Gear etc.

Foot is healed, good ol neosporin!

Pack, Tent, and sleeping bag arrived this weekend. Thank you Scott Mcquire (http://www.vfc.com/brands) for providing this gear...huge help!

So here is the list of gear that's coming with us or waiting with Family until needed:

• Pack: NF- Skareb 65, nice and comfy, great layout
  
• Tent: NF- IGT Spectrum 33 looks like this thing can withstand a hurricane, let's hope we don't have to test that.
  
• Spring bag: NF- re meow 20deg F, climashield fill, new to me
  
• Winter bag: Marmot Pinnacle 15deg F, 800 gd fill, been with me a while, but will be too warm up N in the spring.
  
• Thermarest for me and lex; some really light kind that looks like it'll last a few weeks.
  
• 3L cammelback with a bite nipple
• snow peak titanium stove doubles as a lighter, extreme back-up (casey and joel may recall that)
  
• snow peak titanium pot and pan; mostly for banging on when bears come to camp
  
• 2 msr fuel containers
  
• leathermen juice cs4 multi-tool, most bang for weight, scissors are key
  
• ipoop from sea to summit for poop holes
• 3 lengths of small diam climbing rope, to hang food in tree with
  
• pack cover
• 2 evac dry sacks, 1 for food, 1 for first aid and toiletries full of both
  
• dr bronner's soap...w/ rope ... gotta have
• trekking poles from leki, big test here, would prefer a stick but lost my Mt Washinton one
  
• merrel cameleon evo goretex xcr trekking shoes 3 pairs currently breaking in all 3
  
• superfeet insoles currently breaking in 1
  
• injinji socks these are the socks that look like gloves, i like so far
  
• icebreaker socks, merrino wool
  
• icebreaker assorted tops, bottoms, and skimpies... man this stuff is good
  
• 1 fleece hoodie... PSSB
  
• 1 Pro-tech goretex rain parka
• merrel precip pants
  
• Patriots football beanie
• rain hat
• pak towel from seatle sports
• maps and guide books (companion, data book, and all maps(will have sectioned and mailed))
• tekka head lamp
• red light for lex
• ruffwear palisades pack, collar, leash, bowls, water bladder
• powder, moleskin, and vaseline (i heard this is a must)
• sunglasses, watch, compass, matches, lighter.
• 1 spork
• maybe a 40 oz klean kanteen
• katadyn water filter, hiker-pro w/ an extra filter to be sent as back-up
• 1 book for reading
• journal and pencil
• 13 in. cast iron dutch oven

14 days until we leave CA, 6 work days left... Santa Cruz this weekend for Wilderness First Responder recert.

G