A lot of people asked me for a copy of my gear list so I thought it would be easier if I just posted it to the list. There are many out there who have done more trips or have better lists so I am sure there are holes in mine but it has done me for quite a few years. Coming from a bushwalking background mine is probably a bit sparten David Canberra, Australia I made this current one up when earlier this year I went on a 5 week trip with two other paddlers. I didn't take everything on this list and I posted some stuff home after 4 days. I find it better to have more on my list then I need then decide when I am packing whether to take it or not depending on where I am going or what I am doing. For example we didn't take the water purifier as we knew there would be enough supplies of clean water. Lists are a bit personal so I will add the following: I do a lot of photography so take quite a bit of camera gear. I love looking at the slides when a trip is over. I haven't mentioned pumps as I have a foot pump permanently mounted on my front bulkhead which is custom built for my size. I don't have a paddle float system I am rethinking my first aid kit at the moment. I am looking into vhf radios but haven't decided yet. The way cell(mobile) phones are going I may not need one I would like a GPS but have got by for so long now with a map and compass that I haven't been able to justify the cost. They are still over $300 in Australia Really cold water is not usually an issue where I paddle I paddle solo as well as with groups I don't use a lot of dry bags (they are heavy and expensive) except for camera gear, sleeping bag and some of the warm clothing. The rest I put in ripstop nylon bags that I knocked up on a sewing machine. If the hatch filled with water it would be a nuisance but not life threatening. Expedition Gear List Canoe Gear Spray skirt Life jacket Sail Bailer Sponge Canoe shoes Paddle and spare Paddle leash Tow line EPRIB V sheet Flares Dye Life jacket knife Goggles and snorkel Paddling gloves (light ones for sun protection) Paddling shorts Kayak mounted Compass Camping gear Tent, poles & sand pegs Ground sheet Stove and fuel Fuel bottle Billy Matches Sleeping bag Silk inner thermarest Stool or sitting matt Headlamp & spare batt Torch & spare batts Mess kit Cord Fly & rope Trowel Insect repellant Sun cream 2 lots Lip cream Notebook pens and pencil Maps Bushwalking Compass Water bottles & wine casks Matches Toilet paper Soap & razor Toothbrush, comb First aid kit Bratice bag Clothes pegs Watch Small AM/FM radio Water purifier Reading book (usually for solo trips) Will buy a walkman one day for solo trips as well to listen to music Fishing gear Fishing knife Fishing line and lures heavy trolling line hooks and sinkers trace wire & swivels Hand spear Clothes Hat and spare Sun glasses (2) Underwear two t-shirts thermals (2 tops) Polar fleece pants Track pants to wear to pub 2 pairs shorts long sleeve shirt woollen jumper sleeveless jacket rash shirt sports sandals walking shoes long pants Raincoat overpants Swimmers Spare clothes in car Day pack Water (15 litres) Camera gear Camera (SLR and Underwater) Film tripod check quick release socket Cable release Filters (polariser and RED) Lens Lens cleaners spare batteries Flash & batteries Binoculars Repair Kit Seam Sealer Pliers (leatherman) Screw driver Some stainless screws Epoxy Needle and thread Cable ties Boring tool Tent pole spare tube Wire saw Webbing tape Duc tape 3 metres of cord Fibreglass repair kit Elastic bands Plastic bags *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"Whyte, David" wrote: > > A lot of people asked me for a copy of my gear list so I thought it would be > easier if I just posted it to the list. > Expedition Gear List [snip] > Bratice bag What's that? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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