Each Alone participant brings clothing, safety, and survival gear to the Arctic. Here’s a list of all of the standard items the participants are given, as well as the master list from which they are allowed to select ten special items.

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Clothing/Apparel/Personal Effects

*These items do not count towards the 10 special items, but may not exceed the approved quota for each.

• 1 pair of high-leg hunting boots
• 1 pair waterproof Arctic winter boots
• 1 T-shirt
• 1 fleece/wool shirt
• 2 wool, fleece or cotton sweaters
• 6 pairs wool socks
• 2 hats
• 2 buffs or neck gaiter
• 1 shemagh OR scarf
• 4 pairs of gloves
• 2 pairs of underwear/briefs
• 1 insulated parka-style jacket
• 2 pair of outdoor pants/bibs
• 1 pair of fully insulated or waterproof winter pants/bibs
• 1 waterproof un-insulated shell/Jacket
• 2 pairs of thermal underwear
• 1 pair of gaiters
• 1 leather belt
• 1 toothbrush
• 1 pair of eyeglasses
• 1 personal photograph

Clarifications:

• Any garment with a full zipper is considered a jacket.
• A buckskin garment is considered a shirt if it has either a 1⁄2 or 3⁄4 zip maximum, or a full set of buttons.
• A buckskin garment is considered a sweater if it is a pullover.
• A buckskin garment is considered a jacket if it has a full zipper.

10 Items Selection List

*Participants select 10 items from the following list.

*Participants are responsible for sourcing and purchasing their 10 items.

Participants may only choose up to 2 Food items.

*No duplicate items can be taken from the following list.

Any loops of string attached to any tool, weapon or used as a neck loop will be deducted from the participants 80m of paracord, cotton cord or trapping wire allowance.

Shelter

• 12x12 ground cloth/tarp
• 8-mm climbing rope - 10M
• 550 Paracord - 80m
• 3-mm cotton cord - 40m

Bedding

• 1 multi-seasonal sleeping bag
• 1 bivi bag
• 1 sleeping pad
• 1 hammock

Cooking

• 1 large pot
• 1 steel frying pan
• 1 flint or ferro rod set with standard-sized striker
• 1 enamel bowl for eating
• 1 spoon
• 1 canteen/water bottle

Hygiene

• 1 standard size bar of soap
• 1 8-oz tube of toothpaste
• 1 face flannel
• 1 40-mm roll dental floss
• 1 small bottle bio shower soap
• 1 shaving razor
• 1 towel
• 1 comb

Hunting

• 1 300-yd roll of a single-filament fishing line up to max of 20 lbs weight test + 35 assorted barbless hooks
• 1 Primitive Bow Recurve or longbow + 9x Arrows
• 1 small-gauge gill net
• 1 slingshot/catapult + 30 steel ball bearings + 1 replacement band
• 1 net foraging bag
• 2 lbs of 20, 21 or 22-gauge stainless steel and/or brass trapping (snare) wire
• 3 lbs of one solid block of salt

Food (2 items max)

• 2 lbs of beef jerky
• 2 lbs of dried pulses/legumes/lentils mix
• 2 lbs of biltong
• 2 lbs of hard tack military biscuits
• 2 lbs of chocolate
• 2 lbs of pemmican
• 2 lbs of GORP
• 2 lbs of flour
• 2/3 lbs rice / 2/3 lb sugar / 2/3 lb of salt

Tools

• 1 pocket knife
• 1 hunting knife
• 1 Leatherman multitool or similar
• 1 sharpening stone
• 1 roll of duct tape or 1 roll of electrical tape
• 1 small shovel
• 1 small sewing kit
• 1 carabiner
• 1 LED flashlight
• 1 pair of ice spikes
• 1 scotch-eyed auger
• 1 adze
• 1 2-handed draw knife
• 1 hatchet
• 1 saw
• 1 ax

Prohibited Items

*This list is not exhaustive, any item not listed in the preceding lists inclusive above are prohibited items; this list serves as an illustration.

• Fuel, lighters or matches
• Bug spray/mosquito repellant
• Sunscreen/chapstick
• Sunglasses or prescription transition lens eyeglasses
• Goggles
• Beauty products
• Map
• Compass
• Unapproved technology
• Professional snares
• Firearms of any kind
• Ammunition
• Explosives or gunpowder
• Animal poison
• Professional fishing rods
• Fishing lures, flies, bait kits
• Fishing traps
• Food/beverage
• Decoys
• Animal calls
• Tree stands
• Professional bows/crossbows
• Scopes of any kind
• Tents or shelters
• Stoves, pressure cookers or other cooking appliances
• Hydration packs
• Fire pits
• Electric or propane lanterns
• Inflatable boats
• Filtration, purification devices, iodine tablets
• Coolers or food storage boxes

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