you gain experience , over time by making choices and having to live with the result,
of making those choices (at least temporarily)
conditions under which your forced to camp ,
travel and hunt will of course be different in every area,
clothing, tents,sleeping bags, back-packs, boots, jackets,
that might be acceptable in some areas will be woefully lacking in others.
obviously youll want a decent quality sleeping bag, keep in mind if its rated a bit colder than the temps youll see,
its not likely too be a problem, in that you can always unzip or partly open it to loose some potential warmth,
but if its not warm enough you can be in for a miserable hunt trip.
avoid the bargain priced crap, look for triple stitched seams, thick well built straps pads zippers on tents and back packs
down fill is useless if it gets wet,, boots should be broken in well before a hunt,
back packs should be loaded with a 50-60 lb bag of sand .
inside triple thick plastic trash bags and used actually walking around
for a few hours MINIMUM,
to get the straps and pads adjusted correctly , and find defective parts before any hunt.
any tent should be set up and hosed down prior to a hunt to find and repair leaks
theres always more expensive equipment available, more expensive may not be better.
sno-seal works well to water proof and soften boots
scotchguard sells water proof fabric spray
Id strongly suggest a good quality pack frame back pack with good hip and shoulder pad straps
https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/8597...inless%20Steel