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.