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 | As needed for Cold hikes. Fleece or down pullover. Windproof fabric is heavy and your rain shell can be used to block wind. |
| ☐ | 1 | Base layer set | As needed for Really Cold hikes. 1 light thermal top and bottom; 1 lightweight knit cap |
| ☐ | 1 | T-shirt | Synthetic NOT Cotton |
| ☐ | 1 | Long sleeve trekking shirt (Worn) | Lightweight synthetic |
| ☐ | 1 | Pants or shorts (Worn) | Lightweight synthetic fabric. Convertible Pants (with zip-off legs) are ideal |
| ☐ | 1 | Underwear (Worn) | Synthetic NOT cotton; should be a dark color |
| ☐ | 2 | Pairs of socks | Light-to-mid weight synthetic or wool running or hiking socks—no cotton |
| ☐ | 1 | Pair shoes (Worn) | 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 |
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Rain Gear - Shelter | Mylar emergency blanket |
| ☐ | 1 | Water Bottle | 1 liter capacity acceptable; ideally 2-3 litters in 2 or more containers |
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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 |
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Sun Protection - Lip Balm | Chapstick or similar; SPF of 25+ |
| ☐ | 1 | Map & Compass- Compass | Working Compass; Suunto recommended |
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Map & Compass - Map |
Coated Map; Ask SPL for map; USGS Quad Maps |
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Map & Compass - GPS |
Optional and does NOT Replace Paper Map and working compass; waypoints programmed |
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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: Other Gear |
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| ☐ | 1 | Backpack |
Lightweight daypack |
| ☐ | 1 | Bug repellent | Small bottle (can be repackaged into smaller bottle) |
Food |
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| ☐ | 1 | Lunches | Ready to eat meal |
| ☐ | 1 | Snacks | |
Group Gear (to be divided among patrol members) |
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| ☐ | Trowels | 1 per patrol | |
| ☐ | Group First Aid Kit | 1 per patrol | |
| ☐ | GPS tracker | 1 per patrol | |
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