Packing List

“Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.” Proverbs 4:26

General Information

• Put your name on everything with a permanent black marker.

• Bring a sack lunch with you for the first day.

• Because of weight and space limitations on the handcart, you are restricted to the items on the packing list.

Packing List

• Pioneer clothing (see Clothing Ideas and Patterns) 

• One 5-gallon bucket with lid that fits snugly and is easy to remove. This will hold your gear and will also be your seat numerous times throughout the day.

• 1 lightweight jacket or sweatshirt

• 1 rain poncho, rain gear, or 2 heavy-duty plastic bags (30-gallon size)

• 1 or 2 pairs of athletic-type or hiking shoes that are sturdy and broken in

• 3 - 4 cotton outer socks (more if rainy weather is expected) and 3 - 4 thin nylon liner socks under cotton socks to prevent blisters (knee high socks are preferred to prevent bug bites and scrapes from bushes).

• 2 - 3 sets of underclothing

• Pajamas

• 1 or 2 Bandanas

• 1 pair soft leather gloves or garden gloves with non slip grips for handcart pulling

• Comb or brush

• Toothbrush with travel-size toothpaste

• Deodorant

• 1 small flashlight, with extra batteries

• 1 washcloth and small hand towel

• 1 travel-size package of wet towelettes

• 1 small bottle of hand sanitizer

• Any prescription medications you need, clearly marked. Give to your medical staff for safe keeping.

• Sunscreen (SPF 30+)

• Insect repellant (Mosquito, tick, and deer fly protection)

• Chapstick (SPF 15+)

• Sunglasses

• Small first-aid kit with band aids and moleskin

• Small Book of Mormon in plastic zip-type bag

• Journal with pen or pencil

• Sack lunch for first day

• Refillable water bottle filled with water or sports drink. Metal water bottles are best. 

• 1 warm sleeping bag, 1 sleeping pad (optional), and 1 pillow packed inside a large garbage sack. Mark the bag with your name in a creative way so you can find it quickly. These are transported to the campsite by your support team, not carried in your handcart.

Do Not Bring

• Valuables such as jewelry

• Make-up, perfume, scented lotions, hairspray, aftershave and cologne (bugs love it!)

• Knives (including sheathed knives), guns, or other weapons, footballs, Frisbees, or card games, etc.

• Electronics or cell phones for youth. (Adults limit use to trek-related communications as much as possible.)

Additional Items for Mas & Pas

• One Extra Bucket filled with the following items:

  • Kleenex

  • Hand sanitizer

  • Toilet paper (and baggies for emergencies along the trail)

  • Bug repellent and Vicks Vap-O-Rub

  • Safety pins

  • Extra flashlight with batteries

  • Consecrated oil

  • Marking pen

  • Sunscreen

  • A watch

  • Duct tape (provided by Stake)

  • Small basic first-aid Kit and may include the following: antiseptic wipes, mole skin or duct tape for blisters, band aids, Neosporin, hand wipes, scissors, baby powder or Crisco (for chafing), feminine products, sunscreen, insect spray (Vicks or cortisone works on bites), tweezers, pickles or pickle juice for dehydration, etc. (provided by Stake)

  • Emergency feminine supplies (provided by Stake)

  • Several garbage bags to tie on handcart for trash (provided by Stake)

• Extra Items to go on Handcart

  • Bucket wrench to pry open 5-gallon buckets

  • Two insulated 5-gallon wide mouth water jugs with openings large enough for a block of ice.

  • One cooler for lunches

  • One 5’ x 7’, 8’x10’, or 12’x12’ tarp to keep dust or rain off handcarts. Tarp can also be used as shelter by tilting the handcart backwards, attaching the tarp with twine, and tying it off to two tent poles, or combining with another cart.

  • 2-24” bungee cords with plastic tips to secure the water cooler to the back of the handcart and tie down tarps.

  • 2 - 3 squirt bottles or large spray misters they keep trekkers cool.