Gear Checklist

• Backpacking backpack (with hip belt, 3,000 cubic inches or more)
• Mummy-style sleeping bag rated to 20 degrees Fahrenheit
• Backpacking sleeping pad (thermarest or ensolite, closed-cell)
• Sturdy hiking shoes (hiking boots or trail running shoes)
• 1 pair nylon shorts
• 1 pair nylon pants
• 1-2 synthetic t-shirts
• 1 pair long underwear
• 1 midweight fleece jacket
• 1 beanie or warm hat
• Underwear (2-3 pairs depending on trip length)
• Synthetic socks (2-3 pair
• 1 32oz. water bottle (Nalgene brand or hard plastic)
• 1 waterproof rain jacket
• 1 pair waterproof rain pants
• Baseball cap or bucket style hat
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Chapstick or lip balm with sunscreen
• Headlamp with an extra set of batteries
• Hard plastic spoon, fork
• Small tupperware container or eating meals
• Camera (optional)
• Insect Repellant (optional)
• Mosquito head net (optional)
• Journal and pen (optional)
• Paperback book (optional)
• Snack food on the trail (we provide breakfast, lunch and dinner) (optional)

For more information or questions regarding the Gear Checklist please contact our resident naturalist Morgan Wilkinson at (559)565-3388 or morgan@mslodge.com.

Montecito Lake is an equal opportunity service provider.  Montecito Lake is operated under special use permit with the Sequoia National Forest.