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here to see a more modern gear and food list here to see a more modern gear and food list) The gear list is a suggestion for beginners to tramping and reminders for others of what is necessary and what is optional if you are prepared to carry it.
Keep the list in a place that you can use as a check list each time you go on a trip. Best glued to some cardboard.
Day trips in bush (each member) Small pack, Over trousers, Boots (broken in), Torch, Waterproof parka, Spare fleece or wool jersey, Lunch, Whistle, Woollen hat and gloves, Shorts, Drink, Matches.
Leader has in addition:- Stove and fuel, Map and compass, First aid kit, Cord and pocket knife, Paper and pencil, Emergency Shelter bag.
Overnight trip in bush (each member) Woollen hat, Shorts, Wool socks (2 pairs), Bowl, Water bottle, Personal first aid kit, Underwear, Tee shirts, Map Compass and survival kit, Sleeping bag liner, Groundsheet or sleeping mat, Personal medication, Woollen gloves, Boots (broken in), Waterproof parka, Torch (& reserve batteries), Whistle, Cord and pocket knife, Long trousers, Toilet paper, Light over trousers, Fleece or Woollen bush shirt/jersey, Mug, Knife, fork, spoon Sleeping bag, Watch, Toilet gear, Towel, Matches in waterproof container, Pack (approx 70 litres) with plastic liner).
Party Gear Tent and/or fly, Stove and fuel, Paper and pencil, Pegs and poles, Polipad, Party first aid kit, Map, compass and permits, Billies and hooks, Detergent.
Optional Extras Putties or gaiters, Money, Bathing togs, Camera, film, flash, Pack of cards, Survival blanket, Can opener, Rope, Insect repellant, Sleeping bag cover, Light shoes, Axe or bush knife, Binoculars, Snow goggles, Handkerchiefs, Sun hat and sun lotion, Lighter, Mosquito net, Bush craft manual, Cut toenails, Candle or strips of rubber, Closed cell foam mat/self inflating mattress, Personal First Aid and Survival Kit, Adhesive plaster, Pain killers, Sterile pads, Glucose lollies, Rubber strips, Crepe bandages, Safety pins, Knife, Candle, Scissors, Sanitary pads, Pencil and paper, Waterproof matches, Pocket knife.
Food Suggestions Muesli, Cheesecake mix, Porridge Muesli bars, Biscuits, Macaroni cheese Cheese, Honey, Meat Peas, Sugar, Tea, Dates, Nuts, Salami, Freeze dried meals, Spaghetti, Custard Sardines, Sweets, Scroggin Eggs, Bread, Jam, Marmite, Potatoes, Beans Milk, Coffee, Chocolate Raisins, Fruit, Onion flakes Cereals, Refresh, etc Dried fruit Bacon, Rice, Butter/margarine Peanut butter Soups, Carrots Salt, Milo, Instant pudding Rice dishes, Prunes Pikelet mix Oxo cubes/seasonings
The Americas Daffern C and G Kanaskis Country (Trail Guide) Patton and Robinson The Canadian Rockies Trail Guide Sierra Club Gentle Wilderness Schwenke and Winnett Sierra North - 100 Back Country Trips Schwenke and Winnett Sierra North - 100 Back Country Trips S W Wilderness Digest (California, Arizona, Nevada) *Whympher E Travels Among the Great Andes of the Equator Voge H H A Climber's Guide to the High Sierra
Europe (Including Britain) Abraham G and A Rock Climbing in North Wales Conway M Mountain Memories Collomb and Crew Selected Climbs in the Mont Blanc Range Collomb and Crew Selected Climbs in the Pennine Alps Collomb and Crew Selected Climbs in the Bernese Alps Harrer H The White Spider *Mummery A F My Climbs in the Alps and Caucasus Murray W H Mountaineering in Scotland *Stephen Leslie The Playground of Europe *Whymper E Scrambles Among the Alps
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