‘Alone’ Season 11: Each Cast Member’s 10 Survival Gear Items 

What does it take to survive in the wild? On Alone, survivalists must rely on their wits, along with 10 carefully chosen tools, if they hope to outlast their competitors and win the show’s $500,000 grand prize. 

Each contestant is dropped at their campsite with a mix of items chosen from a pre-approved list of survival gear. Every cast member is also allowed to bring a number of clothing and personal care items that don’t count toward their personal limit. They also have a first aid kit and, of course, camera gear so they can film their journey. 

So, what tools did the Alone Season 11 cast decide to bring with them on their journey to the Arctic Circle? Some items were universal. Unsurprisingly, everyone selected a sleeping bag and a pot for cooking. Others were widely rejected — no contestant chose food rations. But there were also a few surprising choices.

Peter Albano

Peter Albano, 42, is a librarian from British Columbia. His 10 items are: 

• Sleeping Bag
• 2-Quart Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Bow and Arrows
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Snare Wire
• Multitool
• Saw
• Paracord
• Shovel

Dusty Blake

Dusty Blake, 36, is a welder from Arkansas. His 10 items are: 

• Axe
• Saw
• Ferro Rod
• Multitool
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Paracord
• Pot
• Snare Wire
• Bow and Arrows
• Sleeping Bag

Michela Carriere

Michela Carriere, 34, is an adventure guide from Saskatchewan. Unlike other contestants, she opted not to bring a fishing line and hooks. Her 10 items are: 

• Sleeping Bag
• Ferro Rod
• Axe
• Multitool
• Paracord
• Bow and Arrows
• 2-Quart Pot
• Snare Wire
• Fish Net
• Saw

Timber Cleghorn

Timber Cleghorn, 35, is a humanitarian aid worker from Indiana. His 10 items are: 

• Sleeping Bag
• 2-Quart Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Axe
• Saw
• Multitool
• Bow and Arrows
• Paracord
• Snare Wire
• Fishing Line and Hooks

Cubby Hoover 

Cubby Hoover, 33, is a bowyer and homesteader from Missouri. Unfortunately, he was eliminated in the Alone Season 11 premiere after an accident with an arrow. His 10 items were: 

• Sleeping Bag
• 2-Quart Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Paracord
• Multitool
• Bow and Arrows
• Fishing Line and Hook
• Snare Wire
• Saw
• Axe

William Larkham Jr. 

William Larkham Jr., 49, is a commercial fisherman from Labrador. His 10 items are: 

• ​​Sleeping Bag
• Axe
• Saw
• Knife
• 2-Quart Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Snare Wire
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Paracord
• Fishing Net

Jake Messinger

Jake Messiner, 42, is a professional falconer from Idaho. Unlike his fellow season 11 competitors, he chose not to bring a ferro rod to help him with fire-starting. Instead, he fashioned a DIY tinderbox out of wood and charcoal after he arrived at his campsite. His 10 items are: 

• ​​Axe
• Saw
• Shovel
• Paracord
• Multitool
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• 2-Quart Pot
• Snare Wire
• Bow and Arrows
• Sleeping Bag

Dub Paetz 

Dub Paetz, 44, is a wilderness skills practitioner from Michigan. His 10 items are:

• ​​Swiss Army Knife
• Saw
• Axe
• Ferro Rod
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Snare Wire
• 2-Quart Pot
• Paracord
• Bow and Arrows
• Sleeping Bag

Sarah Poynter

Sarah Poynter, 48, is a fishing lodge owner from Alaska. Her 10 items are: 

• Sleeping Bag
• Paracord
• 2-Quart Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Snare Wire
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Bow and Arrows
• Hatchet
• Saw
• Multitool

Isaiah Tuck

Isaiah Tuck, 36, is a game warden from West Virginia. His 10 items are:  

• Sleeping Bag
• Multitool
• Pot
• Ferro Rod
• Bow and Arrows
• Fishing Line and Hooks
• Shovel
• Paracord
• Snare Wire
• Saw

New episodes of Alone Season 11 air Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on History Channel. 

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