ALONE Season 8 Thread ****SPOLIERS INCLUDED****

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Clothing/Apparel/Personal Effects

*These items do not count towards the 10 special items, but may not exceed the approved quota for each.

Alone Gear

How does one keep warm in the arctic? Participants are allowed to bring 2 hats.
1 pair of high-leg hunting boots
1 pair waterproof Arctic winter boots
1 T-shirt
1 fleece/wool shirt
2 wool, fleece or cotton sweaters
6 pairs wool socks
2 hats (brimmed, wool, fur, Arctic or baseball)
2 buffs or neck gaiter (no balaclavas)
1 shemagh OR scarf
4 pairs of gloves
2 pairs of underwear/briefs
1 insulated parka-style jacket
2 pair of outdoor pants/bibs (can unzip into shorts)
1 pair of fully insulated or waterproof winter pants/bibs
1 waterproof un-insulated shell/Jacket
2 pairs of thermal underwear (long top and bottom)
1 pair of gaiters
1 leather belt (or synthetic equivalent)
1 toothbrush
1 pair of eyeglasses
1 personal photograph

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10 Items Selection List

*Participants select 10 items from the following list.

*Participants are responsible for sourcing and purchasing their 10 items.

*No duplicate items can be taken from the following list.

Alone Gear
Knives come in very handy in the wilderness, both for building and hunting.
Shelter

12x12 ground cloth/tarp
8-mm climbing rope - 10M
550 Paracord - 80m
3-mm cotton cord - 40m (non waxed cord)
Bedding

1 multi-seasonal sleeping bag
1 bivi bag
1 sleeping pad
1 hammock
Cooking

1 large pot
1 steel frying pan
1 flint or ferro rod set with standard-sized striker
1 enamel bowl for eating
1 spoon
1 canteen/water bottle
Hygiene

1 bar of soap
1 8-oz tube of toothpaste
1 face flannel
1 40-mm roll dental floss
1 small bottle bio shower soap
1 shaving razor (and 1 blade)
1 towel (30” x 60”)
1 comb
Alone Gear
Participants need food to survive. The bow is one tool that helps them get it.
Hunting

1 300-yd roll of a single-filament fishing line up to max of 20 lbs weight test + 35 assorted barbless hooks (no bigger than size 7/0, no lures.)
1 Primitive Bow Recurve or longbow + 9x Arrows
1 small-gauge gill net
1 slingshot/catapult + 30 steel ball bearings + 1 replacement band
1 net foraging bag
2 lbs of 20 or 21-gauge trapping (snare) wire
3 lbs of one solid block of salt
Food (2 items max)

2 lbs of beef jerky (protein)
2 lbs of dried pulses/legumes/lentils mix (starch and carbs)
2 lbs of biltong (protein)
2 lbs of hard tack military biscuits (carbs/sugars)
2 lbs of chocolate (simple/complex sugars)
2 lbs of pemmican (traditional trail food made from fat and proteins)
2 lbs of GORP (raisins, chocolate, peanuts)
2 lbs of flour (starch/carbs)
2/3 lbs rice / 2/3 lb sugar / 2/3 lb of salt (all separated)
Tools

1 pocket knife
1 hunting knife (blade edge length no larger than 10”)
1 Leatherman multi-tool or similar
1 sharpening stone
1 roll of duct tape or 1 roll of electrical tape
1 small shovel
1 small sewing kit
1 carabiner
1 LED flashlight
1 pair of ice spikes (studded walking aids for icy conditions
1 scotch-eyed auger
1 adze
1 2-handed draw knife (blade no longer than 5 inches)
1 hatchet
1 saw (Blade no longer than 3 feet)
1 ax

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Prohibited Items

*This list is not exhaustive, any item not listed in the preceding lists inclusive above are prohibited items; this list serves as illustration.

Alone Gear
Don't get caught with a compass on 'Alone.' It, along with the items below, is forbidden.
Fuel, lighters or matches
Bug spray/mosquito repellant
Sunscreen/chapstick
Sunglasses or prescription transition lens eyeglasses
Goggles
Beauty products
Map (detailed topographical)
Compass
Unapproved technology (anything with a battery or an engine, e.g. cell phones, computers, watches, etc.)
Professional snares
Firearms of any kind
Ammunition
Explosives or gunpowder
Animal poison
Professional fishing rods
Fishing lures, flies, bait kits
Fishing traps
Food / beverage (except as explicitly listed above)
Decoys
Animal calls
Tree stands
Professional bows/crossbows
Scopes of any kind
Tents or shelters
Stoves, pressure cookers or other cooking appliances
Hydration packs
Fire pits
Electric or propane lanterns
Inflatable boats
Filtration, purification devices, iodine tablets
Coolers or food storage boxes (except optional bear canister)

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They are all good. With that said, I thought last season may have been the best. Season 3 when the went to Patagonia, Argentina was fantastic because the location allowed for longer time in the wilderness. The last few seasons have been at Slave Lake where it changed from fall to artic winter which really impacts the way the challenge is played. Season 4 was probably my least favorite where it was a team challenge that I felt didn't work quite as well. The winner of Season 7 was the real deal.

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Edit....I'm curious if a woman will ever win the show.

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