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Preparation of Equipment (Group and Personal)

This is essential for a smooth, safe, and fun trip. The best planning reduces risk and allows us to concentrate on safety as well as a great expedition!

Once we are at our destination staging area, there will be little time to procure anything we may be missing. Essential items would take some time for us to locate and bargain for. We must build in the necessary redundancy in case items are lost or broken. We anticipate some items will still need to be procured, and we anticipate we will need to replace some gear between expeditions which will require skillful procurement and negotiation by our local friends.

We must also provide for extremely difficult portages. Therefore gear weight and bundling will be additional considerations.

Extremely difficult logistics are involved in staging such a major river expedition to rivers of an unknown and remote lands. Therefore careful, detailed, meticulous, and extremely well thought out planning is absolutely essential!

A Project Whitewater Russia/USA Equipment List

Equipment Captains: Vladimir Gavrilov, Muriel Gravina, Michael Gong, Kieu Nguyen

Required Group Gear for Y2K Millenium+ Expeditions

Vlad's Guidebook Rivers of an Unknown Land.
14' Self Bailing Rafts - 6
4-person Russian Paddle Cats - 4 (Siberian Style)
2-person Russian Paddle Cats - 2 (Moscow and Leningrad Style)
Breakdown Frames - 3
- Expedition type
- Stern type
- Cataraft type
- cooler type
- floor type
- Pins, clips, oar locks and yokes, collapsible
- Decks, hanging poop, straps
Oars, 9' - 12 (wood, composite, Carlisle, oarlocks, sleeves, pins/clips, breakdown)
Kayaks - 5
Kayak Paddles - 7
Spare Breakdown Kayak Paddles - 4
Class V Paddles - 30 (includes spares)
Helmets - 20 (includes spares)
PFD's / Life Jackets (includes spares)
Tents (for Rain/Mosquitos)
Shovel (toilet/waste)
Coolers
Coleman Box
Aluminum Box
Dry Bags
Stove components
spare blades
mesh bags
oar extenders
portage carts? and portage wheels/assemblies
rig bag
bow lines
Flip lines
safety rope
Cam straps
Carlson air pump (4" High Pressure, 6" High Volume)
foot pump
Stove + spare parts - check on fuel available in Russia (Kerosene available everywhere? or bring propane tanks?) [adaptable, number, size ? on fuels]
Dutch Ovens (depends on menu and food availability)
Kettles for cooking soup, tea, coffee
Cooking Gear and containers
plate, cup, utensils
Lights
Coolers
Gotts
Rocket Boxes
Ammo Boxes
Food Storage
First Aid-Basic (Bandages and splints)
- Someone with the knowledge of how to use everything in the first aid kit.
- First Aid Kit contents and inventory check
- First Aid Book
- Latex Gloves - 3
- Full leg air splint(fits leg or arm)
- Triangular bandages - 3
- 1" roll adhesive tape
- Gauze roller bandages - 2
- Gauze pads (4x4) - 12
- Betadine (iodine or wound cleansing agents)
- Bandaides (waterproof) - 36
- Butterfly bandaides (waterproof preferred) - 24
- Large compresses - 2
- Tums package
- Lavoptik
- Kaopectate or Donnagel, Pepto Bismol
- Lomotin (for Diahrrhea)
- Emetrol (for Nausea)
- Ammonia inhalant
- Sun screen (or zinc oxide)
- Aspirin
- Anti-inflammatories
- Motrin or Ibuprofin
- Tylenol
- Thermotabs
- Aloe Vera
- Thermometer
- Tweezers
- Scissors
- Ace bandage
- Soap
- Pen
- Incident forms
- Tampons - 6
- Safety Pins - 12
- Box wooden/waterproof matches
- space blanket or warming bag
- Needles
- Oil of clove
- Zinc oxide powder
- sting tabs
- Tincture of Benzoin
- Eye cup
- Neosporin or Polysporin
- Finger splints
- Splinting materials
- Snake bite kit and extractor
- Bee sting kit
- Epi-Pin
- CPR shield
- Oxygen
- Stethoscope
- Floss
- Nail clippers
- watch with second hand
- Cravatts
- Breathing tubes
- MEDICAL INFORMATION
- 1..... "Comprehensive Guide to Wilderness & Travel Medicine"
- 1..... "Illustrated Guide to Life-Threatening Emergencies"
- ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT
- 1..... SAM. Splint
- 1..... CPR MicroShield.
- 1..... EMT Shears
- 1..... Thermometer 96F. - 107F.
- 1..... Thermometer 86F. - 100F.
- 1..... Splinter Picker Forceps
- 1..... Sawyer Extractor
- WOUND MANAGEMENT ITEMS
- 6..... Double Antibiotic Ointment
- 6..... Antiseptic Towelettes
- 3..... Tincture of Benzoin
- 1..... 20cc. Irrigation Syringe
- 2..... Povidone Iodine Solution (1oz.)
- 10.... Wound Closure Strips
- BLISTER ITEMS
- 1..... Moleskin (7x4)
- 1..... Molefoam (7x4)
- INFECTIOUS CONTROL ITEMS
- 4..... Nitrile Examination Gloves
- 1..... Antimicrobial Hand Wipes
- 1..... Infectious Control Bag
- BANDAGE MATERIALS
- 16.... 4x4 or 3x3 or 2x2 Sterile Dressings
- 2..... Non-adherent Sterile Dressing (3x4)
- 1..... Adhesive Tape 10 yards (1")
- 20.... Strip & Knuckle Bandages
- 2..... 8x10 and/or 5x9 Trauma Pads
- 2..... Conforming Gauze Bandage (3")
- 4..... Cotton Tipped Applicators
- 1..... Elastic Bandage w/ Velcro. (3")
- 2..... Triangular Bandage
- 2..... Eye Pad
- MEDICATIONS
- 12.... Extra Strength Tylenol.
- 6..... Antihistamine
- 12.... Motrin.
- 3..... Sting Relief Pads
- 1..... Aloe Vera Gel 100%
- 2..... Oral Rehydration Salts
- 2..... Diamode (Immodium.)
- 1..... Glutose Paste
- 8..... Mylanta
- 3..... Tinactin Antifungal Cream
- 4..... Cortisone Cream 1%
- OTHER ITEMS
- 3..... Safety Pins
- 1..... Accident Report & Pencil
- 1..... Waterproof Matches
First Aid-Advanced Emergency
Full Medical Kit
First Aid-Int'l Travel(Remote/Isolated areas package)
Medications (Prednisone, Ointments, Post Bug Bite cremes)
Backboard, splints, neck/leg braces
Lot's of HOOPI!
Frame Kits - 2
- Someone with the knowledge of how to assemble and repair frames
- List of frame kit contents/checklist
- Pliers
- Locking pliers
- Hex Wrench
- Philips and flathead screwdrivers
- Scissors
- Roller
- Spare/replacement hose clamps - 4
- Duct Tape
- Spare Oar Pins
- Spare Clips
- Spare Yokes
- Spare Sleeves
- Spare oar catchers
- Spare bolts, nuts, u-clamps, lock washers
- metal or pvc glue
- spare rings, pins
Repair Kits - 2
- List of kit contents
- Someone with the knowledge of how to use everything in the repair kit
- Bostik glue and catalyst
- Toluene glue and catalysts
- Avon (one-part) cement
- Waterproof sandpaper
- Scraper
- small paint brush
- mixing cup
- wide roller
- patching fabric for each type of tube in the trip, hypalon, PVC, etc.
- scissors
- marking pen and ballpoint pen
- needle nose pliers
- needle and thread
- liquid rubber
- duct tape
- adjustable wrench
- vice grips
- clamps
- flathead screwdriver
- extra brush
- blower
- Patience
Rescue & Safety Gear - 2
Throw Bags - 8
PFD's - 20
Cams and Straps
Prusiks
Pulleys
Carabiners, locking and regular
Dry Bags
Fun Stuff
Film and Video Supplies
Batteries
Water Purifiers
Ropes - Static Lines, Rescue/Wrap, Throw Bags (Short Line, Long Line, Toss Bags, Extra-long safety line, crossing line)
Ropes - Climbing, Portaging
Hoopie Roll
Permanent Markers, silver pens
Kitchen
- List of everything in the kitchen including checklists
- Kitchen and cook assignments
- Cook Gear
- Bottle Openere
- Can Opener
- Paring knives
- Large ladle
- Large spoons - 3
- Straining spoon
- Large forks - 3
- Large tongs - 3
- Spoon/fork salad tongs
- Spatulas - 4
- Large Pot
- Frying Pan
- Small/Medium Pots - 3
- Pot lids
- Extra Spoons
- Extra Forks
- Extra butter knives
- Extra plates
- Extra bowls
- Extra cups
- Measuring cup
- skewer sticks - 60
- Hand mixer
- Lighter and matches
- flashlight and lanterns
- Extra propane containers/tanks
- Camp Lanterns & fuel
- Camp Lights
- Lighter Fluid
- Charcoals
- Grates
- Dutch Ovens (cast iron type likely too heavy for us to use)
- Propane Tanks with metric converters
- Lighters / matches
- Fry pans
- Pots with lids, pans
- Billy pots
- Chickie pails, metal buckets
- Strainer
- Lunchboards (chopping boards, emergency backboard?)
- Table cloths
- Stoves and extra fuel, connectors
- Food boxes and dry bags
- Coolers(with food, extra ice, dry ice, thermometers
- Plates
- Bowls
- Cups
- Group condiments (salt, sugar, cream, cooking oil, vinegar, soy sauce, catchup, mustard, honey, tea bags, hot chocolate/cocoa, cofee, barbecue sauce, etc.)
- Roll of aluminum foil
- Saran wrap
- Roll of paper towels - 3
- Garbage bags
- Zip lock bags - 50
- hot pad gloves - 5
- channel locks
- scrub brushes with handles
- SOS pads
- Toilet Paper
- Saw
- Candles (birthday and other)
- Shovel/axe
- Knife, fork, spoon
- tomato slicer
- spreaders
- large knives - 2
- Paper Towels
- Dishwash setup
- Soap
- Handwash and bleach
Mobile handheld short haul radios for communication/coordination with permission of government authorities.
Mobile Global Positioning System (GPS) - may not find one that works in this region of the world.
Sponges / Foam Pads
Bailing Buckets
Fishing gear
Duffel bags and gear bags (to facilitate transport)
6mm Line - 100 yds.
Small Hand Shovel
Toilet Seat (optional, potty can, lime, scoop, tent/tarp, chemicals, funnel, holding tank, cleaning kit)
Handwarmer (optional)
Hand and Carpenter Axes (wedge, splitting maul) - 3
Saw
Sharpening Stones - 3
Sling Shots
Cross Bow
Whistles, signaller
handheld mirrors
binoculars
flare gun (optional, may acquire Russian or Czech version after arrival)
Night Vision (optional, may acquire Russian version after arrival)
Goodwill Gifts
Generic Medications
Medical Supplies (including for Fractures/Sutures? per Kieu)
Maps & Compass (sextant optional)
Ziplock Bags for Food and medical supplies
Garbage Bags (strong freezer type)
Tarps (for rolling boats, kitchen areas, rain protection, microtrash, large, small, canvas, plastic)
Toilet Paper
Bailers (large buckets, scoup bailers, dishwash)
Watertight containers (Ammo boxes, rocket boxes, 20mm boxes, toilet, food)
Water containers (canteens, bottles, 3-gallon, 5-gallon, 6-gallon, gott, jugs, filters)
Mantles + spares
Iodide Tablets and Neutralizer supply
Spare clothes, paddle jackets, wet/dry suits, sweaters, wind-breakers, t-shirts, visors, decals, bandanas, fabric patches)
Tents, blankets, pillows, gloves
Camera and Video, special lenses, water protection, film and tape
Thermometer
Barometer (optional)
Spare Utinsils (optional)
GPS System (optional)
Screen
Communications Radio (optional) [not usable in canyons or remote areas, must assume no air rescue available]
Spare pins and clips for rowing frames, bolts.
Spare 1/4" bolts and nuts for Russian Paddle Cat frames
Duct Tape
Toluine (Glue), PVC Glue, & AquaSeal
Patch Material for all boats
Sand paper prep.
spare nuts & bolts for oar frames
Frame Kit, bolt tightener, monkey wrench, screwdrivers, spare clips and pins
Crossbow
Spare breakdown Kayak paddles
Roster, team member information, travel documents, shuttle information/contact, support information, river maps, books.
timer/alarm clock
Whistles

Required Personal Gear for 1998 Expeditions

Must pack down into one expedition dry bag. Dry bag should have a shoulder harness for easy carry as back pack.

Personal Medications & prescriptions
Immunizations (Hep B, A, Tetanus, Typhus, etc.)
Personal Helmet
Personal PFD
WetSuit (Farmer John/Jane, Shorty/Vest)
Paddle Jacket
Paddle Gloves (recommended)
Glove Liners (optional)
Drysuit (optional)
Polypropolene shirts and shorts
River Shorts or wet suit shorty
Paddle pants (optional)
Booties and/or sandals
Hiking Shoes/Boots (water resistant)
Sleeping Bag (rated to 0 C recommended)
Tent (with vents and rain tarp, mosquito netting)
Blankets
Watch (and alarm)
Knife, fork, spoon
Metal Cup
Clothes - off river
Ground tarp
Ensolite Pad, Paco Pad, etc.
Camera, Video (optional)
Quick Access, watertight dry case [Ammo-box] (optional)
Toiletries - toothbrush, floss, soap, shampoo
hand lotion
TP
Lighter and matches
Personal utinsils
Personal water filter (optional)
Flashlites, headlights, versa-lites
Batteries
Special food stock
Pillow or inflatables, blanket (optional)
spare glasses (screw tightner)
croakies, or glasses tie-down
cap or hat tie-down
spare shoes and booties
knife
rubber bands
multi-plier (optional)
whistle
Personal water bottle (clip on ready)
Personal thermos (clip on ready)
cams and straps (personal spares)
carabiners
Petzl Ascenders - 4
cap or hats
pens or pencils
maps, diary, papers
Documents/notes
Letter Writing materials
passport and visas
passport size photos
US $
Barter items
Personal goodwill gifts (optional)
local (exchange) and US currency
signal mirror
compass
nail clippers
toothbrush, paste, floss
safety pins
personal camera (optional)
film (optional)
spare camera batteries (optional)
spare flashlite or other batteries (optional)
expedition dry bag
personal mini-dry bag
Knee Pads
language book
personal celebration spirits and food (optional)

Possible items

Special Personal Gear

Procure in Russia

Night Vision
Infared System
Safety rope
Ammo and Rocket boxes
Toilet System (optional)

Don't Bring to 1998 or any POCCA/CWA Expedition

Guns
Illegal Drugs
Pro-Soviet materials
Credit cards and travellers cheques may not be usable.

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