So lots of questions to answer,here go's...First price,so on a budget for sure looking At spending $100 dollars or less.Most of my gear is traded for,old,second hand,etc.I use cash from the sales of my craft work(leather,knifes,firesteels) is buy new kit when needed.I need a bigger pack at 70lt at least for 3 or 4 days in the woods.
What I tend to do is hike 5 to 7 miles away from the road/car and set up kind of base camp and stay in the same secluded spot.I then will walk out on small hikes,tracking,forging,taking photographs.Or stay at camp work craft projects or do some cooking.So I not out hiking with a full pack for 20 miles a day.Some of the bigger bits of kit I will carry are sleeping bag,hammock,sleeping mat,billycan,hatchet,first aid,,water,food,...
Okay so here is a pic of the packs that have I got at the moment.So the one on the far left I got in Glasgow in the mid 80's.A good pack in it's day now well passed it.Zips and buckets busted,stitching staring to go but it has had a good run.!!The black one is a newer snow gum pack I stole from my wife.More of a backpackers pack that a outdoor pack less that perfect..!!!The green on is a smaller US army alice pack I use for day trips and overnight trips.Good pack but just to darn small for more than that.