Alone Season 8 Gear List contains all the gear that is allowed by participants to bring on the show. Participants are allowed only the items allowed on the list. Read this article for all the info on Alone Season 8 Gear List.

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.

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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

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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 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

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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

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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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Alone Season 8 Gear List: FAQs

1. Which channel broadcasts the Alone series?

The series is broadcasted on the History channel.

2. What are the prohibited items on Alone?
  • 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)
3. What are the tools allowed on Alone?

The following tools are allowed on the show,

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

4. What are the food items allowed on the show?

The following food items are allowed,

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)

5. What are the Hunting items allowed?

The following items are allowed,

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

6. What are the Hygiene items allowed?

The following items are allowed,

  • 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
7. What are the cooking items allowed?

The following items are allowed,

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