Your friends and other members will help you in learning lot of things .They can give information about the areas that you can locally find and deliver you with several noteworthy points. Even you will get friends of similar mental wavelength who are adventurous to join you for your hiking vacation. Though you can see different types of people with distinct characteristics, some will be quite aggressive while others will be lazy and afraid of it, but still you will get some of them who will have similar interests as you. Each have a different frame work and in the external back pack weight will be distributed in a manner by which you will feel very light weight on your back as the backpack will spread over the lower portion of your body which will help in balancing the weight while you are going for a hiking. Internal framework backpack will be embracing your body, so you can keep some heavy things in the bag so that it will be in the center of gravity which will focalize most of the weight in the center of gravity, thereby you can turn around easily here and there and there will be very low impulse. Just think if there is anything that you have always taken during your trips but never ever have used. Those things that you really do use, but could actually go without? Also think about all those accessories you do not require actually. For example, nesting pot sets seem essential only for a back-country goodie. In order to get best prepared think about all the conditions you may enter into while going for a back-country hiking. Get packed accordingly once you are able to figure out the ways to deal with them. An inquiry can be made at the park management in order to get advice regarding the local conditions and permission procedures. Not a simple backpack or less prices backpack. You really need a backpack which can accommodate all your things as well as be comfortable throughout your trip. : In order to choose the proper backpack, you need to be careful and keep some few things in mind. Try to select the backpack with straps that are wide apart which will be more comfortable than the other narrow ones. For most people water is an issue, as it is quite difficult to survive without water and an average hiker will require at least 3-4 liters of water a day, because of the weariness and thirst that it will cause. So it may add load on your luggage. On reality you can't stay longer than 8-9 days without refilling the basic needs like food and water.