Equipment and Clothing List
for overnight trips:
Clothing:
- Sun hat
- Rain hat
- Light gloves + spares
- T shirt (synthetic)
- Warm long sleeve shirt (synthetic)
- Light fleece jacket/vest
- Heavy fleece jacket/down or synthetic
- Rain jacket and pants or rain poncho
- Hiking pants
- Shorts
- Socks + spares (2 pairs)
- Backpacking boots
- Gaiters
Gear:
- Overnight pack (60 liter minimum lined with a plastic bag)
- Extra clothes; T shirt, warm shirt, underwear & socks
- Long underwear to sleep in (tops and bottoms)
- Camp shoes/river crossing (neoprene paddling shoes) (optional)
- Camp chair (optional)
- Rain cover for pack
- Sleeping bag (-5 degrees centigrade)
- Water bottle/ bladder type that goes in your pack (preferred)
- Pocket knife
- Sunglasses + spares
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Toilet paper + lighter or matches
- Pack towel (quick drying type)
- Personal hygiene kit:
- Toothbrush, paste & floss
- Hair brush
- Cold medicine Personal first aid kit
- Blister stuff & bandages lotion
- Tampons + plastic bag
- Bio-degradable soap/antibacterial hand sanitizer
- Hiking pole
- Umbrella (optional)
- Camera + spare film & battery (optional)
- Binoculars (optional)
- Journal & pencil (optional)
- Flash light + spare battery
