Personal Gear: Clothing (NO COTTON!!!) |
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| ☐ | 1 | Rain shell | Lightweight Waterproof (not just water resistant) |
| ☐ | 1 | Rain pants | Frogg Toggs DriDucks work well. NO heavy plastic/rubber rain pants. |
| ☐ | 1 | Insulating layer | Fleece or down pullover. Windproof fabric is heavy and your rain shell can be used to block wind. |
| ☐ | 1 | Base layer set | 1 light thermal top and bottom; 1 lightweight knit cap |
| ☐ | 1 | T-shirt | Synthetic NOT Cotton |
| ☐ | 1 | Long sleeve trekking shirt | Lightweight synthetic |
| ☐ | 1 | Convertible Pants (with zip-off legs) or shorts | Lightweight synthetic fabric |
| ☐ | 2 | Underwear | Synthetic NOT cotton; should be a dark color |
| ☐ | 3 | Pairs of socks | Light-to-mid weight synthetic or wool running or hiking socks—no cotton |
| ☐ | 1 | Pair shoes | Don't need combat boots or heavy mountaineering boots. Trail runners work fine. Need to be in good condition. This should be the only pair of shoes you bring on this trip. |
| ☐ | 1 | Pair lightweight gloves | Synthetic or wool. Lightweight. Glove/mitten liners are fine. |
| ☐ | 1 | Hat with a brim | |
| ☐ | 1 | Bandana | Your bandana can be Cotton |
10 Essentials - Summer |
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| ☐ | 1 | Pocket Knife | Small Swiss Army type knife is fine |
| ☐ | 1 | First-Aid Kit | Small personal kit (half sandwich bag sized) |
| ☐ | 1 | First-Aid Kit - Whistle | Small pealess whistle for signalling |
| ☐ | 1 | Extra Clothes | Dependent on likely temperature - pullover may be fine |
| ☐ | 1 | Rain Gear | Waterproof jacket and ideally pants too |
| ☐ | 1 |
Rain Gear - Shelter | Mylar emergency blanket |
| ☐ | 1 | Water Bottle | 3 liter capacity in 2 or more containers. One can be used for drink mixes, but needs to be placed in bear bag. |
| ☐ | 1 |
Water Bottle - water purification | Way to treat water |
| ☐ | 1 | Flashlight | Replace batteries before trek. Bring extra batteries and bulbs; headlamp preferred |
| ☐ | 1 | Trail Food | Something yummy and ideally containing some protein |
| ☐ | 1 | Matches & Fire Starter | 2 different types of fire starters. Small lighter, waterproof matches, ferrorod or magnesium bars are acceptable. |
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Matches & Fire Starter - Tinder | Fuel tablet or other longer burning tinder |
| ☐ | 1 | Sun Protection - Sunglasses | Doesn't need to be expensive. Ideally protects peripheral vision. sunglasses or goggles |
| ☐ | 1 | Sun Protection - Sun Screen | Zinc Oxide & Titanium Dioxide works best; wide brimmed hat, long sleeve shirt and pants will significantly reduce how much sunscreen is needed |
| ☐ | 1 |
Sun Protection - Lip Balm | Chapstick or similar; SPF of 25+ |
| ☐ | 1 | Map & Compass- Compass | Working Compass; Suunto recommended |
| ☐ | 1 |
Map & Compass - Map |
Coated Map; Ask SPL for map; USGS Quad Maps |
| ☐ | 1 |
Map & Compass - GPS |
Optional and does NOT Replace Paper Map and working compass; waypoints programmed |
| ☐ | 1 |
11th Essential - Repair Kit | Duct Tape; small roll warped around pencil or water bottle; possibly also multi-tool, scissors, screw driver, cable ties |
Personal Gear: Sleep System |
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| ☐ | 1 | Sleeping bag |
Lightweight 20-35° EN rating. Down or synthetic fill.
Down is more expensive but lighter. Synthetic is more
forgiving it if gets wet. |
| ☐ | 1 | Dry bag for sleeping bag |
Your sleeping bag must be waterproofed in dry bag or contractor
trash bag. Roll-top dry sack made of silnylon-type fabric, just big enough to fit your sleeping bag is ideal. OR pack can be lined with trash compactor or contractor grade trash bag. |
| ☐ | 1 | Sleeping pad |
Thremarest Ridge Rest or insulated inflatable pad is preferred |
| ☐ | 1 | Pillow (optional) |
Inflatable pillow weighs only a few ounces and takes little
space. You can also stuff an empty pillow case or bag with
clothing to make a pillow. |
Personal Gear: Other Gear |
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| ☐ | 1 | Backpack |
45-65 Liters, 2-3 lbs empty |
| ☐ | 2 | Dry bags (for sleeping bag, clothes) OR 1 backpack rain cover + 1 dry bag OR 1 pack liner |
Backpack rain covers will shed most water from your pack.
Roll-top silnylon is great. |
| ☐ | 5 | one-gallon Ziploc freezer bags | Freezer bags are more durable than regular Ziplocs |
| ☐ | 1 | Spoon | Long handle |
| ☐ | 1 | Personal hygiene kit | Just the basics - don't forget brush and toothpaste |
| ☐ | 1 | Bug repellent | Small bottle (can be repackaged into smaller bottle) |
| ☐ | 1 | Hand sanitizer | Small leakproof container |
Food |
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| ☐ | 1 | Lunch/Dinner | First meal at camp will be consumed at arrival and does not need to be packed away. |
| ☐ | Personal snacks | Packaged and labeled for each day. 1,200-1,500 calories per day. Mix it up so you don't get sick of it | |
Optional Gear |
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| ☐ | 1 | Camp Chair | |
| ☐ | Games | Cards, board games, etc. | |
| ☐ | 1 | Camp shoes | Comfy shoes after long hikes of if other shoes get wet |
| ☐ | 1 | Shower shoes | If showers are available |
| ☐ | 1 | Towel | If showers are available or swimming |
Group Gear (to be divided among patrol members) |
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| ☐ | Tents | Tent parts divided between tent mates | |
| ☐ | Patrol Boxes | Food prep boxes - ideally one per patrol | |
| ☐ | Stove | Camp stoves (1 stove for every 3-4 people) | |
| ☐ | Fuel | Enough with extra for each stove | |
| ☐ | Water Filter | 1 high quality pump filter +1 Sawyer Squeeze as backup per patrol | |
| ☐ | Pots w/lid | One 4 liter pot and one 2 liter pot per patrol | |
| ☐ | Trowels | 1 per patrol | |
| ☐ | Detail maps | Coated; 1 per patrol member | |
| ☐ | Group First Aid Kit | 1 per patrol | |
| ☐ | GPS tracker | 1 per patrol | |
Group - Food |
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| ☐ | Breakfast | per patrol | |
| ☐ | Lunch | per patrol | |
| ☐ | Dinner | per patrol | |
| ☐ | Group Snacks | per patrol | |
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