понедельник, 21 мая 2012 г.

Mississippi River Trip: Packing (and unpacking)


Марк:


Yesterday we organized and packed everything.  Then we took a bunch of stuff out and did it again.  And one more time.

All of this hard work made me realize something:  We are taking too much crap with us.  More paring down tonight and tomorrow ought to fix it, but we were a little optimistic in our assumptions about room in the boat.  For example, we'll no longer be taking Larisa's battery powered socks...

Larisa:


  А я, думаю, что мы добились неплохого прогресса, потому что, сравните сами - вот как мы начали вчерашний день:


 






.....и вот, как закончили:




Initial Gear List:












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Camping Gear




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Air Matresses




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Cooking Kit




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Cooler




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Food - Initial stock




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Knife, fork, spoon




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Manual Pump for Air Mattresses




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Matches and lighter: Several, split among dry bags/packs




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Mess Kits / Plates




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Mug




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Sheets




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Sleeping Bags




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Stove/Fuel




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Tarp




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Tent/Poles/Stakes




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Water Containers - 3 gallons / person




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Water Filter

























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Tools / Gear




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Chain and Lock




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Compass




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Duct Tape




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Hatchet




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Headlamp




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Leatherman type tool




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Needle: Use floss for thread




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Parachute cord




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Plastic Waterproof Box




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Radio and batteries: For news, tunes, weather - MP3 player




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River Maps -Might be cheaper to download and print @ Kinkos




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Rope




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Shovel (folding?)




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Spare set of batteries for every device.

























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Safety/Medical




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Blistex




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Bug Dope




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First aid kit




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Ibuprofen




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Knife




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Other medications




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Pistol permit




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Pistol with ammunition




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Prescriptions




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Sunscreen




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Toilet Paper




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Toothbrush/Paste




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Weather radio




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Shopping / Portaging




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Backpack




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Cash




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Credit Card




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Driver's License




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Watch with alarm

























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Clothing / Hygeine




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Bandana




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Bug net




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Convertible pants




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Floss




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Gloves




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Hat




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Long underwear tops and bottoms




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Rain pants




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Rain top




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Razor




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Running shoes




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Shampoo+dry shampoo




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Shorts




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Soap




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Socks




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Teva-type shoes




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Towel




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T-shirts




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Underwear




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Warm jacket




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sunglasses


















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Boat Gear




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Canoe




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Dry Bags




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Extra Paddles




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Fishing gear




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Garbage bags - Heavy Weight




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Giant Sponge




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Life Vest




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Marine Radio - optional




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Ziploc bags - Quart




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Ziploc bags - Gallon




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Misc Gear




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Binoculars: Small ones, great for looking across to the opposite shore, spotting that next lock, birdwatching, etc.




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Books




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Cameras/chargers/lenses




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GPS or smart phone w/waterproof case




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