Winter Skills Course Required Equipment List

Please note that the following items are required (unless noted as optional) for students to bring to the start of the class. All students must have their own equipment to complete the tasks during the course.

Recommended items are in parentheses and linked for your convenience. You are welcome to substitute items but are responsible for making sure they are an adequate replacement for that item.

Fire Kit

Lighter (Bic or Zippo) Stormproof Matches (UCO Stormproof or UCO Behemoth) Ferrocerium Rod (Überleben Hexa, Kräftig 5”, or Zunden Fatty) Magnifying Lens (Magnifying Lens, Hudson Bay Tobacco Box, or HBTB Flint & Steel Kit) Emergency Tinder (GB2 Fatwood Shavings or Mini Inferno) Tinder Pouch (GB2 Tinder Pouch)

Shelter Kit

Tarp 8’ x 8’ (Tentsmiths or ) Emergency Survival (2) Blankets (At least 1 Queen) (GB2 Custom Wool Blanket) (2 Wool blankets or 1 Wool blanket and a sleeping bag is recommended) Paracord 25’ #36 bank Line 1/4lb Roll

Water Kit

Stainless Steel Bottle Shemagh or 3’x3’ Cotton Cloth

Food Kit

Bush Pot with Lid

First Aid Kit

CAT Tourniquet S-Rolled (2) Emergency Trauma Dressing

Navigation Kit

Compass with Mirror (Suunto MC2) Map Protractor (Square | Round) Pace Beads Mechanical Pencils Waterproof Notebook

Signal Kit

Storm Whistle Headlamp with Extra Batteries (Princeton Tec Vizz) Orange Panel or Bandana

Tool Kit

Fixed Blade Knife (Mora Bushcraft Black, Mora Garberg) Folding Saw (Silky Gomboy) Multi-tool with Awl (Victorinox Ranger Wood) Duct Tape Pack Axe Leather Needle

Safety items (Optional but HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

Eye Protection Leather Work Gloves

*Please note that if you choose to not bring or use any of these items you are assuming all risk for any injury that could have been prevented by them.

Optional

Hygiene Kit Any and all required prescription or over-the-counter medication (do not bring illegal drugs or unprescribed medication), including insect repellant and first aid items.

ADDITIONAL REQUIRED EQUIPMENT LIST:

Weather can change at any time in the mountains and present training participants with emergency weather conditions. In addition to the normal packing list, all students attending a course at the Adirondack Campus must bring the following (this is non-negotiable and a requirement for training in winter):

Layered Clothing System:

Wicking Base Layer: Light or Medium Weight Merino Wool and Bottom Recommended

Insulating Layer: Heavyweight Merino Wool Top and Bottom Recommended

Durable Layer: Normal street clothes for cold weather (Pants, T-, Long Sleeve Shirt; 2 sets recommended)

Wind/Waterproof Layer: Goretex Shell and Pants Recommended

Wool , Gloves, and

Wool (3 Pair Minimum)

Appropriate Waterproof or (2 Pair Recommended)

30L Dry Bag

GB2 will provide snowshoes, but you may bring your own Snowshoes for this course if you’d like

This clothing system may be worn as needed or placed in the dry bag on standby (administratively) for emergencies depending on weather conditions.

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