Alone

Participant Gear ListSeason 10

Each Alone participant brings clothing, safety, and survival gear to the wilderness. 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.

backpack
  • 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 (brimmed, wool, fur, arctic, or baseball)
  • 2 buffs or neck gaiter
  • 1 shemagh OR scarf
  • 4 pairs of gloves
  • 2 pairs of underwear/briefs
  • 1 Insulated Parka-style Jacket or Anorak-style Jacket. No system-style or multi-layer jackets.
  • 2 pair of outdoor pants/bibs (can unzip into shorts)
  • 1 pair of fully insulated or waterproof winter pants/bibs
  • 1 Waterproof un-insulated shell/Jacket or un-insulated, windproof anorak
  • 2 pairs of thermal underwear
  • 1 pair of gaiters
  • 1 leather belt
  • 1 toothbrush
  • 1 pair of eyeglasses
  • 1 personal photograph

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.

backpack
  • 12x12 ground cloth/tarp
  • 8-mm climbing rope - 10M
  • 550 Paracord - 80m
  • 3-mm cotton cord - 40m (non-waxed cord)
  • 1 multi-seasonal sleeping bag
  • 1 bivi bag
  • 1 sleeping pad
  • 1 hammock
  • 1 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
backpack
  • 1 300-yd roll of a single-filament fishing line up to max of 20 lbs weight test + 35 assorted barbless hooks (no lures)
  • 1 Primitive Bow Recurve or longbow + 9x Arrows
  • 1 small-gauge gill net
  • 1 net foraging bag
  • 2 lbs of 20, 21-gauge trapping (snare) wire
  • 1 slingshot/catapult + 30 steel ball bearings + 1 replacement band
  • 2 lbs of beef jerky
  • 2 lbs of dried pulses/legumes/lentils mix
  • 2 lbs of hard tack military biscuits
  • 2 lbs of chocolate
  • 2 lbs of pemmican
  • 2 lbs of GORP
  • 2 lbs of flour
  • 1 lb of Flour
  • 1/3 lb of Rice / 1/3lb of Sugar /1/3 lb of Salt
  • 1 lb Fat (tallow, lard, or ghee – No Salt Added)
  • 3 lbs of one solid block of salt (rock or Himalayan sea salt only)
  • 1 large pot (no more than 2 quarts; includes lid)
  • 1 steel frying pan (no more than 2 quarts)
  • 1 flint or ferro rod set with standard-sized striker
  • 1 enamel bowl for eating
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 canteen/water bottle
backpack
  • Pocket knife
  • Hunting knife
  • Leatherman multitool or similar
  • Sharpening stone
  • Roll of duct tape or 1 roll of electrical tape
  • Small shovel
  • Machete
  • Small sewing kit
  • Carabiner
  • LED flashlight
  • Pair of ice spikes
  • Scotch-eyed auger
  • Adze
  • 2-handed draw knife
  • Hatchet
  • Saw
  • 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