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Basic Gear

Basic Gear. Dave Andersen MITOC Winterschool 2002 8 January 2002. Basic Gear. Packs Stoves Lighting Little bits: Knife, spoon, duct tape Map, Compass and Whistle Emergency Bits. Packs: Types. Daypacks Short trips, minimal waistbelt External-frame

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Basic Gear

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  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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