Equipment - Johnson Packing List - Round the World - 1996/97

Qty.
Description
 

SLEEPING GEAR

1

light bag

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

1 stove - MSR XGK II
1 MSR fuel bottle - 8 oz.
Pot set with cover
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
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

First Aid Kit
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
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

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

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
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

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

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

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

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

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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