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GEAR LIST FOR DAY & WEEKEND TRAMPS |
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DAY TRIPS |
WEEKEND TRIPS |
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Wear/Carry |
Carry |
All items listed for day trip plus |
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Pack & pack liner |
Map & Compass |
Sleeping bag |
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Boots & gaiters |
High energy snacks |
Sleeping mat |
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Parka & over trousers |
At least 1 litre water |
Food for 3 additional meals |
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fast drying shorts |
Lunch |
Cooker & Billy & matches |
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Fleece or wool jumper |
First aid kit |
Extra snacks |
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Longjohns & singlet |
Torch, spare batteries & bulb |
Toilet gear, small towel & toilet paper |
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Socks |
Sunscreen |
Additional warm clothes |
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Sunhat & warm hats |
Emergency food |
Plate, mug, knife, fork , spoons etc |
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Gloves/mittens & overmitts |
Survival kit (whistle, cord, matches etc, pencil, paper) |
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Whistle |
Complete set of spare warm clothing |
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| Leave at truck: Complete set of clothing for the return trip. | ||
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FITNESS CONSIDERATIONS
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Even the easiest of club trips require a reasonable degree of fitness, and from time to time tramps have been seriously delayed by unfit party members. While individuals may have varying degrees of basic fitness it is unlikely that a person who has a sedentary job, or who plays no sport, will manage an average B Party trip. The best preparation for tramping is tramping and there are hilly places in Napier and close to Hastings which make excellent training areas. For example, a walk from the cattle stop car park in Te Mata Park to the top of the peak, via the big redwoods, and back to the cattlestop via the road-side track with an 8 kg pack should take about 70 minutes. Further, this pace should be able to be maintained for 5 to 6 hours. |