I would bring a walking stick along with the other necessary cold wear items. Pack your ID, medications and list of allergies and medical conditions in a water proof bag and keep them on you at all times. Snacks, water/drinks, extra change of clothes and socks. I always have extra shoes or boots in my vehicle in case my boots somehow get soaked. We usually bring bug repellent but as cold as it is this may not be needed. What else is in my personal pack..??? Bandanas serve many purposes, gloves (two pair), a couple of tightly rolled lawn and leaf bags secured with a rubber band serve many purposes, you can sit on them in damp places etc and they take up very little room. I always do the same with a couple of grocery store bags so we are sure to bag our trash and nobody ever throws anything on the ground. On my belt... a small flashlight for peering into dark spaces, a pair of landscape clippers for clipping thorny bushes and vines ahead of me, multi tool, knife, hubby carries a machete. We also carry a small first aid kit with the essentials plus an epi-pen and benadryl etc. We pack everything in gallon size plastic baggies to keep it dry as our backpacks/fanny packs are not waterproof. Hope this helps. Everything I have listed is not a necessity but only examples of what we ourselves carry. Thank you for helping search. If I can help with anything else please do not hesitate to ask. If I think of anything else important to add I'll let you know. Hugs. Dsn