Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
The more you know, the less you have to carry. The less you know, the more you have to carry
Mors Kochanski
Initially, I was hesitant to make this post because I don’t want gear to become the focus. However, I still think documenting this could be useful for myself and others. Mainly, I need a list to remember what to pack up when I leave :)~.
I’ll create a followup post to discuss any gear that may have fell flat on its face.
Below is the exact list of items I will bring to Aroostook County:
Foot Wear
- Lems Builder Boots
- Sandals
- RedHead neoprene knee-high boots
- Tingley overboots
- Felt Steger mukluk liners
- Thermal Air Mech insoles
Sleep System
- Coleman 0°F sleeping bag (rating taken with a grain of salt)
- Enlightened Equipment Revelation Quilt (10°F, 950 down, long/wide)
- Mid-quality wool blanket
- Pillow
Sleep Pads
- 2× ½” foam pads
- Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest (shortened at the knee)
- Therm-a-Rest RidgeRest (small cut piece for kneeling/sitting)
Shelter
Base Camp (Moose Lodge)
- Davis Tent 10’×12’ canvas wall tent
- Davis Tent “The Peak” wood stove
- Coleman cot
Canoe Tent
- Forceatt (Amazon brand) 2-person, 3-season tent
Tarps
- 2× 10’×12’, 14 mil clean poly tarps (TarpsNow)
- 1× 10’×10’ Bushcraft USA tarp
Clothing
- 7× wool socks
- 4× wool pants (2 surplus, 2 Big Bill)
- 3× cargo pants
- 4× long-sleeve shirts
- 4× T-shirts
- 1× cargo shorts
- 1x Asbel Wool Pathfinder anorak
- Carhartt thermals
- Harley-brand rain gear
- Wool beanie
- Surplus face mask
- Wool fingerless gloves
- Surplus Illinois Glove Company USAF flyer’s mittens (with wool liners)
- Wide-brim hat
- Baseball cap
- 2× polarized sunglasses
Hygiene
- Homemade laundry soap
- Homemade toothpaste
- Toothbrush
Essentials
- Headlamp
- Notebooks
- Pens
- Compass
Storage & Camp Items
- Titan by Arctic Zone 25-quart cooler
- Wooden camp chair (PoleandPaddle.com)
- 6× blue barrels (will keep 2–3; extras for other students)
- 1× 5-gallon bucket with Gamma lid
Technology Kit
- Cell phone
- 2× Anker USB battery packs
- Lenovo T14 laptop + charger + padded case
- GoPro Hero 7 Black:
- Tripod
- Suction mount
- Battery charger
- Waterproof case
- 3× batteries
- Canon EOS 2000D:
- Battery + charger
- EF-S 24mm lens
- EF-S 18–55mm kit lens
- Digital Vision camera case
- Beikell SD-to-USB adapter
- 500GB flash drive
- SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB SD card
- SanDisk Extreme 32GB SD card
- MicroSD to SD adapter
- Beatit car jumper/device charger
- Lens cloth
- Casio W217H watch (used as alarm)
Cook Kit
- Stainless steel wide-mouth canteen
- HeavyCover titanium canteen
- 14” Zebra pot
- 2-quart stainless pail
- 4-quart stainless pail
- 2× Jack Mountain-style cook chains
- Stainless 6” pie tin
- Pot grabber (Amazon)
- 10” Dutch oven
- Dutch oven lid lifter/holder
- Ozark Trail ½-gallon insulated jug
- Trangia TR-B25 alcohol burner
- Trangia pot stand
- Denatured alcohol
Tools
- Morakniv carbon steel bushcraft knife (leather sheath)
- Morakniv #106
- BPS HK1 (unsure about performance due to blade profile)
- Waterproof match case
- Gränsfors Bruk Scandinavian forest axe
- 30” Spring Creek folding buck saw (“Tuff Camp Saw”)
- 2× 6” Nicholson mill bastard files
- 10” Nicholson mill bastard file
- Farrier’s rasp
- 10” straight drawknife (unknown brand)
- Stanley spokeshave
- 27-gallon plastic bin
Books
- JMB digital books (required for class)
- AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership
- Eric Sloane’s Weather Book
- Tracking and the Art of Seeing — Paul Rezendes
- Maine Atlas and Gazetteer
- Bushcraft: Outdoor Skills and Wilderness Survival — Mors Kochanski
Fishing Kit
- Redington 9’ 5wt Field Fly Rod Trout Kit
- Bass Pro waders
- Assorted flies
Miscellaneous
- Antone D578 UHF/VHF ham radio (entertainment for the 2200 mile drive)
- Book light
- LED lantern
- Shemagh
- 2× bug net face covers
- Bug net jacket
- Flint and steel kit
- Ferro rod
- #36 braided cordage
- Belt
- Suspenders
- Kelty Redwing 50 backpack
- Fingerless sailing gloves
- Work gloves
- Towel
- Bass Pro PFD
Tobacco
- 2x Missouri Meerschaum Cob Pips
- GL Please Quiet Nights
- GL Please Chelsea Morning
- Edwards Molto Dole
- Edwards Buccaneer
- Lane Very Cherry
- Cult Blood Red Moon
- Sutliff Taste of Summer
