Re: [Paddlewise] The Basic Stuff/First Aid

Geo. Bergeron wrote:

>  Here's my list of the minimal stuff to take for a day paddle:
> 
> Spare paddle
> PFD equipped with:
>         Gerber River Shorty knife
>         Three aerial flares
>         Signal mirror
>         Compass
>         VHF radio
>         Strobe light
>         Watch [snip]
> 100' nylon line
> Water, about two litres behind the seat [snip]
> Paddle float
> Bilge pump
> Food, typically three bagels, some lunch meat, granoloa [snip]
> 
>         I'm thinking about putting together a first aid kit,[snip]

>         So what's on your list of basic paddling stuff?

I have longer list than what I've added below, but mainly because I keep
the stuff I "need" on a multi-day trip in a bag where most of George's
stuff is also, and am too lazy to separate it out from the minimally
necessary stuff for a day trip.

'Bout all I'd add to George's list is:

a chart, 
a smallish tarp/space blanket, 
some dry clothes (hate sleeping in my wet suit), 
TP, 
headlamp, 
some firestarter stuff, 
and a fifth of tequila.  

The tequila is to fight off the boredom while bivvied overnight
somewhere.  If I'm stuck with my SO, we don't need the tequila (she does
not drink).

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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