Packing and supplies
Every participant
- Pioneer clothing is recommended for everyone, including support, throughout the trek.
- Sturdy, well broken-in shoes or boots; extra shoes and socks
- Brim hat with chin strap (no bonnets)
- Warm coat (nights are cold), warm sleeping bag plus extra blanket, pillow
- Rain gear, change of clothes, gloves
- Sunscreen and lip balm with SPF, sunglasses, insect repellent
- Flashlight, personal water bottle, camp chair or bucket to sit on
- Medications and toiletries; plastic plate or pie tin
For the group
Handcarts
- 12x30 ft tarp with 2 poles, ropes and stakes (one per cart)
- Two 5-gallon water coolers per cart (one must be water)
- Basic first-aid kit per cart
- Consecrated oil per family
- Misting bottles
- Trash bags and spare bags per cart
- Shoe holders to carry water bottles
- Zip ties
- KT tape and blister supplies
Porta-potties
- Toilet paper (1.5 rolls per person)
- Dryer sheets (air freshener)
- Cleaning supplies and weed sprayer
- Disposable gloves
- Wash stations, buckets and soap (3-4 per trailer)
- Stir sticks (PVC, 4-5 ft)
- Grocery bags for wastebaskets
- Pop-up bathrooms for women (if used)
Vehicles
- Water buffalo truck: 3/4-1 ton 4x4, empty bed, 2-5/16 inch ball hitch
- Porta-potty tow vehicle(s): half-ton or larger 4x4
- Medical vehicle with A/C and seats
- Kitchen trailer and tow vehicle
- Fuel for vehicles and generators
Kitchen
- Refrigerated trailer or ice plan
- Camp stoves and propane (cooking 12 in off the ground)
- Tables, canopies, chairs
- Foil sheets for plates, utensils, napkins
- Two 5-10 gallon water containers for camp
Communications
- Walkie-talkies (trail boss, drivers, medical, captains)
- Sound system, generator and megaphone
Camp
- Flat-nosed shovels (4 or 5 for the group)
- Tents or tarps, ropes, stakes and hammers
- Changing tents
Medical
- Two or more medical people who can walk the trail
- Medical forms collected for all participants
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