What To Bring Orienteering

This is a suggested list of what to bring with you:

• Some clothes that may get wet and or muddy. You should wear long trousers and ideally long sleeves too, to protect from thorns and undergrowth. The club has a couple of o-tops but if you have a tendancy to 'feel' the cold you should bring clothes to wear underneath. Shoes are bound to get muddy.
• Something to change into afterwards.
• Either something to eat for lunch or some money as we usually go to a pub afterwards for lunch.
• A compass if you have one - but the club has some to lend you if not.
• A whistle to call for help if you get very lost - but again the club has some to lend you.
• A clear plastic bag of some sort for the map is a good idea, this is used to keep the map dry as they have a tendancy to disintegrate if they get wet.
• A red pen to mark the map.
• Something to drink is normally not a bad plan. On hot days and long courses you can get very dehydrated surprisingly quickly so it's important to drink a lot before you race, or to carry something with you.
• Training sessions are obviously free but for events (which are more fun) you need some money to pay for transport (around £4.00) and for the event (around £4.00)
• Something waterproof to wear - it is Britain afterall (there is an occasional rule that you have to carry waterproofs or you are not allowed to start)