Required Equipment for Regenerations: Cultivating Connections to Earth, Art & Activism
Along with your packing list for staying on the Drala campus (toiletries, clothes for eating dinner in the evening, etc.), please bring the following:
Walking Supplies
- Backpack with day hiking gear you typically bring
- Capacity for carrying 2 quarts of water (i.e. water bottles, Camelback, etc.)
- Trail snacks
- Hiking clothes such as flexible, quick dry shorts or pants and short sleeve shirts
- Sturdy close-toe hiking boots or shoes
- Rain pants and jacket
- Warm layers such as fleece
- Visor or sun hat
- Warm, lightweight hat and gloves
- Sunscreen and lip balm with sunscreen.
- A packable / portable camp chair (you would bring this in your backpack on the trail for our hike)
- Any particular trail snacks you enjoy (i.e. trail mix, protein bars, etc.)
Art & Writing Supplies
- Journal: This is really a sketch book, such as a watercolorist might use. The recommendations are for it to be unlined; spiral; blank, black cover; heavy duty enough paper you can glue or paint on it; perforated pages are nice. The size is up to you, but you will be hauling it around in your backpack and working with it sitting on the ground on the trail, so make it something you want to work with on that level – i.e., a smaller, 5×8 might be better than a notebook sized 8×11 (but it’s up to you). Here’s a link to one from Amazon just to give you a visual, but these kinds of books are available at independent art supply stores, independent book shops and other venues. Shop independent businesses when available. If you don’t have access to such a shop, places like Wal-Mart also have these kinds of items.
- Writing utensils (pens, pencils, etc.). Include a felt tip or other lovely juicy writing tool. This pen will be used for drawing too.
- Colored pencils
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- Any additional art supplies you like to work with such as travel watercolors, pastels, charcoal, etc.