My Gear List
Believe it or not, I was able to fit much of what is listed below into a 12 ½ foot kayak! Of course, I needed to also utilize gear drops for pickup along the way. Some gear I never needed to use - but you never know. I’ll leave it up to you to decide what and how much to bring. Items listed in BOLD CAPS were never needed.
Gear
2 Laundry Bags (You’ll need these to help portage loose gear)
2 Paddles (carry a spare just in case. I never needed the spare)
3 Water Treatment Kits (25 pills/bottle will treat 25 pints. I used less than 2 bottles.)
4 Bottles of non-DEET Bug Spray (DEET will deteriorate all synthetics except for nylon. I used over 2 bottles.)
Air Mattress Drybag
AQUASEAL
Bilge Pump
PLASTIC BOILING BAGS (see Field Deployment Kayak Repair Kit below)
Bungees to Tie Down Deck Gear
Camera Float
Cash
Compass
Credit Cards
Daisy Chain Strap
Waterproof Matches or Flint and Vaseline Soaked Cotton Balls
Gorilla Tape
Headlamp
Kayak Cockpit Cover
FIELD DEPLOYMENT KAYAK REPAIR KIT ( http://www.recrepair.com/index.html )
Knife
LIGHTWEIGHT EMERGENCY BIVY OR SPACE BLANKET
Lightweight Ground Tarp
Mini Battery Operated Lantern
Mini Kayak Cart w/Flatproof Tires and one Spare Strap
Multi Tool
PADDLE FLOTATION DEVICE
Paddle Leash
Passport
PFD
Plastic Bags
Pot
Purell Hand Cleansing Gel
SEAMSEAL
Skirt & Suspenders
Sleeping Bag
Sleeping Pad
Small Carabineers
Small Fleece Towel
Spare Batteries
Spare Kayak Parts
Spare Maps
Sponge
SPOT Satellite Transponder
Stickypod Camera Mounting System
Sunscreen
Tent
Tent Drybag
Toilet Paper
Toiletries
Two 30 Foot Ropes (for lining kayak upstream)
Waterproof Camera
Waterproof Maps
Waterproof Notepad & Pen
Waterproof or Water Resistant Cell Phone
WHISTLE
YAKGRIPS (Should Have Had!)
Clothing ( No Cotton! )
2 Pair of Reading Glasses w/flotation
2 Pair of Sunglasses w/flotation
2 Pair of Underwear
2 or 3 T-shirts
4 Pair of Paddling Gloves (Various makes and designs are necessary to provide multiple grip scenarios. I wore out one pair of gloves each week!)
Black Fly Necklace (never purchased but available locally in Adirondacks)
Bug Headnet
Bug Jacket
Bug Pants
Fleece Cap
Fleece Gloves
Fleece Pants
Fleece Shirt
Heavy Wool Socks
Light Wool or Polypro Socks
Kayaking Jacket & Pants
Long Sleeve Shirt
Neoprene Booties
Water Shoes (NO sandals!)
Waterproof Baseball Hat
Zipoff Pants
Meds
ANTI-DIARRHEA PILLS
FIRST AIDE KIT
IB Profin
NEW SKIN SPRAY-ON
Sleeping Pills
Food
Mug
Butane/Propane Gas
Canned Deviled Chicken
Cheese Sticks
Freeze Dried Dinner Entrées
Gatorade
Instant Oatmeal
Mini Stove
Nuts
Power Bars
Spoon
Tea or Coffee & Filter
Candy
