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Well, take it from me, it doesn’t matter. Trekkers tell me that they’re confused between “hiking” and “trekking” shoes. And why not! They make good trekking shoes.īut you don’t need the higher end shoes. If these two points are met, pick up the shoe.īut how much should you spend? Not more than Rs 2,500.ĭecathlon seems to be the go-to place for trekking shoes.

Look at the sole for deep grooves (that give you good grip), check if there’s ankle support. This seems to be a big worry point for trekkers. I think out of the 50 mails that land in my inbox every day, 25 of them are about trekking shoes. These are good backpacks, without the branding. If you’re not brand conscious (and I suggest you don’t be), you could go to a place like Moti Bazar in Dehradun before your trek and pick up some good backpacks for Rs.1,500 – Rs.2,000. Wildcraft has a few no-frill backpacks too, for around Rs.3000. You can look for the discount and buy it here. So if you avail the discount and get it for Rs 2,300, the backpack is a steal. But they almost always have a 50% discount. With the discount, the backpack is a steal. The Xplore 50 backpack that we reviewed recently is a great backpack that often sells at a 50% discount. We even reviewed and liked one of them recently. Of late, I’ve seen Adventure Worx making good backpacks. Deuter, Osprey, and all these brands make great backpacks, but the prices are always rocketing! I’ve seen very few backpacks with all these in place. These are things I wouldn’t compromise on. It also needs to be comfortable on your back. So a volume of around 55L is more or less required. It needs enough space to hold all your gear for a Himalayan trek. This is without compromising on quality.Ī good backpack needs good structure and balance. On a backpack, I wouldn’t spend more than Rs.3,000. If you’re not going to trek too often, rent trekking gear!īut if you are planning to trek regularly, then make a budget before you go shopping. Well, I’d spend just around Rs 6,000 – Rs 7,000 for all of these put together.Įven that seems like a lot if you’re not planning to trek too often. To begin with, what’s the budget you should keep for these three things?

I’ll just cover the biggest pain points - backpacks, shoes and warm clothes. So today, I’m going to tell you just how much to spend on trekking gear. Instead, I’d rather buy all gear for less than Rs 10,000 and do 11 Himalayan treks with that money. I’d have to sell both my kidneys and still won’t have enough to afford that. The total cost of these products came up to (wait-for-it), Rs 1,21,000! They suggested a tent, a sleeping bag, a backpack, trekking shoes, trekking pants, two jackets, a Swiss knife, a headlamp and a power bank. On the other, I was aghast at the cost of the products they were suggesting! On the one hand I was pleased that mainstream newspapers were talking about trekking. It was a feature on all the gear you need as a trekker. Last week, I read an article about trekking gear in the newspaper.