Dayhiking Equipment
The following is a suggested list of important items you may want on any day hiking trip taking place during the Spring, Summer, or Fall months in the Northeast.
Those items marked with an * = can be borrowed from the Outing Club as a member
Highly Recommended Items:
- Day Pack
- Rain Jacket* and Rain Pants*
- Wool or Fleece WARM Hat
- Wool or Fleece Sweater (WARM)
- Clothing appropriate to season (T-Shirt, Loose-fitting pants --avoid jeans, Shorts)
- Long underwear mid-weight Top AND Bottom (Polypropylene, Thermax, Capilene, etc.) (good for layering under t-shirts and shorts for changing elevations, or temperatures)
- 1 pair wool socks with polypropylene liners, or equivalent NON-COTTON hiking socks
- Pair of Broken In - Comfortable Hiking Boots, (or if terrain is not rocky or steep, solid supportive sneakers or low-cut hiking shoes are fine)
- Small Flashlight or Headlamp* with NEW batteries
- 2 x 1 qt. water bottles*
- Lots of Enthusiasm and Smiles!
Recommended Items:
- Hat with brim for sun
- Sun Block and Chapstick (with sunscreen)
- Sunglasses
- Gloves or Mittens -- wool or fleece (Warm, not cotton) -- appropriate to season
- Small Pocket Knife
- Compass*
- Whistle
- Extra prescription glasses or contact lenses
- Security strap (like Croakies) for sunglasses and glasses
Optional Items:
- Swimsuit
- 1 small Towel
- Camera with film
- Small Roll-on or Squeeze tube of Insect Repellent
- A Journal or Notebook with Pen
- Binoculars
- Field Guides
