything else to weight/need/comfort.

Also 2 knives, folding and fixed blade
fire is nice but not necessary most cases/allowed
water is ALWAYS NECESSARY
waste management is ALWAYS NECESSARY OVER A DAY
don't let kids near water until they know NOT TO WASH THEIR HANDS WITH ALMOST ALL THE CLEAN WATER.

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>>967507
I would disagree on several of your point: Sleeping bag should fit the expected temperatures but "extremely cold temps" would be a lot heavier than needed. You don't need both a tent and a tarp - just use a tent (unless it's very fragile in the bottom, then a small tarp could be wise. You don't need cover for your sleeping bag since tent. A single large gas canister (450g) will be more than plenty for this trip. My girlfriend and I made one last for over 20 days of hiking in Scotland. Don't need cotton, wool does just as good on hot days and otherwise just sucks much less. No need for two knives.
Pic related. Walked most of the Scottish National Trail last summer. Part of which follows the West Highland Way

>>967388
Take midge spray, even if you don't think you'll need it. I had reasonable success with a brand called Smidge That Midge but it's pretty costly iirc. Consider a face midge net and make sure you always have your fly sheet zipped up.
There's a bus from Glasgow to Fort William but it doesn't run terribly often.
Make sure you have somewhere booked to stay in Fort William/Milngavie if you're hoping to sleep a night at one of the ends.
Milngavie is pronounced mill-guy. You'll look like an idiot if you say it wrong.
It will probably rain.
The Drover's Inn at the north end of Loch Lomand is incredible. Great food and atmosphere. Well worth the price, and 5 minutes from a huge campsite.
Ranoch Moor is beautiful. Take your time to appreciate it!
Resupplying can be a little tricky. Tyndrum is probably your best bet.
Wild camping in the Loch Lomand and Trossachs Park is forbidden so make sure you know where you're sleeping beforehand.
Wild camping is allowed elsewhere, so have fun and don't be an idiot.
Try and spot one of the steam trains!

I'll try and answer any questions you have but can't promise anything.

>>967569
>>967507

Thanks to both of you :)

>>967587
First of all thanks for the advice. I´m going in the beginning of April so I thought there would be no midges yet? What would your food stock look like? I´m not quite sure yet as to what to bring.

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>>967682
On the National Scottish Trail our food was mostly like this:
Musli mixed with milk powder and sugar for breakfast - just add cold or hot water. Bread with cheese, spread sheese, dry sausage, peanut butter, pesto, etc. for lunch (type of bread would vary, always as compact and lasting as possible). Dinner was usally something like this: Fry bacon or dry sausage in oil, add some garlic and some (light and lasting) vegetables. Add water and often soup powder or other things for flavour like dried tomatoes. Finally add rice/bulgur/etc. This way we only had to use 1 pot and got all the things our bodies needed.
Through the day we would also eat nuts, driet fruit and chocolate. Coffee and tea for the mornings and evenings in the tent.

>>967924
Would you recommend taking a camping cooker with me or just surviving on cold stuff?

>>967927
not him but a hot meal can be an excellent morale booster.

>>967949
That's true
Otherwise there are some pubs on the way where I could stop for a hot meal

>>967927
Cooker, no doubt. I wouldn't want to miss out on hot meals and tea in the evenings. As I mentioned earlier a single gas canister will be enough for your trip. Then you just need a hiking stove, a pot and maybe a wind screen. If you're only cooking for yourself a pot with a size about 1ltr will do. It's nice if you can store your canister and maybe your stove inside your pot.