Dean's Packing List

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General Interest

1. Small funnel for water-bottle refilling
2. GMRS radios (2)
3. Iridium phone and charger
4. AA and AAA batteries
5. Battery charger
6. Crank-charge water-resistant LED flashlight
7. High-power flashlight and spare batteries
8. Belt-pack PFD and replacement CO2 cartridge
9. First aid kit
10. Insect repellent
11. Sunscreen
12. Cell phone and chargers, Nokia e61i with backup 6580
13. Small inverter. Will pack small 150 watt, may pack second 75 watt.
14. Dive mask and snorkel
15. Compact binoculars
16. Super-heavy-duty contractor-grade plastic trash sacks, 2 or 3
17. Handheld GPS
18. lensatic compass
19. Roll of Gorilla tape
20. Two chemical light sticks
21. Emergency strobe

Luggage Items

1. 24" round duffel (turqoise) with dry-sack liner
2. 8-liter dry-sack
3. Passport cover
4. Plastic wallet/card case
5. Small dry-sack for satellite phone
6. Day pack
7. 2 small nylon stuff sacks
8. Grocery-store plastic bags
9. Nylon shopping tote

Clothing

1. Windbreaker
2. Fleece top
3. Convertible cargo pants
4. one pair tan slacks
5. Aquasocks
6. Topsider deck shoes
7. Sandals
8. Boonie hat
9. Sailing gloves
10. Two pair water-shorts
11. Tee shirts
12. 2 tropical shirts
13. 2 expedition shirts
14. Underwear. Must not forget underwear.
15. Socks (useful on flight days)
16. One long sleeve shirt in case of too much sun.

Personal Items

1. Sunglasses
2. Glasses-keeper (floating snuggy) *2
3. Sharpy indelible pen
4. Usual hygiene/pharma kit
5. Microfiber towel
6. Flint-and-steel sparking tool
7. Leatherman
8. Space pen

Food Items

1. Some kind of emergency rations?

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