Gear List

• Tent (if needed)
• Tramping pack/s – big/day pack and padlocks (if needed)
• Waterproof rain jacket
• Waterproof over trousers
• Sun Hat or Cap
• Walking poles
• Pack cover
• Boots and putties/gaiters
• Tramping socks x 2 for 4 days – wash and dry on back of pack when walking
• Shoulders pads (if needed)
• Drinking Bladder or Water bottle
• Sleeping bag
• Bed roll (cover in plastic)
• Small pillow (if needed)
• Hut shoes – jandals are good
• Torch and/or headlight
• Book – FMC Bulletin – Readers Digest – Crosswords and pen
• Hutt Pass or Hutt tickets
• Hikers wool (if needed)
• Plastics bags for sitting on, dirty washing, dirty boots

• Sunglasses and normal glasses (if needed)
• Cell phone (battery charged)
• Camera (battery charged)
• Maps, compass, itinerary, travel doc’s, driver’s licence, credit cards, money etc
• Stove, billy and gas (cannot take gas bottle when flying) and matches
• Plate mug knife fork and spoon
• Tea towel, scrubber, cloth, detergent
• Soap for washing clothes or body
• Thin clothes-line and pegs
• Warm and cool clothing
• Togs
• Towel
• “Wet Ones” (if you prefer to soap)
• Tissues (lots as can use as toilet paper also)
• Toiletries/makeup – plus comb/brush
• Small mirror if a contact lens wearer – spare lens and cleanser
• Sun tan lotion
• Insect repellent
• Medications including anti-histamines
• First aid – plasters etc

Breakfast:

Favorite cereal (muesli, Weetbix or porridge) – top up with chopped raisins, dried apricots, other dried fruit, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds etc and add dried milk powder in zip lock bag (first day perhaps take a banana to cut into this).  Just add boiling water Tea bags, coffee (cappuccino is nice) milo (in zip lock bag – include milk powder), cold drink mix I think bread and spread is weighty – have a large serving cereal instead

Lunch:

• Cabin bread/spicy pita/roti bread

• Marmite (in small “hotel” containers) or other spreads

• Tomatoes (can carry in egg carton fastened with a rubber band)

• Cheese slices

• Hard-boiled egg/s (for the first couple of days)

• Tuna/Salmon Pockets

• Salami

• Sliced biltong

• Thinly sliced carrot sticks (in a zip lock in little water)

• Cucumber

• Fruit straps (can buy them in vege section at the Supermarket)

Nibbles during the day:

• Scroggin

• Chocolate

• Muesli bars

• Barley sugars

• Ginger biscuits

Pre-dinner:

• Instant soup or 2 minute Noodles and cabin bread

• Herbal Tea/coffee/tea

• Wine or Spirits (mixed with Tang orange) or Port (decant into wine bag)

Dinner:

• Dehydrated meals – there are a number of brands available

• “Instant” Macaroni Cheese and salami or bacon

• Dehydrated vegetables or dehydrated stir fry vegetables

• Dehydrated mince and add spices, sauces, etc

• Boil in a bag rice

• Beef stir fry (first night) and satay sauce mix

• Sun-dried tomatoes in a zip lock (probably two bags!) /Olives

• Pasta / Couscous

• Rice risotto meals

• Instant potato and gravy

• Sardines and tuna/salmon

• Back Country desserts

• Jelly or custard and soaked dry fruit

• Dried yogurt mix and instant pudding

• Chocolate

After Dinner:

• Milo

• Marshmallows