For gold,gaiters are a must!
Get some boots with ankle support, i found out the hard way.Luckily,it was on the practice.
Take high energy foods like nuts, don't take chocolate or sugary foods.
A platypus is very useful.
Try to keep the weight of the bag down as you are gonna take a lot of food!I'm going for a week because we have to wait for the silvers to finish.We are spending about £40 on food.Woo,barbecues!!
Have you heard of lookwhatwefound meals?They are really nice.