Wilderness Equipment and Supplies

 

photo from http://primitiveways.com

 

     We practice primitive skills as well as modern orienteering and wilderness technology.  The emphasis, however, is on traditional Native American and Bushman wilderness skills.  Please Do Not feel like you have to buy anything special or expensive for your child to attend Wilderness Trips or Camps.

          Instructors or other students often have duplicates of Equipment which is free for use by anyone in the class.

 

[Students are to pack their own gear. ]

[It is dangerous for them to not know what they have or where it is in their packs. ]

 

Required Equipment

 

1.)  Pack of some sort

2.) Knife

3.) Rain Gear

 

 

Suggested Equipment

 

1.)  Water bottle, hard plastic or metal etc

2.) Sleeping bag (when chilly)

3.) Food ***

4.) Extra socks

5.) Good shoes / Sandles ok, especially in rainy weather.  Extra pair sandles on pack good idea.

6.) Tarp

7.) Fire initializer (bow drill, lighter, flint and steel, matches etc)

8.) LED headlamp or light with RED lense filter option

 

Optional Equipment

 

1.) Personal stove

2.) Tent (NOT recommended)

3.) Stalking gear

4.) Maps, Rope, Compass

5.) Walking stick/Staff

6.) Books on plants

7.) Fishing line and hook (may need license)

8.) Magnifying glass

9.) Binoculars

10.) First Aid Basic kit

 

*** Food means good stuff!  Do not waste space and weight limits on soda or juice.  Powders and mixes are ok, try to limit the sugar.  Use natural sucanat and honeys!  Butter and Olive Oil are great.  Bread and cheeses ok.  Ramen noodles, tuna, vegetables in foil always good.  Rice and bean mixes and extra good, saffron, etc.  Think of high protein with oils and fats that are GOOD.  Carb’s also very GOOD!  Oatmeals are good, sprouts are great, less trash and waste is better.  Best is when you can use the leftover wrapper for something else like cooking in the sardines can or using the rice bag for trash or carrying water.