BP Get Out More PDF prep
BP Get Out More PDF prep BP Get Out More PDF prep
Ultimate Gear List - what to take for what kind of trip Gear Three- High Snow/ Rain- Hot/ Swamp ▫=Gear You Need season mountain winter forest desert internal or external frame backpack ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ screen tent or tarp ▫ ▫ three-season tent ▫ ▫ convertible or four-season tent ▫ ▫ synthetic sleeping bag 10° to 40°F 30°to 50°F down sleeping bag 15° to 30°F -30° to 20°F -30° to 0°F 20°to 50°F inflatable sleeping pad ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ closed-cell foam sleeping pad ▫ ▫ ▫ trekking poles ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ white gas stove and fuel bottles ▫ ▫ canister stove and fuel canisters ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ lighter and waterproof matches ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ cookset ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ cookset w/heat exchanger ▫ eating utensils, bowl, ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ and insulated mug headlamp w/extra batteries and bulb ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ 32 oz. water bottles (2) ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ water bottle parkas (2) ▫ ▫ water treatment ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ (filter, tablets, or drops) pocket knife or multitool ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ compass ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ sunglasses ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ first-aid kit with personal medications ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ chemical heat packs ▫ ▫ stuff sacks ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ assorted zipper-lock bags ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ bear-bagging rope (or canister) ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ insect repellent ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ mesh head net or suit ▫ ▫ ▫ sunscreen (spf 15+) ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ lip balm (spf 15+) ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ toilet paper and trowel ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ pee bottle ▫ ▫ 42 GET OUT MORE! BUILDSKILLS & VOLUNTEER Education Programs The Colorado Outward Bound School www.cobs.org Colorado Youth Corps Association www.cyca.org First Lead www.firstlead.com Hurricane Island Outward Bound School www.hurricaneisland.org Leave No Trace www.lnt.org National Outdoor Leadership School www.nols.edu North Carolina Outward Bound School www.ncobs.org Northwest Youth Corps www.nwyouthcorps.org Outward Bound www.outwardbound.com Outward Bound West www.outwardboundwest.org Rocky Mountain Youth Corps www.youthcorps.org SOLO www.soloschools.com Vermont Youth Conservation Corps www.vycc.org Voyageur Outward Bound School www.vobs.org Wilderness Medical Associates www.wildmed.com Wilderness First Aid www.wfa.net Lend Your Support The Access Fund www.accessfund.org Amercian Wildlands www.wildlands.org Big City Mountaineers www.bigcitymountaineers.org Bluewater Network www.bluewaternetwork.org Boy Scouts of America www.scouting.org California Wilderness Coalition www.calwild.org Colorado Wild www.coloradowild.org WWW.BACKPACKER.COM 43
The Conservation Alliance www.conservationalliance.com American Hiking Society www.americanhiking.org Green Mountain Club www.greenmountainclub.org Smoky Mountains Hiking Club www.esper.com/smhc The Donate A Pack Foundation adventure16.com/discover/dap Girl Scouts of the USA www.girlscouts.org Land Trust Alliance www.lta.org National Audubon Society www.audubon.org National Parks Conservation Association www.npca.org Predator Conservation Alliance www.predatorconservation.org Trails and Open Space Coalition of the Pikes Peak Region www.trailsandopenspaces.org The Trust for Public Land www.tpl.org Utah Open Lands www.utahopenlands.org The Wilderness Society www.wilderness.org Volunteer Alabama Hiking Trail Society www.alabamatrail.com Alabama Trails Association www.alabamatrailsasso.org The American Alpine Club www.americanalpineclub.org American Discovery Trail www.discoverytrail.org American Long Distance Hikers Association West (ALDHA WEST) www.aldhawest.org Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA) www.aldha.org Appalachian Mountain Club www.outdoors.org Appalachian Trail Conference www.appalachiantrail.org Arizona Trail Association www.aztrail.org Buckeye Trail Association www.buckeyetrail.org Cohos Trail www.cohostrail.org Colorado Fourteeners Initiative www.coloradofourteeners.org The Colorado Mountain Club www.cmc.org The Colorado Trail Foundation www.coloradotrail.org Continental Divide Trail Alliance www.cdtrail.org Continental Divide Trail Society www.cdtsociety.org Florida Trail Association www.florida-trail.org Georgia Appalachian Trail Club www.georgia-atclub.org The High Sierra Volunteer Trail Crew www.trailcrew.org Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation www.iceagetrail.org International Appalachian Trail www.internationalat.org Maine Appalachian Trail Club www.matc.org Mountains to Sea Trail www.ncmst.org New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors www.nmvfo.org New York-New Jersey Trail Conference www.nynjtc.org North Country Trail Association www.northcountrytrail.org Pacific Crest Trail Association www.pcta.org Pacific Northwest Trail www.pnt.org The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club www.patc.net The San Diego Sea to Sea Trail Foundation www.seatoseatrail.org Sierra Club www.sierraclub.org Superior Hiking Trail Association www.shta.org Tahoe Rim Trail www.tahoerimtrail.org Tennessee Trails Association www.tennesseetrails.org Trans Canada Trail www.tctrail.ca Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado www.voc.org Washington Trails Association www.wta.org Wilderness Volunteers www.wildernessvolunteers.org Resources American Trails www.americantrails.org Rails to Trails Conservancy www.millenniumtrails.org Trail Finder www.backpacker.com/destinations 44 GET OUT MORE! WWW.BACKPACKER.COM 45
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The Conservation Alliance<br />
www.conservationalliance.com<br />
American Hiking Society<br />
www.americanhiking.org<br />
Green Mountain Club<br />
www.greenmountainclub.org<br />
Smoky Mountains Hiking Club<br />
www.esper.com/smhc<br />
The Donate A Pack Foundation<br />
adventure16.com/discover/dap<br />
Girl Scouts of the USA<br />
www.girlscouts.org<br />
Land Trust Alliance<br />
www.lta.org<br />
National Audubon Society<br />
www.audubon.org<br />
National Parks Conservation<br />
Association<br />
www.npca.org<br />
Predator Conservation Alliance<br />
www.predatorconservation.org<br />
Trails and Open Space Coalition<br />
of the Pikes Peak Region<br />
www.trailsandopenspaces.org<br />
The Trust for Public Land<br />
www.tpl.org<br />
Utah Open Lands<br />
www.utahopenlands.org<br />
The Wilderness Society<br />
www.wilderness.org<br />
Volunteer<br />
Alabama Hiking Trail Society<br />
www.alabamatrail.com<br />
Alabama Trails Association<br />
www.alabamatrailsasso.org<br />
The American Alpine Club<br />
www.americanalpineclub.org<br />
American Discovery Trail<br />
www.discoverytrail.org<br />
American Long Distance Hikers<br />
Association West (ALDHA<br />
WEST)<br />
www.aldhawest.org<br />
Appalachian Long Distance<br />
Hikers Association (ALDHA)<br />
www.aldha.org<br />
Appalachian Mountain Club<br />
www.outdoors.org<br />
Appalachian Trail Conference<br />
www.appalachiantrail.org<br />
Arizona Trail Association<br />
www.aztrail.org<br />
Buckeye Trail Association<br />
www.buckeyetrail.org<br />
Cohos Trail<br />
www.cohostrail.org<br />
Colorado Fourteeners Initiative<br />
www.coloradofourteeners.org<br />
The Colorado Mountain Club<br />
www.cmc.org<br />
The Colorado Trail Foundation<br />
www.coloradotrail.org<br />
Continental Divide Trail Alliance<br />
www.cdtrail.org<br />
Continental Divide Trail Society<br />
www.cdtsociety.org<br />
Florida Trail Association<br />
www.florida-trail.org<br />
Georgia Appalachian Trail Club<br />
www.georgia-atclub.org<br />
The High Sierra Volunteer<br />
Trail Crew<br />
www.trailcrew.org<br />
Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation<br />
www.iceagetrail.org<br />
International Appalachian Trail<br />
www.internationalat.org<br />
Maine Appalachian Trail Club<br />
www.matc.org<br />
Mountains to Sea Trail<br />
www.ncmst.org<br />
New Mexico Volunteers<br />
for the <strong>Out</strong>doors<br />
www.nmvfo.org<br />
New York-New Jersey<br />
Trail Conference<br />
www.nynjtc.org<br />
North Country Trail Association<br />
www.northcountrytrail.org<br />
Pacific Crest Trail Association<br />
www.pcta.org<br />
Pacific Northwest Trail<br />
www.pnt.org<br />
The Potomac Appalachian<br />
Trail Club<br />
www.patc.net<br />
The San Diego Sea to Sea<br />
Trail Foundation<br />
www.seatoseatrail.org<br />
Sierra Club<br />
www.sierraclub.org<br />
Superior Hiking Trail Association<br />
www.shta.org<br />
Tahoe Rim Trail<br />
www.tahoerimtrail.org<br />
Tennessee Trails Association<br />
www.tennesseetrails.org<br />
Trans Canada Trail<br />
www.tctrail.ca<br />
Volunteers for <strong>Out</strong>door<br />
Colorado<br />
www.voc.org<br />
Washington Trails Association<br />
www.wta.org<br />
Wilderness Volunteers<br />
www.wildernessvolunteers.org<br />
Resources<br />
American Trails<br />
www.americantrails.org<br />
Rails to Trails Conservancy<br />
www.millenniumtrails.org<br />
Trail Finder<br />
www.backpacker.com/destinations<br />
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