Backpacking Gear – Cool Weather

 

Personal Basics

·       Backpack

·       2 man tent (share ½)

·       Sleeping bag

·       Ground pad for under bag

·       Pen light or head lamp

·       Mess kit & silverware

·       Fanny pack or day pack

·       Water bottle – filled (2 quarts)

·       Compass

·       Personal first aid kit (moleskin)

 

Clothing

·       Hiking boots (no tennis shoes)

·       Spare shoes for in camp

·       Wool or nylon pants (no jeans)

·       Spare pair of long pants

·       Wool socks (3+ pairs)

·       Liner socks

·       Underwear

·       Mid-weight (not cotton) long underwear pants

·       Rain jacket or shell

·       Fleece or synthetic shirts for layering (3 + layers depending on the weather)

·       Stocking cap

·       Gloves

 

Patrol Gear

·       Freeze dried foods
Saturday Breakfast
Trail lunch for Saturday
Saturday dinner
Breakfast for Sunday

·       Backpacking stove

·       Candle lantern or backpacking lantern

·       Fuel for stove and/or lantern

·       Backpacking sized cooking set with pot and utensils

·       Soap & scrub pad

·       Small towel or pack towel

·       Matches

·       Trash bag

·       Foil bags of Kool Aid mix or lemonade mix if you don’t want to just drink water.

·       Snacks for the van ride Friday night and Sunday afternoon