Equipment - Johnson Packing List - Round the World - 1996/97
Qty. |
Description |
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SLEEPING GEAR |
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1 |
light bag |
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| 1 | heavy bag | |
| 1 | silk double sheet set | |
| 4 | inflatable pillows | |
| 3 | small pillows | |
| 2 | Thermarests-deluxe camprest | |
| 1 | couple kit | |
| 1 | Sierra Designs tent | |
| 1 | set poles | |
| 1 | ground sheet | |
| 1 | vestibule floor | |
| 1 | fly + vestibule - no floor | |
| 1 | tent pegs | |
| 1 | Mosquito net tent | |
KITCHEN |
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| 1 | stove - MSR XGK II | |
| 1 | MSR fuel bottle - 8 oz. | |
Pot set with cover |
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| 1 | Silverstone pot w/lid | |
| 1 | Silverstone frypan | |
| 1 | aluminum pot | |
| 1 | mesh for straining | |
| 1 | heat diffuser | |
| 2 | blue & white bowls w/lid | |
| 2 | small plates | |
| 2 | drinking glasses, 1 with handle | |
| 1 | Travel Light camp oven | |
| 1 | garlic powder | |
Blue kitchen kit |
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| 2 | pot handles | |
| 9 | cutlery - Lexan (3 each) | |
| 1 | hamburg flipper | |
| 1 | small whisk | |
| 1 | spatula | |
| 1 | wooden spoon | |
| 1 | measuring spoons - set | |
| 1 | knife sharpener | |
| 1 | chopping knife | |
| 1 | dish towels | |
| 2 | J-cloths | |
| 1 | tablecloth-olive green | |
| 1 | cutting board | |
| 1 | pair of rubber gloves | |
| 1 | grater with bag | |
| 1 | scrubber | |
| 1 | bottle dish detergent | |
| 1 | bottle cooking oil | |
| 1 | bottle household bleach | |
| 1 | bottle garlic powder | |
| 1 | small bottle salt | |
| 2 | Microdyn water drops | |
| 1 | Equal tabs | |
| 1 | blue plastic sink | |
| 1 | veg. cleaner/peeler | |
| 1 | medium Swiss Army knife w/can and bottle opener | |
| 1 | lighter | |
| 1 | mixed spices | |
| 1 | bleach | |
| 1 | vegetable oil | |
| 1 | Katadyn filter | |
| 1 | Turquoise water container-9 L | |
| 1 | REI Dark blue water container-10 L | |
| 2 | small plastic roll-up containers-1 L | |
| 25 | Katadyn water purifying tablets | |
| 1 | shower head for REI container | |
| 1 | black cooler bag | |
| 1 | Nalgene water bottle - 690 ml | |
MEDICAL KIT |
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First Aid Kit |
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| Small pressure dressing | ||
| Large gauze bandage | ||
| 3 | Spenco Second skin - 1 opened | |
| 5 | 2 Towelettes + 3 abrasion cleaning pads | |
| 1 | Thermometer | |
| 1 | Scissors | |
| 1 | Tweezers | |
| 8 | Safety pins | |
| 1 | Matches | |
| Assorted small bandaids | ||
| 1 | Elastic bandage | |
| 1 | Adhesive tape - small rolls | |
| Gauze rolls | ||
| Disposable gloves (sterile) | ||
| Q-tips | ||
| 2 | 2 soakers | |
| Triangle bandages | ||
| 2 | Slings | |
| 1 | SAM splint | |
| Wound closure strips | ||
| Tincture of benzoin (enhances adhesiveness of wound closure strips) | ||
| 1 | Sawyer's Extractor snake bite kit | |
| 1 | Tick kit and instructions | |
| 1 | Mountaineering Medicine | |
| 28g | Cortaid 1% hydrocortisone cream | |
| 1 | Aloe vera gel (burn ointment)-nalgene bottle | |
| Blister treatment | ||
| 1 | Dental kit | |
| 14g | Neomycin ointment | |
Medicines - small red cooler |
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| 56 | Malaria prophylaxis - Mefloquine (Lariam) - 28 weeks supply | |
| 54 | Quinine (48) & fansidar (6) for two courses of malaria treatment | |
| 30 | Antibiotic - Ciprofloxacin (250 mg) | |
| 80 | Pain relief - Solpadeine (paracetamol w/codeine) | |
| 30 each | Loperamide / Imodium - 2 mg | |
| 2 | Scopoderm TTS - motion sickness patches | |
| 4 | Bonine - motion sickness tablets | |
| 20 | Cinnarizine (Stugeron) - motion sickness | |
| 10 | Gastrolyte packages | |
| 24 | Sudafed (decongestant) | |
| 14 | Triludan (antihistamine for allergies) | |
| 1 pkg. | Syringes (with doctor's letter) | |
| 24 | Sodium dichlorisocyanurate - water purification | |
| 10g | Potassium permanganate (for cleaning fruits and vegetables) | |
| 55g | Mycil antifungal powder - 55g | |
| 25 g | Mycil antifungal ointment - 25 g | |
| 10 ml | Eye drops for conjunctivitis - 10 ml | |
| 3g | Antibiotic eye ointment - 3g | |
| 11 | Pepcid AC and Zantac | |
| Small tube of Vaseline | ||
CLOTHING - SUSAN |
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| 1 | medium weight Rohan pants | |
| 1 | lightweight zip off pants | |
| 1 | fleece pullover sweater | |
| 1 | leather pants | |
| 3 | shirts | |
| 1 | shorts | |
| 5 | socks | |
| 1 | silk top | |
| 1 | silk bottom | |
| 1 | bathing suit | |
| 1 | packtowel - blue medium | |
| 1 | handkerchief | |
| 1 | hat | |
| 1 | money belt | |
| 1 | shriek alarm | |
| 1 | switchblade | |
| 1 | LST knife - orange | |
| 1 | whistle | |
| 1 | personal kit | |
| 1 | New Balance runners | |
| 1 | riding boots | |
| 1 | facecloth | |
| 1 | swiss army knife/blue case | |
| 1 | leather jacket - grey | |
| 1 | electric vest / stuffsack | |
| 1 | rainjacket | |
| Rain bag | ||
| 1 | rain pants | |
| 1 | rain mitts | |
| 1 | overboots | |
| 1 | gaiters | |
| 1 | light gloves | |
| 1 | medium gloves | |
| 1 | heavy gloves | |
| 1 | BMW System 3 helmet | |
CLOTHES - GRANT |
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| 1 | medium pants | |
| 1 | leather pants | |
| 1 | lightweight pants | |
| 1 | light short | |
| 1 | fleece zip-up sweater | |
| 5 | socks | |
| 1 | silk longjohn top | |
| 1 | silk longjohn bottom | |
| 1 | bathing suit | |
| 1 | hat | |
| 3 | medium shirt | |
| 1 | handkerchief | |
| 1 | packtowel - large blue | |
| 1 | LST knife | |
| 1 | LST lock/case - large | |
| 1 | money belt | |
| 1 | hidden pocket | |
| 1 | facecloth | |
| 1 | personal kit | |
| 1 | runners | |
| 1 | riding boots | |
| 1 | leather jacket - grey | |
| 1 | electric vest w/stuff sack | |
| 1 | kidney belt | |
| 1 | rainjacket | |
Rain bag |
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| 1 | rain pants | |
| 1 | rain mitts | |
| 1 | overboots | |
| 1 | gaiters | |
| 1 | talcum powder | |
| 1 | light gloves | |
| 1 | regular gloves | |
| 1 | silk glove liners | |
| 1 | heavy mitts | |
| 1 | BMW System 3 helmet | |
| 1 | whistle | |
CAMERA |
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| 1 | LowePro Orion AW bag - Grant | |
| 1 | LowePro MiniMag bag - Susan | |
| 1 | Canon EOS-1N | |
| 1 | Canon EOS 1000 | |
| 1 | Lens-70-200 F2.8L w/hood | |
| 1 | Lens-28-105 F3.5-4.5 w/hood | |
| 1 | Lens-20-35 F2.8L w/hood | |
| 1 | Lens-28-80 F3.5-5.6 w/hood | |
| 1 | Lens 75-300 F4-5.6 w/hood | |
| 1 | Canon EF 2X extender | |
| 1 | Canon EF 1.4X extender | |
| 2 | Extension tubes | |
| 1 | 58mm 500D close-up filter | |
| 3 | B&W polarizers-58,72,77 | |
| 1 | Cokin filters & adapters kit | |
| 1 | Canon 540EZ flash | |
| 1 | Canon 200E flash | |
| 1 | Gitzo Mountaineer tripod | |
| 1 | Ball-head | |
| 3 | Quick release plates for tripod | |
| 1 | AAA flashlight | |
| 1 | cable release | |
| 1 | compass | |
| 1 | rain hood | |
| 1 | grey card | |
| 1 | Sekonic light meter | |
| 1 | flash cabling | |
| 1 | Olympus dictaphone | |
| 1 | film cooler bag | |
| 1 | Gishard altimeter | |
| Filters | ||
| Filters | ||
| Filters | ||
| Singh-Ray filters | ||
| film | ||
| misc. bits | ||
| lens cleaner | ||
| blower | ||
| lens tissue | ||
COMPUTER |
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| 1 | Toshiba 610 CT w/24 MB RAM | |
| 1 | Panasonic 4X CD-ROM drive | |
| 3 | Integral Peripherals PC Card 340 mb hard drive | |
| 1 | PC Card 28.8 fax-modem/net card | |
| 1 | carrying case | |
| 1 | power adapter | |
| 2 | solar panels | |
| 2 | AA battery holders | |
| CD-ROMs and case | ||
MOTORCYCLE |
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| 1 | 1986 BMW R80 G/S | |
| 1 | Heinrich 40l gas tank | |
| 2 | saddlebags | |
| 1 | top box | |
| 1 | Rifle fairing | |
| Tools, torque wrench, carb balancer | ||
| spare parts | ||
| Aritronix alarm | ||
| Sonic Intercom | ||
| 2 | spare inner tubes | |
| 3 | BMW manuals (photocopy of one) | |
| 1 | Teknic tank bag w/rain cover | |
| 1 | sheepskin seat cover | |
| 1 | saddlebag locks/case | |
| 1 | small dry cloth in bag with antifog cloth in separate zip bag | |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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| 2 | poncho/stuffsac | |
| 2 | AA flashlights | |
| 12 | bulbs | |
| 2 | compass | |
| 1 | Natrapel | |
| 1 | Off! Spray | |
| 3 | mosquito head nets | |
| 1 | After Bite | |
| 2 | Deet - varying strengths | |
| 1 | Rubber stamp kit | |
| 3 | suntan lotion | |
| 1 | map cases | |
| 1 | Trip diary/notebook | |
| toilet paper/bag | ||
| 2 | spare glasses | |
| 1 | sewing kit | |
| pen & pencils | ||
| stationery/envelopes | ||
| 1 | Scrabble game | |
| 2 | packs cards | |
| 1 | bear spray | |
| 2 | Canadian passports | |
| 2 | spare face shields | |
| 1 | back pillow -Susan | |
| 1 | exercise rubber bands | |
| 2 | heart rate monitors | |
| 1 | exercise CD-ROM | |
| Canadian pins | ||
| 2 | shopping bag | |
| 1 | Canadian flag | |
| 1 | Sewing & tent repair kit | |
| 150 | US 1$ bills | |
| Passport/visa photos - GJ & SJ | ||
| Negs for passport & bike photos | ||
| Business cards | ||
| Passports, Intl license | ||
| Credit cards, PADI certificates, Qantas cards, Can. SIN cards | ||
EMERGENCY KIT |
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| 1 | stuff sack | |
| 5 | Power Bars various flavors | |
| 1 | compass | |
| strong cord | ||
| 1 | large swiss army knife | |
| 2 | space blanket | |
| 1 | water drops | |
| 1 | saw | |
| 1 | SAS survival book | |
| 1 | lighter | |
| 1 | matches w/waterproof case | |
| 1 | hurricane matches | |
| 1 | flare gun with flares | |
| 1 | box firecrackers | |
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