What to bring Where to get it
Please do not feel the need to go out and buy new gear. Thrift stores are your friend. We have gear for loan as well, details below.
-Sleeping bag (0-20 degree bag) -Sleeping pad -Tent -Day Pack 30L- Large enough to hold water, lunch, layers -Backpack 60 L or duffle bag for all your personal gear -3 liters of water bottles. (My favorite water bottle is Simply Orange juice, super sturdy plastic and only $3). Find it here. -Work Boots/sturdy hiking boots that cover ankle. (Saw crews must have 2 inch overlap between chaps and boots, and boots must be all leather- no mesh material) -Camp shoes (Chakos, flip flops, Crocs, something light and comfortable to change into) -Socks - NO Cotton socks. -Rain Jacket -Rain Pants -Long Underwear -Sweatpants, something warm to sleep in -Work Pants -Shorts -T-shirts -Long sleeve, thermal, warm base layer -Jacket -Hat (winter hat for nights, sun hat optional) -Gloves (it does get cold in the summer at high elevation) -Headlamp/flashlight -Alarm Clock (Phones are unreliable) -Toiletries -Tupperware (to pack your lunch) -Sunscreen/Bugspray Optional: Knife/Multi tool Book/Journal Sunglasses Bathing Suit Please note, that cotton clothes are not ideal, because it is cold when wet. Backcountry Gear List – for an 8 day hitch (as recommended by Greta Binzen and Michelle Lettenmair, 2021 Women's+ Backcountry Crew Leaders)
Suggested –
Southwest Conservation Corps Provides: SCC Uniform Shirt and PPE: -Helmet -Gloves -Eye Pro -Ear Pro -Chaps for saw crews |
Gardenswartz Outdoors, 780 Main Ave, Durango, CO. Tel: 970-259-6696
(Nice shop downtown, lots of tourists, but will normally offer a discount for SCC if you ask nicely) Backcountry Experience - 1205 Camino Del Rio Durango, CO 81301 Tel: 800-648-8519 (Most staff will offer you a 10% discount for SCCers if you ask nicely) Great selection, good people, about 5 blocks north of SCC) Pine Needle Mountaineering. 835 Main Av Ste 112. Durango, CO 81301. 970-247-8728 (High end shop located in the mall) Backcountry Outlet. Lots of great deals online, http://www.backcountry.com/outlet Gear Trade. Sell or buy used gear online. Make sure you include your price range in the search, as some gear is rather pricey. http://www.geartrade.com/ There are also a number of thrift stores and consignment shops in the area: Durango Gear Exchange: 546 E College Dr, Durango, CO Dunn Deal Resale Store: 3101 Main Ave #3, Durango, CO (They will offer SCC folks a discount if asked nicely, and they barter) La Plata Humane Society and Thrift Store: 1111 S Camino Del Rio, Durango, CO (next to Walmart) The Methodist: 986 E. 2nd Ave. Durango, CO Moab Gear Trader: 300 S Main St, Moab, UT Gear available on loan from SCC: Sleeping Bags Camping Packs Day Packs Sleeping Pads Duffel Bags Rain Jackets Rain Pants |