Bucknell Wilderness Experience

Many of the items on the list may already be in your possession or can be borrowed from family or friends. Those you do not have, you may want to purchase for use after BuckWild. Many of these items can be bought, at low cost, at surplus or Salvation Army stores, or even garage sales. Great Hollow Wilderness School can supply some equipment as needed (denoted with a star *).
Bring:

• Backpack (either internal or external frame pack)*
  
• Sleeping bag*
  
• Foam or Insulate Pad to place under your sleeping bag* (Therm-a-Rest)
  
• Water bottle*
  
• Cup, bowl, and spoon (unbreakable)*
  
• Flashlight with extra batteries or headlamp
  
• Raincoat/jacket or shell
  
• Hiking or work boots, well broken in or sneakers
  
• Water shoes (old sneakers, aqua socks, or Tevas - no thongs or flip flops)
  
• Tee shirts (2)
  
• Underwear
  
• Shorts (loose, to run and hike in) (1-2)
  
• Bathing suit
  
• Long pants (loose cotton, light wool or synthetic substitute, or sweat pants) (1)
  
• Long sleeved shirt - cotton, or synthetic turtleneck (1)
  
• Fleece or synthetic substitute top
  
• Socks, wool or polypropylene (2 pairs)
  
• Socks, cotton (1-2 pairs)
  
• Small bath towel (1)
  
• Toothbrush/toothpaste
  
• Comb/small brush
  
• Sunscreen
  
• Bandanna

Optional:

• Bug repellent
  
• Camera
  
• Journal and pen
  
• Rain pants
  
• Small musical instrument
  
• Small amount of money for food on the way home from GHWS

Do not bring:

• food
  
• candy
  
• gum
  
• cosmetics
  
• jewelry
  
• dress clothes
  
• knives of any sort
  
• soap (GHWS provides biodegradable soap)
  
• tape/CD/MD/mp3 player
  
• radio
  
• beeper, PDA, cell phone
  
• watches
  
• shampoo
  
• hair dryer

IMPORTANT:
When wet, cotton loses all of its ability to insulate. So, although jeans are ruggedly comfortable, in wet weather they won't keep you dry and warm. Wool or fleece are the best alternatives to cotton.

Be aware that if it rains during BuckWild you will only have the clothes that you brought with you and that you will have to carry everything that you bring.