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Techniques and Equipment for Wilderness Travel with Stock
Llama on the trail.
Many stock users are unfamiliar with llamas. This section provides information for those who use other types of stock, as well as llama users.
As with all stock, the key to a successful trip with llamas is working with healthy, well-conditioned, well-trained animals. Llamas, like people, perform best on the trail when they are in good condition. Before a wilderness trip, llama packers should start a preconditioning program for themselves and their llamas. Llamas should be wormed for internal parasites, have current vaccinations, and have properly trimmed toenails before embarking on a trip.
Trim toenails.
Like horses and mules, llamas should be familiar with being saddled and carrying loads before their first trip into the wilderness. Llamas that are properly packed and are in good physical condition stand more quietly and cause less wear and tear on the trail. It is important that they are familiar with picket lines and are able to negotiate simple obstacles like streams and fallen logs.
A llama on a picket line.
Llama users need some equipment specific to llamas. The first is a swivel picket stake and at least a 20-foot (6.096 meter) rope for staking llamas in camp. Because llamas require closely balanced loads, hand scales are needed. It is also important to have a first aid kit that includes medications and equipment for treating minor llama injuries and ailments.
Llama pack equipment.
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