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My If you come from overseas than my recommendation is to bring bringing all your gear but no food. Camping is very popular in Chile and Argentina but finding light and rugged hiking gear is difficult. And if you find it, it will probably cost at least 50% more than in the US or Europe. There are a few specialist stores in Santiago de Chile and in the more popular tourist towns what is good if you need to replace a lost or a damaged item. But you don’t want to buy all your gear there.

Bringing food is neither necessary nor advisable. Any food product that may carry agricultural diseases is strictly banned from being imported. In particular Chile is very strict and they normally check all bags on each border. Anything fresh, like fruits including dehydrated fruits, vegetables, raw meat products like Salami or raw ham, cheese, honey, eggs and all kinds of seeds are taken away confiscated on the border and destroyed, even a left over garlic clove. Only processed food that is basically sterile can be taken into Chile. This also applies when coming from Argentina into Chile. More to this subject later.