For the uninitiated, here is a sample gear list that you should consider bringing:
Vermont mountain weather in summer:
Be prepared for heat during the day, and chilly nights. It may rain.
Clothing
- Cotton Kills, Wool Works! (Wet cotton has almost no insulating value, as well as stays wet for a long time – synthetic/wool fabrics are preferable.)
- Several light layers of clothes are preferable to one bulky layer
- Rain/wind jacket and pants
- Long sleeved shirt and pants – for warmth at night and bug protection
- Sweater/fleece jacket
- Hat
- Light gloves
- Lots of socks
- Boots, sneakers, galoshes, rain boots – bring several choices of footwear – one may get wet and going barefoot/sandal-shod in the woods is not recommended – the trails can be boggy and dangerous to naked feet
- Several changes of clothes (in case of rain, and for fun)
- Creative costumes & Firefly evening-wear
Gear and other Necessary Items
- Food
- Water
- Cooking gear (stove, fuel, pots & pans)
- Cup, utensils, covered plate/bowl
- Water bottle(s)
- Tent
- Warm sleeping bag
- Ground pad
- Tarp to create some personal shaded/covered space and/or to put under your tent
- Bug repellent
- Sunscreen
- Flashlight/headlamp (and batteries)
- Work gloves
- Utility Knife
- Towel (especially nice after the steam bath)
- Trash bags for your trash & recyclables
- First Aid Kit (see below)
Nice to have:
- Camp chair(s)
- Cooler with ice, if you like to keep things cold
- Compass, GPS, smartphone, whistle, megaphone, or ball of yarn if you get lost
- Picnic blankets and tarp for underneath picnic blanket
- Art supplies for collaborative art installations
First-Aid Basic Care
- Adhesive bandages (fabric preferred)
- Antiseptic wipes (BZK-based wipes preferred; alcohol-based OK)
- Antibacterial ointment (e.g., bacitracin)
- Blister treatment
- Butterfly bandages / adhesive wound-closure strips
- Gauze pads (various sizes)
- Insect sting/anti-itch treatment
- Medical adhesive tape (min. 1″ width)
- Nonstick sterile pads
- Splinter (fine-point) tweezers
- Tick spoon
- Ace bandage wraps
- Medical/surgical gloves (nitrile preferred to avoid latex)
- Hand sanitizer
Medications/Treatments
- Antihistamine
- Ibuprofen / other pain-relief medication
- Sunburn relief gel or spray
- Throat lozenges
- Lubricating eye drops
- Diarrhea medication
- Antacid tablets
- Oral rehydration salts
- Glucose or other sugar (to treat hypoglycemia)