WCT Gear

West Coast Trail 2000 

Gear and Food List

Key: 

Must have - would not go without 

Should have - good idea 

Didn't use - don't bother

Equipment

Lowe Alpine Backpacks (70 + 15, 60 + 15) equipped with 2.5 litre Platypus water bag and bite valve hose 

Jack Wolfskin Pack Covers 

Eureka Apex 3XT Tent 

Lightweight tent footprint 

Small Shower Curtain for a Tarp 

Thinsulate Sleeping Bags 

Thermarest Sleeping Pads 

MSR Dragonfly Stove with 650 ml White Gas 

PUR Hiker Water Purifier 

Outbound Cookset (5 cup pan, 3 cup pan, frying pan, 2 1-cup measures) 

plastic cutlery 

Big Sky Bistro Coffee Mug 

Thermal Mug (same size/dimensions as BSB) 

Nalgene 96 oz collapsible water bottle 

2 750 ml water bottles 

Pocket Saw 

Jackknives 

Wooden matches in waterproof container 

fire starter blocks 

Bic mini-lighters 

Camp Soap (general, and pepermint/citronella scent) 

Toothpaste/Toothbrushes 

Hair Brush 

Lip Balm 

Two Large Pak-Towls 

Medium Pak-Towl 

Two Dry-Sacks for clothing/sleeping bags 

Two Dry-Sacks for Food/toiletries 

Two 50m lengths of braided rope 

Clothes Pins 

Headlamps 

Candle lantern 

Sunscreen 

Muskol 

Waterproof West Coast Trail Maps 

‘Blisters and Bliss’ – Aitken & Foster 

Large orange garbage bags as pack liners 

Zip Lock bags – sandwich size (about 30) 

Zip Lock Bags – freezer size (about 10) 

Whistles / Compass / Thermometer 

Camera, 6 rolls of film 

Binoculars

Waiting at Trail Head

Clean Change of Clothing 

Toiletries

Clothing (each)

Two Pairs of Medium Weight Hiking Socks 

Two Pairs of Polyester Underwear, two polyester bras 

Two rapid-dry polyester t-shirts 

Two Quik-dry pants (convertible) 

One quik-dry light long-sleeve shirt 

Bathing Suit 

Fleece Jacket 

Gore-Tex Jacket 

Bandana 

Cap 

Gloves 

Touque 

Rain Pants 

Raichle Kootenay Hiking Boots 

Sandals 

Sunglasses

First Aid Kit

Triangle Strip 

Two Tensor Bandages 

Emergency Blanket 

Tea Tree Oil 

Ozonol 

Gauze 

Assortment of large, medium, small bandages 

alcohol swabs 

Medical Tape 

Mole Skin 

Ibuprofen

Food

We went safe this time with food, using mainly prepackaged hiking meals. These are real no-brainers and are also very nice to your fuel reserves. You don't have to second guess how much to bring, what spices to pack, or whether you are getting balanced protein/nutrients. (You will not, however leave even a speck of food in the pan - the portions are JUST enough)

General

Cooking Oil        - handy to have, although it won't keep everything from sticking to the pans 

Camper Spice        - spice is always nice 

Gatorade Powder  - a great boost during the day - we wouldn't hike without it anymore. 

Tea Bags        - a warm drink in the morning and evening is great.  Add hot chocolate as well 

Sugar 

Coffee Whitener 

Coffee Grounds         - some of us need this to survive 

two Old Cheese Blocks wrapped in J-Cloth with Vinegar        - turned out to be a real treat.  oold cheese keeps better, and the vinegar preserves it even more.  (make sure it's well zip-locked...)

Each Day

4 Oatmeal Packets        - our morning favourite:  warm, hearty, easy to clean up, quick. 

2 Energy Bars (Dehydrated Fruit)      - good addition to breakfast - a good way to add fruit without the weight. 

2 Cup-a-Soup Packets        - nice addition of salt that gets lost to sweat over the day.  easy, quick 

2 Bagels        - buy the expensive ones.  they'll keep for a week.  adds bulk to your meals and fills you up. 

1 cup of Trail Nut Mix with M&M’s      -  good ol'  - a hiking staple.  add the m&m's for a treat 

1 cup of Trail Fruit Mix       - more ways to add fruit 

4 Granola Bars        - two chewy, two crunchy.  a bit of variety in the day. 

Dehydrated Hiker Dinner for Two        - again - safe, but enough variety too keep you interested.  these dinners also don't stick, clean up nice, and give you the nessesary energy etc.