UVM Outing Club

  Winter Group Equipment List

SHELTER:

¨     Megamids or 4-season tents with fly

¨     Tarp & ground cloth

¨     Snowstakes for each tent (may need regular stakes depending on snow conditions)

¨     Wisk broom - one per tent (optional)

¨     Thermos- one per group

COOKING:

_____ Stoves MSR International ( 2 per group of 8) check function before departure!

_____ MSR stove repair kit

_____ Stove platform (1 per stove)

_____ Large nesting pot with lid (1 gallon) 1 per stove

_____ Small nesting pot with lid (2 qt.) 1 per stove

_____ Pot grippers (2 per group)

_____ Fuel bottles with fuel- (1/2 pint/person/day) ADD 1 EXTRA FOR EMERGENCY

_____ Funnel or pour spout (1 per stove)

_____ 2 Plastic cooking spoons, spatula & other utensils

_____ Butane lighters (1 per stove), waterproof matches-strike anywhere

_____ Scrubbie

_____ Garbage Bags

_____ Sump screen

REPAIR KIT:

_____ Pliers

_____ Visegrips

_____ Screwdrivers- regular, phillips, posi-drive (if ski trip)

_____ Ripstop & Duct tape - lots

_____ Sewing awl and heavy thread

_____ Regular needles and thread

_____ Hose clamps- 4

_____ Parachute cord

_____ File (if climbing trip)

_____ 1/4" expedition rope - 70 ft.

_____ Extra snowshoe binding

_____ Wire

_____ Pack repair parts

_____ Pole patch kit (ski & tent)

_____ Spare bail for XC bindings (if skiing)

FIRST AID KIT: (ADDED TO STANDARD FIRST AID KIT LIST)

_____ Throat lozenges

_____ Space blanket

_____ Heat packs

(over)

MISCELLANEOUS:

_____ Avalanche shovel - 2 per group                          _____ Candle lantern (optional)

_____ Ice hammer (optional)                                        _____ Snowsaw (2 if igloo planned)

_____ Gore-Tex bivy sack (optional)                           _____ Spare ski pole

_____ Parachute cord                                                  _____ Thermometer

_____ Altimeter/barometer (optional)                           _____ Alarm clock                  

_____ Extra batteries/bulbs for headlamps                    _____ Candles

_____ Toilet paper & ziplock bags                               _____ Extra garbage bags

_____ Guide book & Maps (2 sets)                            

EXTRA GEAR:

_____ Food - group gorp and ramen

_____ Clothing - balaclava, pile/wool pants, pile/wool mittens, goggles, face mask

DAY TRIP/SUMMIT GEAR:

_____ Day pack: each person with appropriate extra clothing, food, water, technical

            gear  (ice axe, crampons, snowshoes etc.), face mask, goggles, headlamp                                 

 (crucial!).  Have means & expertise for attaching snowshoes, ice axe, crampons on day pack when necessary.

Extra Gear to be carried by group members

_____ Sleeping bag                                                      _____ Stove with fuel

_____ Compass                                                           _____ Candles

_____ Small ensolite pad                                              _____ First aid kit

_____ Pot with lid                                                        _____ Maps & guidebooks

_____ Knife or multi-tool                                             _____ Extra mittens

_____ Extra Balaclava                                                  _____ Heat Packs

VAN CHECK PRE-TRIP:                            BRING ALONG:                 

_____ battery                                                               _____ chains/cables

_____ oil                                                                      _____ extra antifreeze

_____ brake and transmission fluids                              _____ scraper

_____ snowtires                                                           _____ flare kit

_____ antifreeze                                                           _____ jumper cables

_____ lights                                                                  _____ shovel & sand

ON ARRIVAL:

_____ have gas tank full

_____ add dry gas in extreme cold weather

_____ disconnect battery

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