Bugs?
Don't forget the Cutters.
Always pack extra twine (ya never know...), and plastic garbage bags (I prefer the clear ones so I can find my pockets) make handy, lightweight raincoats.
Used a poncho as an outer garment only twice while in Panama (used it constantly as a shelter roof though). It just wasn't worth the trouble to wear. Ya either sweat like a pig in the rain (and stink), or take a nice shower in the rain (and stink not so bad).
;^)
Gotta keep that change of clothes dry, though, and your backpack makes a nice clothesline for wet socks while you're walking in your spares.
(Here’s some simple hiking math; one [1] hole in your sock = one [1] or more hole[s] in your foot.)
Have fun out there, Steve,
Dan
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