Challenge Walk MS Packing List

(Suggestions provided by veteran Challenge Walk MS walker Marian Rezel)

Walkers

• A half-day bag
• Cell phone and charger
• No-wick socks (9 pairs, including 3 for your half-day bag)
• Tennis shoes (2 pair, including 1 for the half-day bag)
• Under garments
• T-shirts (1 per day)
• Long-sleeve shirts
• Walking shorts (1 per day)
• Long walking pants
• Light-weight rain repellant jacket
• Fleece jacket
• Hooded jacket (sweatshirt or similar)
• Mittens or gloves
• Winter headband or hat
• Bandana
• Sun glasses
• Visor or baseball hat
• Flip flops or crocs (for after the walk)
• Umbrella
• Rain poncho
• First aid kit (although the SAG vehicles will have
  supplies and can provide assistance, you may want
  to carry Band-Aids, headache relief, blister
  packs, Body Glide or foot powder)
• Water bottle
• Gatorade
• 5-Hour Energy
• Power Bars
• Sun screen
• Lip balm with sun block

Volunteers

• Cell phone and charger
• Socks
• Tennis shoes
• Long sleeve shirts
• Light-weight rain repellant jacket
• Fleece jacket
• Hooded jacket (sweatshirt or similar)
• Mittens or gloves
• Winter headband or hat
• Bandana
• Sun glasses
• Visor or baseball hat
• Umbrella
• Flip flops or crocs (for after each day’s events)

Don’t forget to pack your regular traveling items too, including:

• Stuff to sleep in
• Pillow
• Toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothbrush)
• Undergarments for during the walk and for after
• Extra towels
• Clothes to wear in the evenings 

Other items to consider bringing include hand warmers and money for special purchases along the way (ice cream at Wilsons!) or from the weekend’s silent auction.

Do you have any other suggestions? Share it in the comment section below.