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Packing & Gear
Packing List for Overnight Hike to an AMC Hut
Wear proper footwear, carry warm clothing, foul-weather gear, food, water, and other essentials. Be prepared for severe weather regardless of season, dress in layers (including synthetic or wool base and insulating layers, and a windproof/waterproof outer shell), eat high energy foods, and stay hydrated.
For a printable version of the lists, please see below under “Additional Resources to Download”
Clothing and Linens Checklist:
- Sleeping Bag if you are a cold sleeper. The AMC provides wool blankets and a pillow. If you are a warm sleeper a simple sleep sack or twin sheets should suffice.
- Sturdy hiking shoes / boots (or low hikers ideally waterproof; sneakers are ok for little kids, otherwise discouraged)
- Comfortable shoes for evening/morning such as crocs/slippers
- Synthetic or wool base layer (cotton clothing is discouraged)
- Long pants (synthetic or wool)
- Fleece jacket or wool sweater
- Wind and rain gear (waterproof/breathable fabrics recommended)
- Extra pair of wool socks (a welcome treat for the feet at mid-hike, or if you inadvertently step in a stream. They also double as mittens)
- Hat and Gloves
- Pajamas
- Cash for Croo tips and Parking lots
Food and Gear Checklist:
- High-energy snacks and/or lunch for hiking up on Saturday
- High-energy snacks and/or lunch for hiking down on Sunday (chocolate and nuts recommended, granola bars, candy to deflect whining)
- Headlamp or flashlight for the bunkrooms at night (lighting is limited to common areas only).
- Bandaids and/or first-aid kit
- Trail map (can be printed from web) or guidebook
- Water bottles (or CamelPak) & 2-4 quarts water per person (huts have potable water to refill your water bottles)
- Toothbrush/paste and other necessary cosmetics (no showers at hut)
- Plastic trash bags serve many functions: Use them as pack liners to keep your gear dry if it rains, for carrying out trash, as a makeshift rain poncho
Optional Items:
- Wine and/or beer if desired (consider decanting wine into a plastic bottle to avoid extra weight)
- Camera
- Book for evening reading
- Deck of cards
- Matches in ziplock bag or lighter
- Whistle, Knife, compass
Additional Resources to Download:
Where to Buy – Online ordering form:
- Gearx.com Awesome locally-owned gear shop in Burlington, VT with an amazing staff and great online ordering.
- Stio – A more Wyoming version of Patagonia
- Backcountry
- REI
- Patagonia (this link is to their used products, of course, they sell new stuff too) and on Newbury
- North Face and on Newbury St
More second hand options:
- Urban Renewal in Allston
- The Goodwill Stores in Davis Square, 230 Elm St or Cambridge, 520 Mass Ave.
List what you have:
List what you have to trade, share or give away or what you need to borrow – kiddo hiking boots etc!