Alone Season 8 Gear List: Alone Season 8 Approved Participant Gear List Here

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Alone Season 8

Alone is a History reality television show that airs in the United States. It chronicles the self-documented daily hardships of ten individuals (seven partnered teams in season 4) as they attempt to survive alone in the woods for as long as possible while only having a limited supply of survival gear. The participants are segregated from each other and all other people, with the exception of medical check-ins. They can “tap out” at any moment or be removed if a medical check-in is failed. The contender who lasts the longest receives $500,000. grand prize. Read on to get the entire Gear List for Alone.

Alone Season 8 Gear List

Listed below are all the items that are allowed on the show,

  • 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 of 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 pairs 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

Shelter

  • 12×12 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 of bio shower soap

  • 1 shaving razor (and 1 blade)

  • 1 towel (30” x 60”)

  • 1 comb

Hunting

  • 1 300-yd roll of a single-filament fishing line up to a 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 hardtack 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 axe

Prohibited Items

  • 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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