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Winter Camping List

Shelter:
Tent, poles, stakes, ground
cloth

Sleeping:
Bag, Bivy, Liner
Pillow
Foam mattress

Cooking:
Stove, fuel, matches
Windscreen
Cooking pot
Hot pad
Bowls
Plastic spoon
Chop sticks
Breakfast food
Lunch food
Dinner food
Snack food
Water, Propel mix, protein mix
Paper towels
Insulated mug
Trash bags

Clothing:
Boots
Poly-Pro Socks / underwear
Moisture shirts
Wool shirt, sweater
Fleece shirts
Anorak, Hunter anorak
Fleece pants, shell pants
Hat, headband
Mittens w/ idiot cord
Gators
Long johns

Miscellaneous Gear:
Sled w/ bungee cords
20’ Para cord
20’ one inch tubular webbing
2 carabineers
Visibility vest
Flagging tape
Wire, duct tape
Axe, saw
Hammer, nails
Chain saw
Shovel
Bear bag w/ rope
Fire starting material
Lantern w/ batteries
Lantern w/ fuel
Grill w/ charcoal
Candles
Bucket, liners, TP

Personal Gear:
Firearms and ammo
Skis or Snowshoes
Pen (tactical) and paper
Digital recorder
Camera, batteries, monopod
Baby wipes / hand sanitizer
1st aid kit
Sun screen        
Advil PM / cold medicine
Chap Stick
Towel (sham-wow or other)
Sewing kit
Zip-lock bags quart size
Toilet kit
Sunglasses
Contact card
Cash / coins
Dozen clothes pins
Sheath knife, Multi tool,
sharpening stone
GPS, compass, maps
Headlamp, Flashlight, strobe light
Fishing kit
Hot pack
Deployment List

Food:
Water / Food
Propel mix, protein mix

Gear:
Back-up gun plus ammo
Sheath knife and Multi tool
Armor
GPS
Flashlight and pinch LED light
Ear-plugs, gargoyle glasses
20’ Para cord
20’ one inch tubular webbing
2 carabineers
Radio harness
Visibility vest
Boonie hat or other

Personal Gear:
Three or four outlet multi strip (must
be in row, not stacked)
Cell phone charger
Notebook computer / mouse / thumb
drives
Pen (tactical) and paper
Digital recorder
Camera
Alarm clock
Iron, laundry soap / fabric softener
Baby wipes / hand sanitizer
1st aid kit
Sun screen        
Advil PM / cold medicine
Towel (sham-wow or other)
Sewing kit
Zip-lock bags quart size
Toilet kit
Insect spray or wipes
Socks / underwear / moisture shirts
BDU uniforms
Regular clothes
Boot dryer
Boot laces
Sunglasses
Vick’s rub
N-95 masks / gloves
Contact card
Cash / coins
Duct tape
Dozen clothes pins
Photo book
1.  Pack – You are going to need a good pack or carrying bag for your gear that will protect it
while you are bushwhacking.  Packs can be expensive, but you get what you pay for.  Buy a
good one and your children will fight over it when you are dead.

2.  Shelter – Anything from a basic tarp to a good sturdy  tent.  You’ll have to decide what is best
for you.  Keep in mind how much your choice will weigh and how much room it will take up in
your pack.  Whatever you chose, be sure there is some sort of bug netting for summer use.

3.  Axe – This is considered the most important piece of  equipment next to fire starting gear, by
people in the survival and camping businesses.  I agree.  The axe allows you to construct just
about anything you would need in the bush.  Consider a hatchet or tomahawk if a full size axe
seems too cumbersome.  Consider a collapsible buck saw in addition to an axe.

4.  Fire Starter – Fire is for cooking, heating and lighting.   You can add peace of mind to that list as
well since having a fire gives people a sense for security.  I recommend carrying at least two or
three methods of starting fires.  Carry one in your pocket and the other in your pack as a back-up.

5.  Bedding – Anything from $5 Army surplus wool blankets to high-tech sleeping bags costing
more than you paid for your first car will work.  You’ll have to decide what is right  for you.  
Remember that bedding also includes some sort of mattress or sleeping pad.  Plan accordingly or
suffer aches and pains in the morning.

6.  Knife – This is pretty much recognized as the universal  survival tool.  Look for something
lightweight but sturdy.  Those hollow handled so called “survival knives” usually fail under
heavy use.  The weakest part of those knives is where the handle meets the blade.  Imagine
cutting into something and having the blade stick in whatever it is you are cutting and having the
handle come off in you hand.  Spend the money and get a quality full tang blade.

7.  Cook Kit – Besides being used to prepare your meals,  you use the pot to boil water to make it
safe to drink.  Tin cans rigged with bailing wire handles work just as well as old pots from the
Goodwill store.  Buy a new mess kit from an outdoor store if you can’t stand the thought that
someone else has used the pot before you.

8.  Compass – This won’t do you much good if you don’t  know how to use it.  And it works even
better when used with a map.  There is nothing wrong with using a GPS unit for navigation, but
the compass won’t require new batteries when you really need it the most.   

9.  Rope – If you carry at least 50 feet of 550 parachute cord you will be able to lash poles, rig
your tarp or tent and be able to replace broken boot laces.  

10.  First Aid and Repair Kit – You need to be able to take  care of yourself if you get hurt.  Keeping
your gear in working order should be a priority also.

11.  Bug Dope – Try the Alaska bush during the summer  without bug dope and I’m sure you won’t
be doing that a second time.  Enough said.

12.  Weather Appropriate Clothing – Think about this; the  weather man on TV can’t really predict
the weather any more than a few hours with any accuracy.  I can do the same thing.  I’d say a
good rule of thumb is to pack clothing one season ahead of the current season.  In other words, if
you’re hiking in the fall, you should have the clothing appropriate for winter on hand just in case.  
Likewise, if you hike in the spring, have some summer clothing on hand for the warm and sunny
days you might encounter.

13.  Eye protection – This means sunglasses.  Get a good  pair to protect your eyes from glare,
wind and insects.  Imagine going snow blind a few miles from your vehicle and how miserable it
would be to try to find your way back.     

Now throw in water and adequate food staples.  It’s not a  bad idea to have a bear resistant
container for keeping your grub in.  Consider pepper spray or a firearm for unruly bears and the
inevitable mad moose.
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