Must-Have Minimalist Camping Supplies

Anybody that knows us would tell you we are value people - we like quality products at an appropriate cost. Below you'll find a list of our must-have camping supplies, along with some splurges and some deals.
DISCLAIMER: WE ARE ONLY LINKING TO THINGS THAT WE HAVE EITHER USED THE HECK OUT OF AND LOVE, OR THINGS THAT WE REALLY WISH WE HAD!

For sleeping:

Sleeping bag - Splurge and find a lightweight, compressible bag. For most people I suggest synthetic insulation versus down. Synthetic is less expensive but not as lightweight or warm as down.
Tent - We are in love with our Hubba Hubba 2-person tent from MSR. The tent is lightweight for backpacking, spacious for 2 people, and tough enough to survive the winds of Patagonia with grace.

MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2 Person Lightweight Backpacking Tent

Sleeping pad - This is an extremely good value. It is by no means glamorous, very lightweight, very durable (it literally can't leak or pop); it just plain does the job. You can even make it lighter by cutting it to custom size!

Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest Classic Pad

Travel pillow - Splurge with this winner: Therm-a-Rest Compressible Travel Pillow

For water:
Buy a lightweight, compact and high quality water filter.
This is easily the most important thing we take along when we go backpacking, for several reasons.

Security and safety. Having a water filter means that if you have pretty much any water source available where you're travelling you'll have plenty of clean water to drink so you can stay hydrated without worrying you're going to run out of water.
A lighter pack. If you know there is water along the way or where you're going to camp, it means you need to carry less to start with. Seems simple but a lot of people don't take advantage of this idea.

We absolutely love this filter because it is so lightweight and compact, really easy and fast to use, versatile, and high quality.
Sawyer PointOne Squeeze Water Filter- Personal 1 pouch

Cooking and coffee:

Camping cook pot - We use an extremely cheap, lightweight aluminum pot. We don't consider this to be something that should be expensive. Ours has held up over a hundred uses and cost us approximately $6. This is what I consider really important for the pot:

Material either aluminum (preferred for weight and heat conduction) or stainless steel
Folding handle and tight fitting lid.
Large enough both diameter and volume that you cook a decent amount of water or food, and can nest other things inside of it when empty. For example, for pack-ability, our pot can hold (1) our stove burner, (2) a can of gas fuel, and (3) matches/lighter. Some pots are too skinny in the diameter and won't accept a normal size gas can.

Eating/cooking utensils - Don't get hung up on this. Buy something versatile, like a spork, or just grab something from your kitchen at home.
Cups/bowls - Go cheap, but look out for cups/bowls that get too hot too touch or that don't have a lid. In cold weather, your food/beverage will be cooled off before you are able to reap the benefits. We've been eyeing these:

Collapsible Travel Cup

Camping stove/burner -

Again, go cheap and versatile! We have used this stove a ton and really like it because it is wide (stable) and can actually cook foods in addition to boiling water.

Lightweight Large Burner Camping and Backpacking Stove.

Splurge on something more expensive if all you want to do is boil water as fast as possible.

JETBOIL Flash Personal Cooking System

Coffee-making - There's no shortage of opinions related to making coffee while traveling(french press, pour-over, etc), so we won't make enemies here.

Bargain: We've been using this pour-over that we found in Argentina out of desperation, and it's been good to us - super durable, lightweight, and the only complaint is that it requires paper filters.

Melitta Single Cup Coffee Brewer