WAIPU CAVING TRIP CHECKLIST

Personal Equipment

Caving Equipment

Both

  • Clothes (three/four days plus spares)
    • Sunhat, sunglasses (optional)
    • Shirts
    • Sweatshirt
    • Warm jacket (for evenings)
    • Underwear (remember extras for caving)
    • Pants - long or short (something practical for daytime and something warm for the evenings)
    • Sleepwear
    • Socks (remember extras for caving)
    • Sandals (suitable for getting wet)
    • Shoes (suitable for walking around hillsides)
    • Raincoat
  • Plastic bag(s) for dirty clothes
  • Toiletries - shampoo, soap, flannel, toothbrush, toothpaste
  • Towels (x2)
  • Caving pants and shirt

Alexander

  • Cards
  • DVD or two: A Series of Unfortunate Events and other if weather is bad

Ian

  • Asthma inhaler
  • Battery rechargers (eg, AA/AAA charger, cellphone charger, camera charger, spotlight charger, powerpack cig lighter cord)
  • Camera, waterproof case, tripod, USB cable
  • Laptop
  • Multimeters
  • Soldering iron and accessories
  • CDs: Derek Lind, Steve Apirana
  • CD player with tape adapter

19 April 2007

Alexander

  • Caving clothes - polypropylene thermal underwear and overalls preferred, something to cover knees is good (ie, long pants)
  • Caving shoes
  • Teatowel for helmet
  • Headlamp
  • Spare torch desireable
  • Polypropylene underwear
  • Scroggin

Ian

  • Backpack (shared)
  • Cave maps
  • Caving shoes (in addition to walking shoes)
  • Climbing harness
  • First aid kit
  • Headlamp
  • Helmets x 2
  • Overalls
  • Polypropylene underwear (2 sets)
  • Rechargeable batteries
  • Scroggin
  • Spare torch

Camping Equipment

"Kitchen" Equipment

Both

  • Foam pad (just in case)
  • Pocketknife
  • Sleeping bag, pillow, blanket (if your sleeping bag isn't toasty warm)

Alexander

  • Insect repellant (Ian can also get some)
  • Extra tea towel for helmet

Ian

  • Air mattress
  • Air pistol, gas cartridges, pellets, targets
  • Brush (for sweeping out tents)
  • Compact fluorescent worklamps
  • Duct tape
  • Folding camp chair, folding wood chair
  • Groundsheet(s), picnic rug(s)
  • Multiplug box and extension lead
  • Mosquito repelling candles
  • Plug for washbasin in toilet room
  • Power inverter (230V, up to 300W, 120-160Wh)
  • Rope and clothes pegs
  • Rubbish bags
  • Solar shower
  • Spotlights
  • Sun/wind shelter
  • Sunscreen
  • Tent

Both

  • Drink bottle
  • Tea towels x 2

Ian

  • Chilly bin, freezer pads and 3L bottle of frozen water (lasts at least 3 days)
  • Dishwashing bowl
  • Eating equipment (plates, bowls, cups, cutlery)
  • Gas stove and cartridges
  • Hand sanitiser
  • Kitchen knife - could make do with pocket knife and extra plate (hard plastic)
  • Magnesium firelighting block
  • Matches and lighter
  • Saucepans
  • Suitcase picnic table
  • Tissues or paper towels
  • Water containers (soft drink or 3L juice bottles - one will be frozen)

Alexander

  • Stainless steel frying pan
  • Detergent
  • Cutting board

To-Do Before Trip

To-Do During Trip

Both

  1. By Tuesday evening be all ready to go.

Ian

  • Get more 23W ES CFLs and a 6-way power board.
  • Find shower head for solar shower, somewhere at home, but where?

Alexander

  • Check what type of frying pan I have
  • All the basic stuff
  • Camp fire
  • Caving
  • Check for cellphone messages/missed calls, call home
  • Cooking and eating marshmallows and chocolate wheatens
  • Drinking
  • Eating
  • Having fun
  • Listening to music
  • Reading
  • Swimming
  • Talking
  • Target practise
  • Toasting jet planes
  • Walking
  • Warming Sparkling Duet
  • Watching a DVD
  • Wrestling
  • Concert - Steve Apirana + Derek Lind!

FOOD

MENU

Breakfasts

  • Cereal
  • Milk
 

Lunches

  • Bread for sandwiches
  • Bread (cheesy) rolls
  • Cheese
  • Luncheon, tomato sauce
  • Shaved ham
  • Spreads (Nutella)
  • Tomatoes
 

Dinners

  • Spag bol (mince and spaghetti pasta)
  • Coleslaw or salad
  • Instant mashed potato
    • Butter (small amount)
  • Onions (fried)
  • Sausages (Sizzlers)
  • Tomatoes
  • Pasta spirals
  • Canned pineapple
  • Custard?
  • Other canned fruit

 

 

Other

  • Apples
  • Biscuits
  • Coffee/tea/milo
  • Drink sachets
  • JET PLANES NECESSARY!!!!!
  • Lolly assortment
  • Marshmellows (for drinks, toasting)
  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Scroggin!
  • Sparkling Duet
  • Sugar
  • Water for drinking, cooking (3L/person/day)

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