Here’s a Checklist for
Your Next Horse/Mule Packing Trip

• Decker or Sawbuck Pack Saddle
• Side Pull Mule Halter (include one extra)
• Saddle blanket
• Lead rope
• Panniers (many need bear proof) and Lash Cincha with rope
• Saddle Bags for riding horse
• Bridle
• Old cinch (Use around trees. Helps eliminate rope burns when necessary to tie stock to trees.)
• Containment system for each horse: hobbler, picket rope and pins

General Items for Stock

• Hoof pick
• Grooming supplies (curry comb, brush, etc.)
• Canvas bucket
• Easy boot (emergency shoe for a horse that anybody can put on)
• Shoeing kit (horseshoe hammer, horseshoe nails)
• First aid kit for animals (large-sized gauze, tape, elastic bandages, salve, antibiotic ointment, etc.)
• Ropes for picket lines, tying up corrals, etc.
• Wire cutters & extra fence wire (For emergency purposes if necessary to cut through a fence)
• Insect repellent for horses
• Clothing - Inner Layer
• Synthetic long johns
• Inner socks (wool or synthetic)

Clothing - Insulating Layer

• Pile shirts or jackets
• Down or synthetic fill jackets
• Down or synthetic fill vest
• Wool shirt
• Wool sweater
• Pants
• T-shirt
• Wool socks (2 pairs)
• Wool stocking hat
• If you expect cold weather: wool gloves

Clothing - Protective Layer

• Wind breaker or parka with hood
• Rain jacket or poncho
• Cowboy hat for sun protection
• Pants Pockets
• Matches (with striker in waterproof container)
• Knife
• Fire starter

Feet

• Cowboy boots
• Lightweight boots for hiking
• Extra socks

Bedroom

• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping pad
• Tent (poles, stakes, fly, guy lines) OR Tarp and Ground Cloth
• Candle, Flash Light or Lantern

Kitchen

• Camp Stove
• Matches in stove
• Fuel bottle (with gas)
• Funnel
• Pots
• Frying Pan
• Dutch Oven
• Pot gripper
• Cup
• Spoon
• Corkscrew
• Food
• Water container(s) & water
• Water purification system (filter & accessories, purification tablets)

Repair Kit

• Leather and laces
• Leather punch
• Sewing needle
• Nylon thread or dental floss
• Duct tape
• Vice grips (5" size)
• Bailing wire
• Extra stove parts (gaskets for stove, fuel cap, etc.)
• Emergency Kit
• Bear Deterrent
• Matches (and striker in waterproof container)
• Fire starter (solid fuel pellets, candle, pitch wood, etc.)
• Compass
• Map
• Knife
• Nylon cord

First Aid Kit

• Two gauze rolls (2" wide)
• Moleskin for blisters
• Chap Stick
• Sunblock
• Two triangular bandages
• Six sterile pads (4"x4")
• Anti-acid tablets
• Ace bandage
• Band Aids-assorted sizes
• Butterfly closures
• Safety pins
• Aspirin
• Two-inch first aid tape
• First aid book
• Personal medications

Personals

• Lotion
• Toothbrush/paste
• Glasses or contacts
• Comb
• Mirror

Miscellaneous

• Axe & Sheath
• File and stone for sharpening axe
• Folding saw
• Sunglasses
• Sun block
• Headlamp or flashlight (spare batteries and bulb)
• Extra candles
• Watch
• Notebook/pencil
• Toilet paper
• Insect repellent
• Fishing gear & license
• Binoculars
• Day pack for day hikes