Kit List

Clothing

• Worn-in tramping boots (with ankle support)
• Socks including spares (so four pairs if you wear two); best not synthetic
• Thermal/polypropelene leggings (2)
• Thermal/polypropelene tops (3)
• Shorts
• Long trousers (optional - definitely not jeans)
• Polar fleece top
• Rain jacket
• Woolly hat
• Peaked cap
• Swimwear

Evening Items

• Sleeping bag
• Bed mat or bed roll / sleeping mattress (if camping)
• Toiletries and toilet paper
• Torch and/or headlamp
• Book/playing Cards

Safety

• Use a pack-liner inside your pack (however waterproof the pack claims to be)
• Sunglasses
• Suntan lotion
• Cell phone (see note below for schools/DOE trips)
• Foil survival bag
• Water bottle
• Water purifying tablets (optional - water usually ok)

Food

• Cater for an extra night (in case of emergency)
• Dried pasta meals, rice or pre-prepared
• Crackers/bread
• Energy bars
• Chocolate
• Scroggin
• Cup-a-soups
• Salami/smoked meat
• Tea/coffee
• Cheese/marmite/other spreads
• Fruit & Vegetables

Remember - Food is Fuel; No Fuel; No Go !

Other

• Batteries
• Matches and/or lighter
• Pans
• Stove & Fuel
• Cutlery
• Plate/mug
• Candles
• Bag for rubbish

Some important "no's"

• No running shoes or boots without ankle support (except for Bronze DOE trips)
• No backpacks that are really suitcases with back straps
• No old boots that have been glued back together
• No cotton (gets wet, stays wet)

Notes for Duke of Edinburgh trips

• No electronics (cellphones are not allowed on Bronze Duke of Edinburgh trips)
• Tents - to be shared between groups of 2 or 3
• Lunches not to require cooker; so pre-prepared.

Afoot has available kit items for use for a small hire charge - these include tents, cookers and wet weather gear.