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NELSON ISLAND
Foot & Hand Wear
- 1 pair of trail shoes for onshore wear (NOT heavy duty or overly bulky
hiking boots)
- 1 pair of nylon running shoes or well strapped sandles - do not bring
rubber boots
- 4 pairs of warm socks, wool or synthetic
- 2 pairs of light socks
Lower Body
- 2 pair of shorts
- 2 pair of warm pants
- 1 pair of long johns - optional
Upper Body
- 2 t-shirt
- 2 long-sleeved light shirt
- 1 medium weight warm long sleeved shirt (wool sweater and / or fleece)
- 1 rain jacket and / or wind breaker
Head Gear
- 1 sun hat or baseball cap
- 1 warm hat or toque
- 1 sou-wester rain hat or waterproof hood
- 1 head lamp - optional
Additional Gear
- 4L water bladder / empty 4 L Wine BAG(s)
- 1 medium weight sleeping bag & sleeping pad or therma rest - optional
- 12 x 14 foot tarp pp (& spool of twine)
- 2 sponges (1 big & 1 small)
- sunglasses (with retainer straps)
- 5 full 1.5 Litre water bottles
- 5 x 1.5 L of juice
- a few bottles of wine
- 1 flashlight or head lamp & matches
- 8 garbage bags & 5 small zip-lock bags
- Glad Easy-Tie BIG CLEAR GARDEN BAGS
- waterproof sunblock lotion, SPF 30 or more!
- mosquito repellent - optional
- personal medication - if necessary
- camera and / or binoculars - optional
- snacking material (ie. bulk food, juice boxes, trail mix, granola or
chocolate bars, fruit, power bars, etc.)
- marshmallows - optional
- contact lens wearers - do not forget solutions!
- 1 bowl, 1 plate, fork, spoon and knife and 1 coffee mug
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hand or bath towel and environmentally friendly soap (e.g. Camp Suds)
- 1 roll of biodegradable toilet paper
PLEASE NOTE:
- cotton insulates very poorly when wet and dries very slowly
- wool insulates well when wet and dries slowly
- synthetics insulate very well when wet AND dry quickly
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