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Title: Basic Gear


1
Basic Gear
  • Dave Andersen
  • MITOC Winterschool 2002
  • 8 January 2002

2
Basic Gear
  • Packs
  • Stoves
  • Lighting
  • Little bits
  • Knife, spoon, duct tape
  • Map, Compass and Whistle
  • Emergency Bits

3
Packs Types
  • Daypacks
  • Short trips, minimal waistbelt
  • External-frame
  • Not for winter --- too unwieldy
  • Internal-frame
  • Winter favorite
  • Daypacks, I-frames for rent

4
Packs Theory
  • Hipbelt takes most of weight
  • Shoulders mostly stabilize
  • Constantly adjust straps to keep fit as load
    changes

5
Packs Packing
  • Bottom --- light (sleeping bag)
  • High, close to back --- heaviest (water, food,
    fuel)
  • High, far --- midweight (stove, clothing)
  • Frequently used items in pockets to avoid opening
    main pack

6
Stoves Use
  • Melting snow --- put water in pot to avoid
    scorching
  • Boiling water
  • Fancier foods

7
Stoves Types
  • Butane, Butane/Propane, Isobutane
  • Pressurized gas canisters
  • Very easy to use
  • Poor performance in cold weather
  • White gas
  • Liquid fuel turned to gas just before burner
  • More difficult to use
  • Winter favorite

8
Lighting Flashlights
  • C, D-cell flashlights too big!
  • AA flashlights useful, but need a hand free
  • Headlamps! LED or Halogen
  • Lithium batteries better in cold
  • (More on batteries later in WS)

9
Lighting Headlamps
  • Halogen bright (2 hours on 2 AA)
  • Xenon long-lasting (8 hours on 2 AA)
  • LED (new) absurdly long-lasting (100 hours on 2
    AA)
  • Separate battery packs can be kept inside clothing

10
Navigation Necessities
  • Map
  • Each person carries one in a waterproof bag
  • Compass
  • 10 compass is plenty
  • Whistle
  • Plastic (sold during office hours)

11
Handy necessities
  • Swiss army knife / leatherman
  • Space blanket
  • Waterproof matches
  • Iodine
  • Duct Tape (on water bottle, easy)
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