moab
17-10-2007, 17:51
Having just returned from a 7 day canoe trip over in Utah (full report available on Song of the Paddle:) ) I thought I'd put up a post about some
of the kit we took.
Firstly - Silnylon Tarp.
We had an old military one that was past its best and quite heavy so we planned to buy one in the States. We looked at a few and finally
decided on a silnylon one. It proved invaluable as a sun shade
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/P9070041.jpg
Secondly - Maps.
We used topo maps from a national geographic electronic map and overlaid gps waypoints to aid navigation using a garmin gpsmap60 c.
Primary navigation was by following the twists and turns of the course with the map and the gps was used todouble check our position.
Due to the twisty nature of the river it was quite easy to follow our course - close up of the map (printed on waterproofpaper
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/PA150005.jpg
Thirdly - Survival kit
As a back up to our normal equipment I carried a "ditch bag" in case of emergency which was kept close during our trip.The bag was an
Alpkit 25 litre dry rucksack containing waterproofs/power bars/spare maps/warm tops/2 litres water/phone and sigg box containing a
rudimentary survivalkit ( torch/knife/FAK/cord/repairkit/water purification/aluminium tray/survivalblanket/waterproof matches/flint & striker/
v.basic saw/starflash mirror/ compass/tinder/lip salve & whistle.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/P9300002.jpg
Fortunately we did not need the ditch bag but it was nice knowing it was there.;)
of the kit we took.
Firstly - Silnylon Tarp.
We had an old military one that was past its best and quite heavy so we planned to buy one in the States. We looked at a few and finally
decided on a silnylon one. It proved invaluable as a sun shade
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/P9070041.jpg
Secondly - Maps.
We used topo maps from a national geographic electronic map and overlaid gps waypoints to aid navigation using a garmin gpsmap60 c.
Primary navigation was by following the twists and turns of the course with the map and the gps was used todouble check our position.
Due to the twisty nature of the river it was quite easy to follow our course - close up of the map (printed on waterproofpaper
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/PA150005.jpg
Thirdly - Survival kit
As a back up to our normal equipment I carried a "ditch bag" in case of emergency which was kept close during our trip.The bag was an
Alpkit 25 litre dry rucksack containing waterproofs/power bars/spare maps/warm tops/2 litres water/phone and sigg box containing a
rudimentary survivalkit ( torch/knife/FAK/cord/repairkit/water purification/aluminium tray/survivalblanket/waterproof matches/flint & striker/
v.basic saw/starflash mirror/ compass/tinder/lip salve & whistle.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z212/abacus74/P9300002.jpg
Fortunately we did not need the ditch bag but it was nice knowing it was there.;)