Don't get fixated on the "Two trekking poles and kneesocks crowd..." A good or even cheapo headlamp is a godsend. As a cop on night shift...I am a flashlight FREAK and have spent my fair share of paychecks on flashlights. But my MYO XP headlamp is worth every penny I have ever spent on surefire/streamlight flashlights...if just for the utility and the GREAT battery life. I even bought my kids the "energizer" cheapo LED headlamps at walmart for $6.00, they love using them while camping. It is a different world having the use of both hands in the dark and not having spit running down the side of a flashlight clutched in the mouth.....but to each his own...

I read your list several times and didn't see mention of it...but down here (Oklahoma) you would be remiss without including some bug juice (deet or similar) in your kit.