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Personal Gear to Wear
- Thermal underwear 1
- Waterproof boots with removal thermal liners
(sometimes called snowpac boots) 2
- pants 3
- shirt 4
- wool or polarfleece sweater
- parka with a hood
- waterproof snow or ski pants 5
- waterproof/windproof jacket that fits over the
parka
- knit cap, wool or polarfleece
- face mask 6
- wool or polarfleece inner gloves with a
waterproof outer mitten
- water bottle that can be kept inside of jacket to
prevent freezing
- sunglasses
Bedding:
- Extra set of long underwear 7
- Winter sleeping bag or 2 sleeping bags telescoped
inside of each other 8
- Closed cell foam pad at least 2 inches thick or
multiple pads
- Hooded sweatshirt/polarfleece shirt
- Extra thick wool or synthetic socks
Eating:
- Thermal plastic mug
- Bowl or Frisbee
- Spoon
- Knife
Toilet Kit:
- Small towel
- Soap or towelettes
- Comb/brush
- Mirror
- Toothbrush
Extra clothing:
- Pair of sock liners
- Pair of wool socks
- Booties or warm moccasins (for in-tent/camp)
- Extra pair of mittens
Miscellaneous
- Waterproof matches in container
- Personal first aid kit
- Flashlight
- Watch
- Pocket knife
- Chapstick
- 20 feet of nylon cord
- Ziploc bags for all packed items
- Snowshoes/skis (optional)
- Camera/film (optional)
- Extra batteries
- Deodorant
Crew Gear
- 2 stoves, pressure/pump-style or winter-type fuel
with windscreens
- liquid fuel for pressure type
- funnel for pressure type
- firestarters
- 2 pots (2 or 3 quart size) with lids
- coffee pot
- 2 large spoonshot pot tongs
- kitchen mittens
- folding saw 9
- ice chisel
- short handled hammer
- water purification tablets
- condiments - sugar, salt, pepper, spice
- high caloric food
- emergency food (trail food, gorp)
- toilet paper
- scouring pads
Shelters:
- snow knife 10
- lightweight snow shovel (1 for each 2 persons)
- ground tarp (1 for each 2 persons)
- tents & poles
- "dead men" stakes
Miscellaneous:
- Sleds for transporting gear
- Tarps and cords to tie gear onto sled
- Group first aid kit including sunscreen
- Maps
- Compass
- Repair kit (needle-nosed pliers with wire cutter,
light gauge wire, needle, heavy-duty thread, nylon patches, duct tape,
file, ski/snowshoe repair items)
- Whisk broom
Footnotes:
1. Ideal thermal underwear is made out of
polypropylene or capilene. Cotton long underwear will eventually absorb
perspiration and make you cold.
2. The ideal boots have a removable thermal liner
that can be replaced with an extra liner when wet. The old-fashioned style
rubber boot can be used with a homemade liner out of synthetic material
(not cotton).
3. The ideal pants are synthetic or wool.
Polarfleece sweatpants are idea. Regular sweatpants are ok, but are better
if they do not contain cotton.
4. Wool or synthetic shirt is ideal
5. If polarfleece pants are being worn, a waterproof
covering such as rain pants would be adequate
6. There are new neoprene face masks that do not ice
up, but one can be made out of polarfleece
7. You have to change into a fresh, dry set at
bedtime. The set worn during the day have too much moisture and will make
you cold at night.
8. A winter bag should be rated to at least 0
degrees. A polarfleece blanket/liner can lower the rating 20 degrees,
otherwise use 2 bags.
9. An axe is not appropriate for winter camping
10. wooden knife used to brush snow off of clothes
before entering shelter
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