Each participant was only allowed to bring with them the items provided in the list below, along with one personal item of their choosing (a photograph, journal, etc.). They were taught to make Yukon Packs to help carry the items, weighing over 50 pounds, along their journey.
Yukon Pack Contents:
- Sleeping bag
- Bed roll
- Dry bag (incl. three pairs of socks)
- 1 extra pair of shoes
- Gloves
- Hat
- 1 extra jacket
- Whistle
- 1 can of bear spray
- Compass
- Leather “needle”
- Rope for Yukon Pack
- Shoulder straps
- 1 personal item (participant’s choice)
- GPS locator
In addition to the essential items above, the participants were allowed to take with them anything they wanted from a large pile of items found at their drop-off location. Spoiler Alert: They chose to take everything, including the ukulele!
Items at Drop-Off Location:
- Large wash tub/basin
- 4 small animal pelts
- Trapper tent (weighing 45 lbs)
- Rusted machete
- Large iron kettle
- Rusted axe head
- Basic first aid kit
- Large swede saw
- 1 pair of crampons
- 2 classic survival manuals
- Old trapper coffee pot
- Small canister coffee
- Large sack of flour
- Old used snowshoes
- Binoculars (1 lens broken)
- Condoms
- Tin types
- Large ammo cases
- 1 bear keg
- 1 ukulele
- 1 roll of plastic-wrapped toilet paper
- 25’ of hemp rope
- Hatchet
- Men’s watch
- Snow shovel
- 1 gallon plastic bag
- Gun (.22 rifle)
- Water purifiers
- Small camping knife
- Wind-up lantern
- 2 unlabeled cans of food
