Packing List

Many parts of BC, as they are in the wilderness or have rustic qualities to them, a lot of the following equipment is usually recommended for most areas in the province.

*A good strong water proof backpack

*A good hiking or down sleeping bag

*A good strong tarp and rope

*Biovac or 1 or 2 person tent

*A small compact camp stove

*Purification tablets for water

*1 good strong pot (boiling and cooking)

*A water bottle Bear Spray and/ or Bells

*Good strong Lug-soled boots

*Compass or Navigation equipment

*Space Blanket, keeps in heat

*Sunscreen

*First Aid Kit (wilderness type)

*Good strong hiking socks (wool ones)

*Heavy thick rope -- bear prevention

*Field guide of animal tracks

*A shovel for digging latrine

*Toilet Paper Ski wax if winter travel

*Snow shoes if winter travel

*Also pack your common sense!!!

*Chains if winter travel Sand (if winter travel for traction)

*Appropriate Harnesses (ice/rock climb)

*A map book that has Back Country

*A fishing licence

*A GPS monitor to show coordinates

*Fishing equipment (if fishing)

*A rain poncho

*A waterproof covering for the backpack

*A swiss army knife (in appropriate case)

*Clothing for warm and cold weather

*Avalanche Probing equipment (if in backcountry during winter)

*Matches in a waterproof container

*Insect Repellent Epi- Pen for bee stings Tweezers for ticks, slivers etc.

*Good strong work gloves

*Hammer (compact)

*Satellite phone for emergencies

*Flares (not for forested or grassed areas)

* Notebook for details

*Food-- energy food especially

*Gaiters -- (used during winter travel)

*Whistle -- for communications

*Climbing Picks (if going on ice/rocks) 


*A plant identification guide Ribbon -- to mark a trail back