Above my deck
- Winged paddle
- Homemade Greenland storm paddle
- Waterproof chart
- Deck compass
- Neoprene spray skirt
- Life Jacket with attached gear
- Knife
- Light
- Camera
- A strap that I added to my decklines just behind the cockpit holdsDeck light magnet
- 3 liter water bag + carabiner
- 2 nalgenes for energy + carabiner
- Hat
- Long sleeve shirt - in hatch
- Shorts - turn into pants for land
- Dry top
- Farmer John wetsuit
- Pogies
- Neoprene cap
- Booties
- Bail bucket
- Bilge pump
- Sponge
- Dry bag
- ~50 feet of rope
- Pulley
- Emergency distress beacon
- VHF marine radio
- Ideally this would be on my life jacket, but the model I have is not as waterproof as the manufacturer claims.
- Headlamp
- Deck light
- Hand compass for sighting and making bearings
- Food
- Cooking
- Gas
- In some countries it's hard to find cartridges. An alcohol system might have been a better alternative.
- Stove
- Lighters
- Pot
- Gas
- Chia seeds
- Nutritional Bars
- whole grain pasta or rice
- dried lentils or peas
- nuts
- dried fruit
- Cooking
- Electrical gear
- Battery charger + rechargeable batteries for GPS and lights
- Smartphone
- Keyboard for smartphone
- backup GPS that will be in cockpit dry bag for long crossings
- Too many charging wires
- First Aid
- Put together your own bag. Don’t waste space on silly things like band-aids for booboos. Make sure you can use everything you have and that everything you have will help with something that’s truly dangerous or will slow you down.
- Looking at what I have here, I could definitely use more drugs and I seem to have lost my scalpel.
- Tweezers
- Alcohol
- 2 IV sets
- Alcohol pads
- Gauze pads
- Medical tape
- Two bags of 500 ml 0.9% saline solution
- Syringes
- Gauze rolls
- IV tourniquet
- Gloves with talc to keep them elastic
- Pen for writing on people
- Thermometer
- Elastic cohesive bandage/tourniquet
- Abdominal bandage
- Burn Gel
- Hydrocortisone
- Tourniquet, silicon
- 2 first aid field bandages, camouflaged
- Sterile gloves
- Rescue blanket
- Toiletries
- Dr Bronner’s
- Sawed off toothbrush and paste
- Toilet paper
- Nail clippers
- Sleeping stuff
- Sleeping bag
- Roll up foam mattress
- Weighs less than inflatable and won’t leak
- Bivy sack
- A lot of condensation builds up
- More subtle than a tent for sleeping on private property
- Lightweight and small
- Mine is old and I’m worried it leaks, but it might just be condensation.
- Land clothing
- Everything that’s in warm paddle clothing
- There are no redundancies, I only have one shirt, one pair of underwear, etc...
- Fleece
- Rain shell
- Rain pants
- Long underwear
- Underwear
- Assorted repair gear
- Salt will destroy anything that’s not marine grade
- If I were away from civilization for an extended period this list, as well as others, would be more substantial.
- String
- Bungees
- Carabiners
- 5 x 5 inch pack towel
- Half of a paddle assembly glue stick
- Swiss army knife (don’t let it get seawater wet)
- 2 pens (backup computer)
- Zip ties
- Duck tape, removed from roll
- Sand paper
- Epoxy syringe
- Fiber glass
- Tape for edges
- 10 liter water bag
- 2 paddle floats so that I can sleep on a long crossing if necessary.
- Charts
- Day pack for land adventures
- Duffle bag that gets really small when bunched up for moving gear to and from campsite
If you have any questions about what I have with me, are interested in reviews of my gear or gear decisions, or would like recommendations for your own trip, feel free to contact me.

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