Macarthur Bicycle Users Group / Macarthur Bushwalkers
Suggested Long Day Walk Equipment
This list of equipment is intended to help a walker equip for a long day bushwalk within a 250 km radius of Sydney and be prepared if caught out late or overnight.
'One can be inconvenienced or inconvenienced and uncomfortable'.

Personal items

1. Hat (preferably with broad brim).

2. Walking shoes / boots with a good gripping soles and comfortable clothing.

3. Socks which are wool or composite materials are adviseable, not cotton (retains perspiration and can cause blisters).

4. Sun glasses.

Pack Content

5. First aid kit which should include:

  • Several band-aids (for blisters, cuts and scratches)
  • A stretch bandage (5mm by 75mmm) for snakebite or severe cuts
  • A triangular bandage
  • Saline solution for washing foreign items out of the eyes
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent
  • Thermal Blanket
  • Antiseptic
  • Tweezers
  • Pain killers ie Panadol (check with local doctor)
  • Gastrolyte (can be used to replace body salts)
  • Immodium for diarrhea
6. Food:
  • Meals for the day ie breakfast, lunch and dinner plus nibblies for in between meals
  • Energy food eg: dried fruit, chocolate, emergency food supply if caught out overnight
  • Two litres of water, more may be required on hot days (soft drinks are not a substitute)

7. Toilet paper and small hand trowel or spade (approx $3).

8. Swimmers and towel.

9. Warm jumper or jacket.

10. Spare change of clothing for foul weather to reduce the possibility of hypothermia if one gets wet.

11. Wet weather clothing ie jacket, over trousers or poncho.

12. Personal equipment: such as camera, binoculars etc.

13. Note pad and pencil.

14. Spare boot laces.

15. String.

16. Map and Compass (also carried by walk leader) optional.

17. Matches or fire lighters.

18. Knife.

19. Gloves for scrambling (gardening gloves will do).

20. Torch and spare batteries.

21. Gaiters if not wearing long trousers (dependant on terrain).

This may seem a lot of equipment but it can make life easier and more comfortable if caught out overnight.

"Be prepared"
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