Gear Checklist
Tent and Sleeping Gear:
- Four-season Tent (or hot-tent and wood stove)
- Extra guy lines
- Winter pegs or deadman lines
- Footprint or tarp for under the tent
- Nylon snowcover for in-front of the tent
Although an idyllic scene, a cold north wind coming off the lake makes it a so-so campsite.
Click for larger image. 19k - Nylon tarp for sleeping area
- Thermorest
- Ensolite closed-cell foam pad
- Winter bag
- Bivy bag
- Polypro fleece liner
- Small empty pillowcase
- Pee bottle
Transportation:
- Sled
- Sled tarp
- Extra tiedowns
A hot-tent with stove - perfect for one or two.
Click for larger image. 76k - Harness
- Back-country skis and poles
- Extra pole
- Snow-shoes
- Compass and Map
Miscellaneous:
- A way of carrying a 1 liter water Nalgene bottle between inner and outer layers
- Swede saw
- Axe
- Extra rope
- Collapsible shovel
- Petzl halogen headlamp for night skiing/snowshoeing or moving around at night
- LED headlight with lithium batteries for in the tent or around the camp
- Ski goggles
- Sun glasses
- Whistle
- Bandana
- Suncreen
- Chapstick
- Toilet Articles: tooth brush and tooth paste, towel, toilet paper, hard soap
- Medications
- First-Aid Kit
- Camera, extra batteries