Gear List
- The Lamplighters Adventuring Society -
GEAR RENTAL PACKAGE
Simply bring clothes! • $245 / trip
Backpack • Rain Cover • Sleeping Bag • Sleeping Pad • Camping Pillow • Trekking Poles • Headlamp • Batteries • Mug • Bowl • Utensils
* Tent already included with trip
* Available for Yosemite & Yellowstone only
GEAR RENTAL
PACKAGE
Backpack • Rain Cover • Sleeping Bag • Sleeping Pad • Camping Pillow • Trekking Poles • Headlamp • Batteries • Mug • Bowl • Utensils
* Tent already included with trip.
Simply bring clothes! • $245/trip
* Available for Yosemite & Yellowstone only
GEAR LISTS
Choose your adventure:
Backpacking Gear
• Backpack, 70L
• Sleeping Bag, rated 20°-30°.
* Must be a backpacking bag that will compress into your backpack.
• Sleeping Pad
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Sleeping Bag, or plastic bag
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Clothing, or plastic bag
• Trekking Poles
• Headlamp, extra batteries
• Water Bottles
* Any number of bottles that allow you to carry 3L total
• Small Microfiber Towel
Hiking Clothes
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
• Trail Running Shoes or Breathable Boots, already broken in
• Hiking Socks
• Underwear
• Running Shorts, 1 for entire trip
• Hiking Shirt, 1 for entire trip
• Hiking Pants, optional (check forecast)
• Packable Puffy Jacket, down preferred
• Sun Hat, or baseball cap
• Sunglasses
• Swimsuit, or use your underwear!
• Sandals, for wading in water
RAIN GEAR
• Backpack Rain Cover, must have
• Rain Coat, must have
• Rain Pants, optional (check weather)
Warm Pajamas
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
Check forecast to decide what you’ll need.
• Long underwear pants, light/mid weight
• Long underwear top, light/mid weight
• Warm wool socks, for sleeping
• Warm knit cap
• Buff/Gaiter, optional
MEAL TIME
• Cup or Mug
• Bowl
• Spoon, fork optional
TOILETRIES
* Keep kit small. Must fit into an already-packed bear canister!
• Bathroom Kit, must bring
• Toilet Paper in a Ziploc
• Hand Sanitizer, mini
• Lightweight Trowel, must have. (Cheap metal “snow stake” from REI works.)
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Glasses/Contacts Accoutrements
• Bug Spray, small bottle of DEET
• Mosquito Head Net
• Blister Protection, Band-Aids or Moleskin
OPTIONAL ITEMS
• Ear Plugs, snoring, wind
• Phone Battery
• Mini Inflatable Pillow
• Air Mattress Repair Kit
• Lighter
• Small Pocket Knife
• Warm Gloves
• Backpacking Hammock, only if very lightweight!
• Cash, to tip your guide!
HALF DOME TRIPS
• Footwear
* Half Dome is steep and slippery. Make sure you wear boots with strong grip or trail running shoes with very sticky, new treads.
• Work Gloves
* You’ll grasp onto a wide metal cable to climb Half Dome. Bring work or climbing gloves that allow you to grip well and protect your hands.
GEAR PROVIDED BY THE LAMPLIGHTERS
• Meals, Snacks, Hot Drinks, from the first day’s dinner to the last day’s lunch
* No need to bring any food.
* Don’t forget to do the questionnaire!
• Tent, everyone gets their own
• Group Water Filters
• Stoves
• Pots and Pans
• Bear Canisters or Food Sacks, everyone carries one. Save room in your pack!
• Emergency GPS Device
• First Aid Kit
• Maps
• Wilderness Permit
• Micro Spikes, if needed
• Adventure Journal and Pen
• Card Games
• Group Shelter, during afternoon showers!
What to expect in Alaska…
• Weather: Alaska can be hot and sunny and then snowy the next day! There may also be long periods of rain. Layer your clothes and bring good rain gear. Use stuff sacks for your clothing and sleeping bag so they don’t get drenched.
• Landscape: You’ll hike over boulders, through squishy tundra, ankle grabbing bushes, and steep hillsides. Sturdy, broken-in boots are a must.
• Water Shoes: Alaskan river crossings are swift, cold, and forceful. It is necessary to cross in a pair of old sneakers or closed-toed water shoes.
• Packing: Alaskan bushes will grab anything on the outside of your pack. Your belonging will be lost forever. All life-saving gear must be safely packed inside your pack! (tent, tent poles, sleeping pad…)
Backpacking Gear
• Backpack, 75-85L
• Sleeping Bag, rated 20°-30°.
* Must be a backpacking bag that will compress into your backpack.
• Sleeping Pad
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Sleeping Bag
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Clothing
• Trekking Poles
• Headlamp, extra batteries
• 1 Nalgene or Smart Water Bottle, 1L
• 1 Platypus, 1-2L
* to store water overnight
• Small Microfiber Towel
Hiking Clothes
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
• Sturdy Boots, waterproof is suggested
• Hiking Socks
• Underwear
• Hiking Pants, 1 for entire trip
• Hiking Shirt, 1 for entire trip
• Mid-layer Shirt, 1 for entire trip
• Packable Puffy Jacket, down preferred
• Sun Hat, or baseball cap
• Sunglasses
• Swimsuit, or use your underwear!
• River Crossing Shoes
* Old sneakers, trekking sandals, water shoes. No crocs or flip flops!
RAIN GEAR
• Backpack Rain Cover, must have
• Rain Coat, must have
• Rain Pants, must have
• Waterproof Gaiters, optional
Warm Pajamas
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
• Long Underwear Pants, light/mid weight
• Long Underwear Top, light/mid weight
• Warm Wool Socks, for sleeping
• Warm Knit Cap
• Buff/Gaiter, optional
MEAL TIME
• Cup or Mug
• Bowl
• Spoon, fork optional
TOILETRIES
* Keep kit small. Must fit into an already-packed bear canister!
• Bathroom Kit, must bring
• Toilet Paper in a Ziploc
• Hand Sanitizer, mini
• Lightweight Trowel, must have. (Cheap metal “snow stake” from REI works.)
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Glasses/Contacts Accoutrements
• Bug Spray, small bottle of DEET
• Mosquito Head Net
• Blister Protection, Band-Aids or Moleskin
OPTIONAL ITEMS
• Warm Mid-Layer, like a fleece
• Hiking Shorts
* You might never use these
• Duct Tape, for field repairs
* Wrap a little around a trekking pole
• Ear Plugs, snoring, wind
• Phone Battery
• Mini Inflatable Pillow
• Air Mattress Repair Kit
• Lighter, in ziplock to keep dry
• Small Pocket Knife
• Warm Gloves
• Cash, to tip your pilot and guide!
* Pilot: $40 each way customary
* Guide: 10-20% customary
GEAR PROVIDED BY THE LAMPLIGHTERS
• Meals, Snacks, Hot Drinks, from the first day’s dinner to the last day’s lunch
* No need to bring any food.
* Don’t forget to do the questionnaire!
• Tent, everyone gets their own
• Group Water Filters
• Stoves
• Pots and Pans
• Bear Canisters, everyone carries one. Save room in your pack!
• Emergency GPS Device
• First Aid Kit
• Bear Spray
• Maps
• Wilderness Permit
• Crampons, if needed
• Adventure Journal and Pen
• Card Games
• Group Shelter, so we can cook out of the rain!
Backpacking Gear
• Backpack, 70L
• Sleeping Bag, rated 20°-30°.
* Must be a backpacking bag that will compress into your backpack.
• Sleeping Pad
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Sleeping Bag, or plastic bag
• Waterproof Stuff Sack for Clothing, or plastic bag
• Trekking Poles
• Headlamp, extra batteries
• Water Bottles
* Any number of bottles that allow you to carry 3L total
• Small Microfiber Towel
Hiking Clothes
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
• Trail Running Shoes or Breathable Boots, already broken in
• Hiking Socks
• Underwear
• Running Shorts, 1 for entire trip
• Hiking Shirt, 1 for entire trip
• Hiking Pants, optional (check forecast)
• Packable Puffy Jacket, down preferred
• Sun Hat, or baseball cap
• Sunglasses
• Swimsuit, or use your underwear!
• River Crossing Shoes
* Old sneakers, trekking sandals, water shoes. No crocs or flip flops!
RAIN GEAR
• Backpack Rain Cover, must have
• Rain Coat, must have
• Rain Pants, optional (check weather)
Warm Pajamas
* Wool or synthetic fabric only. No cotton.
Check forecast to decide what you’ll need.
• Long underwear pants, light/mid weight
• Long underwear top, light/mid weight
• Warm wool socks, for sleeping
• Warm knit cap
• Buff/Gaiter, optional
MEAL TIME
• Cup or Mug
• Bowl
• Spoon, fork optional
TOILETRIES
* Keep kit small. Must fit into an already-packed bear canister!
• Bathroom Kit, must bring
• Toilet Paper in a Ziploc
• Hand Sanitizer, mini
• Lightweight Trowel, must have. (Cheap metal “snow stake” from REI works.)
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Floss
• Glasses/Contacts Accoutrements
• Bug Spray, small bottle of DEET
• Mosquito Head Net
• Blister Protection, Band-Aids or Moleskin
OPTIONAL ITEMS
• Ear Plugs, snoring, wind
• Phone Battery
• Mini Inflatable Pillow
• Air Mattress Repair Kit
• Lighter
• Small Pocket Knife
• Warm Gloves
• Backpacking Hammock, only if very lightweight!
• Cash, to tip your guide!
GEAR PROVIDED BY THE LAMPLIGHTERS
• Meals, Snacks, Hot Drinks, from the first day’s dinner to the last day’s lunch
* No need to bring any food.
* Don’t forget to do the questionnaire!
• Tent, everyone gets their own
• Group Water Filters
• Stoves
• Pots and Pans
• Bear Canisters, everyone carries one. Save room in your pack!
• Emergency GPS Device
• First Aid Kit
• Bear Spray
• Maps
• Wilderness Permit
• Micro Spikes, if needed
• Adventure Journal and Pen
• Card Games
• Group Shelter, during afternoon showers!