Packing List

You will need the items listed below. Pack them in a 5 gallon bucket (with the exception of your sleeping bag and pad). Mark clearly your bucket, sleeping bag, pad and all items you bring with your name.

• One 5 gallon bucket with lid
• Warm sleeping bag (it gets plenty nippy in the mountains) 
• pack the following together in a garbage bag marked with your name
• sleeping bag, warm coat, foam pad
• 1 mat or foam pad (packed with sleeping bag)
• Warm coat (packed with sleeping bag)
• Pillow 
• 2 large garbage bags
• Individual water bottle
• Heavy Jacket or sweatshirt
• 1 rain jacket or poncho (a large garbage bag with arm and head holes will work)
• 1 pair of hiking shoes or boots (these should be well worn in, new ones will give you blisters. Sturdy trail running shoes will work if you don't have hiking boots)
• 1 pair of shoes that can get wet (for the river crossing)
• 4-6 pair of sturdy socks (to prevent blisters it is best to wear a thin inner sock and a sturdy outer sock, best not to have cotton socks)
• 2 sets of underclothing
• Sleeping clothes (something warm like sweats or flannel pants and shirt)
• 1 pair of work-type leather gloves
• 1 bandana (will be given you according to the color of your trek family)
• Flashlight and batteries
• Pencil or pen to write in your journal
• Old Book of Mormon or Triple (don't bring good scriptures)
• Personal hygiene items (place these in a ziploc bag): toothbrush, small tube of toothpaste, comb or brush, deodorant, small hand towel
• Outdoor items (placed in a quart sized ziploc bag): chapstick, insect repellant (small), sunscreen (SPF20 or greater), 5-10 bandaids, sunglasses, mole skin for blisters
• Personal medical needs: glasses, contact supplies, personal prescription medications
• Men should bring:
• 2 pair of pants (Khakis, Docker style, or cargo type pants work well, No Levis)
• 2 long sleeved shirts (cotton button down)
• 1 western style hat (inexpensive straw hats work well -- no baseball or army hats)
• Women should bring:
• 2 mid-calf length skirts with 2 button down blouses or 2 long sleeved, mid calf length dresses (no t-shirts)
• 1-2 pioneer bonnet(s)
• Bloomers knee length (old pajama bottoms, shorts, or scrubs work well) to prevent chaffing
• Feminine hygiene supplies

NO IPODS, CELL PHONES, ETC.
Please arrive dressed in one of your sets of pioneer clothing.  Ask previous trekers, or visit DI or other second-hand stores for clothes.  Remember clothing will get dirty and be subject to heavy use.