You are going to have to decide which is more important: time or money. You can make a lot of stuff at significant savings, bit spend a lot of time doing it. Quilts, stoves, tarps, packs, even tents can all be made. This will carry on right through to camping. You can make stakes, for example, no need to carry them. For two weeks? I am not sure you will be happy with high priced gear. Nor with the time spent on making it. Balance the two.
Next decision is how much can you carry for 8-10 hours per day? I personally limit myself to <30 pounds. More and I am slogging, beat and tired at every camp and simply don’t care to even make supper sometimes. Less than 30 pounds is good enough for a two week through hike with no resupply worries. I would recommend keeping your pack weight <30lb.
When are you going? Spring/Fall is much different than Summer or Winter. Your best bet is to decide on a time frame late spring or early fall.
OK. For recommendations, Hyperlight Mountain Gear Southwest or Junction. Both are really durable, iff you like to backpack. They will hold up. If you are looking for a mid range pack at low cost, go with Gossamer Gear’s G4-20. Either packs weigh less than 2 pounds. The G4 has a spot to fit a folded sleeping pad as a frame support (dual-purpose,) but it is warm while hiking in hot weather. For a tent, the Big Agnes Scout Platinum 2-person, you also need trekking poles/staffs. You might also need a smallish tarp, like https://zpacks.com/products/flat-tarp-7-x-9-w-8-loops?variant=10948499996708 for a single person. Both pack fairly small and easy since they dual-purpose with your hiking staff. Again, you can easily make a tarp and a net tent. On the BA or any purchased tent, change out the stock stakes to ti shepherds hooks. Use small 1.75mm bright line as guy lines or stiff 1.3mm Reflective Zpacks line, get rid of the plastic tensioners, just use looped connectors to the stakes.
Shoes are very individual. I use a pair of Timberland Chukkas for myself. Never found a more protective, durable shoe at that weight…I have well over 4000mi on the current pair I have.
Bear line should be 100′ of 2mm line from Lawson Equipment https://lawsonequipment.com/Ironwire-High-Strength-Accessory-Cord-p1132.html (you can use a 25′ length as cloths line and 3-12′ lengths as utility cord or extensions to the bear line.)You also need a ditty bag to use as a rock sack, to throw up in a good tree, and to hold stuff as you hike (dual-purpose) for batteries, small light, meds, dome duct tape, salt&pepper shakers, line, water treatment UV light, etc. You will need a cheap dehydrator to make some food rather than buy it….way too much salt in purchased stuff unless you are hiking in summer and generally way less expensive. Jerky, fruits, cooked veggies, cooked meats, etc. It will save a LOT of dollars. It’s worth it for two weeks alone. Sea to Summit 13L dry bag make a good food food bag. They can get real beat up in a pack, not worth getting DCF.
I can recommend a Neoair XLite (womans model), and a Enlightened Equipment 20F quilt. If you have a CCF pad this is about 5oz lighter in summer, but also about 10F colder spring and fall.
Stoves/cook gear are fussy. If you have a couple beer cans, you can make a small alcohol side burner stove with some heavy duty aluminum foil will work. A Stanco grease pot works well as a pot. You can boil enough water for two people and it is light enough to carry even when solo. Both the stove and grease pot can be considered UL. For two weeks, you will need a 1 liter or quart bottle of ethyl alcohol. Plastic is fine. A small Ti spoon will work when coupled with your pocket knife. You can make a fork (if you ever need one) out of a small forked branch. Again, a small pocket knife can be used for preparing food and eating it as well as general utility, dual-purpose. If you go with canisters, I use about 220gm per person for two weeks. Both are very light/UL. Spare cloths? None. Bring a set of long johns for use as tights at camp at at night. Bring a good down jacket for both, also. Rinse out your cloths whenever you can. You will spend about 14-16 hours at camp, be prepared for it.
Hiking staffs can be any old stick you pick up. Or they can cost about $250/pair. Or you can make a set out of some 10’/12’/16′ eyeless crappie rods. I take the butt section, add a small bolt to the bottom as a tip and a piece of strap to the top…4oz.
Lots more…just ask.
