Over the last few weeks since the sailboat trip I have made several overnight camp trips and refined the pack contents. I think that from now on I will try to keep this pack ready to go (Go-Bag)
I have included things that will make life easier in either unplanned camp or urban visit situations especial since I keep kosher and cooking can be a problem otherwise.
You will find this list to be an expanded version of the sail comp out list.
-Rogue Camelback (I want a hydration pack with a wide screw mouth)
-3/4 length Thermarest sleeping pad
-Contrail backpack
-Dorfman Pacific 'boonie' hat
-Petzel Duo headlamp with white LED and high power halogen bulb
-Cell phone charger
-Vector pocket power 70W 12v lighter socket to 110v inverter
-Roll of tight rolled toilet paper
-'stinger' immersion water boiler
-6xAA battery pack for Yaesu radio
-Yaesu FT-411E 2M ham radio w/ni-cad pack
-Coated Nylon tarp, 50ft cord, and 3 aluminum pegs for tent
-Stearns self inflating pillow
-Slumberjack 15deg sleeping mummy bag
-OR bivvy sack Gore-Tex
-Triangia mini pot/pan set without the alcohol burner
-Primus butane stove with electrical ignition (inside triangia set)
-sleeping mask
-Russian hand powered flashlight
-baby wipe porta-pack inside ziplock bag
-mini Army Prayer book
-socks and underwear
-first aid pack
-MSR miniworks water filter
-BNC to U239 adaptor and banana plug for long wire
I would like to buy a cheap (kosher) set of tefillin to keep in this pack as backups as I have forgotten my big carrier before.
I carry the Zaurus 5500, its charger,spare battery, modem, and Wi-FI card every day so it would be with me when camping if I felt the need to compose.
If near ocean or sailing at sea, I would also like a PUR Manual Reverse Osmosis Desalinator. By pumping it separates out fresh drinkable water from salt water by high pressure reverse osmosis. Normally around $600 to $1000 it can be found for much less as coast guard surplus.
Ham Radio Stuff
After some research I want to try the
SGC ADSP2 speaker and either pull the circuit board and solder it into my Icom 706 radio or use it as intended as a plug in to the speaker jack.
The DSP is supposed to be some of the best on the market and really cleans up dirty noise/signal ratio signals on ham radio or shortwave.
Summer Skiing
Last week I took some yeshiva boys from New York for their first try at snow skiing along side Olympic athletes on Mt. Hood.
I switched my bindings from old Ramer cable touring bindings to Silvretta 300's mounted to Asnes 210cm double camber edged skis.
I much prefer these new bindings as they are clearly much stronger and durable than the cable bindings. The Silvrettas have a heel unlock that can be switched with a ski pole, heel lifter blocks that fold back for easier climbing uphill, and a rear adjustable release. These bindings can take mountaineering boots but last weeks skiing trip showed me that my leather LaSportiva Makalu boots are a little too flexible and in turns or small falls will pop out unless very well fitted into the binding.
Ski touring fanny pack contents:
-Strap on nylon climbing skins (once the straps are cut by edges I will paint on adhesive)
-universal glide wax
-Swix snow thermometer
-Swix red and blue kick wax and red klister (klister is gooey messy keep it in 2 ziplock bags because you can't clean it up)
-waxing cork
-first aid pack
-water bottles (you are exercising and the mountain air dries you out fast)
-wax scraper
If doing serious touring I will have my contrail day/ski pack carrying at minimum the following.
-Bolle Shovel (for avalanche rescue and snow caving)
-Ortovox Avalanche beacon
-Kong Avalanche probe
-Gore-Tex Bivvy sack and -20 sleeping bag
-MSR XGK stove with Fuel and lighter
-Small stainless kettle (melting snow for drinking)
-energy foods
-Headlamp
-ACR EPIRB satellite emergency beacon
-2meter handheld radio
-Possibly a 4 season tent
