1776 Northern Tier Crew
Crew and Advisor Gear List
July 8 � 16, 2001
Northern Tier National High
Adventure Base
14798 Moose Lake Road
P.O. Box 509
Ely, MN 55731-0509
218-365-4811 (emergencies only!)
(Weekdays 9am-4pm CDT only)
218-365-3112 (fax - preferred method of contact)
info@ntier.org
www.ntier.org
Don't bring anything that doesn't
have two or more uses!
MARK ALL GEAR WITH YOUR NAME AND CREW NUMBER
Crew Number is A070801A
The Charlie Guide will carry his/her
own personal gear, including tent (guide carries a Duluth Pack). The
goal for packing is to get all your gear - including canoes - into nine
portage loads or pieces. That's one per person -- 3 canoes, 2 food
packs, 1 crew gear pack and 3 personal gear packs.
No cans or glass containers! Pack
all smellables in one ditty bag to hang in bear bag.
PERSONAL ITEMS (all
individual gear, including sleeping bag & pad, must take up no more room
than 2000 cubic inches (26�x9�x8.5�) -- three people must be able to
pack all of their individual gear into a space measuring 26"x27"x8.5").
The following list is the personal gear I am bringing
3 |
Bandannas |
1 |
Belt / suspenders |
Pair |
Jungle boots |
Pair |
Camp shoes (Slip on Tennis shoes) |
1 |
Hat (wide-brimmed with chin strap) |
1 |
Hat, baseball style |
1 |
Knit cap (for sleeping)
|
1 |
Polar fleece vest |
2 |
Zip-off long Pants |
1 |
Shorts (nylon with brief �
essentially swim trunks) |
1 set |
Rain gear (jacket and pants) |
1 |
Long sleeved shirt (lightweight
nylon) |
2 |
T-shirts (polyester) |
1 set |
Polypro type shirt and long johns |
3 pair |
Heavy Socks (1 Wool and 2 coolmax) |
2 pair |
Liner Socks |
2 |
Underwear (MTS Synthetic) |
1 |
Bowl, Lexan |
1 |
Cup, plastic (Lexan) |
2 |
Spoons (Lexan) |
1 |
Digital Camera with batteries &
charger in water proof case |
1 |
Mosquito headnet |
2� |
|
1 |
Personal kit: Lamisil, Myoflex*,
A& D Ointment*, Cortizone Cr�me*, Antibiotic Ointment*,
Toothbrush, Tooth paste, Floss, Misc. Band-Aids, bottle of 100%
Deet, Ear plugs, Swiss Card, pocket knife, chapstick, comb, knee
wrap, whistle, nail nippers, Misc. pill bottle, Prescription
Ibuprophen, Duct tape (wraped around dowel rod), box Matches in
Ziploc - (* = stored in contact lens case) |
1 |
Eye kit: bifocals, reading
glasses, sunglasses, prescription sun glasses, contacts, contact
case, contact cleaning solution, mirror |
1 |
Fly Rod (8 weight with reel &
extra spool) |
1 |
Tackle Box (7 x 3 � x 1 �) |
|
Fishing license (if you plan to
fish - required for ages 16 and older this will be purchased at
the Ranger station) |
1 |
Tika Flashlight |
1 |
Journal Pad and pencil |
1 |
Small Pocketknife crew bringing
multitool
Do not carry knives on the plane - put in your checked
luggage!
|
1 |
Crazy Creek canoe chair |
1 |
Sleeping bag (Mummy, +35 degrees,
synthetic) |
1 |
Sleeping pad (Thermarest �
Ultralite) |
1 |
Stuff sack (vertical compression
type) for sleeping bag and clothes (9"x20 " Granite Gear Large) |
1 |
Dry Bag (Seattle Sports 7.5�
Vinyl) for personal gear (Camp shoes, personal kit, misc.) |
Many |
Stuff sacks (3 sizes) for any
other miscellaneous gear and loose items (smellables) keeps your
personal gear segmented so you can find your things easily |
1 |
Towel (small, lightweight,
synthetic) |
1 |
Watch (with alarm) |
1 |
Water bottle (1 liter/quart wide
mouth Nalgene) |
2 |
Zip-loc bag (heavy duty, large for
washing clothes) |
3 |
Plastic Bags (heavy duty) to cover
compression sack with bag and clothes |
1 |
Susie Bug Net |
Crew Gear we Bring (share
among crew members):
# |
Description |
Who Brings
|
1 |
Small binoculars (optional) |
Markert |
3 |
Compass (minimum of one per canoe) |
Markert 1
???? 1
???? 1 |
1 |
Foot powder & alcohol
solution/wipes |
Markert |
3 |
Insect repellent |
Markert |
3 |
Day packs (one per canoe for items
which need to be readily available) (line with plastic) |
Markert 1
??? 1
??? 1 |
1 bottle |
Soap (Campsuds) |
Markert |
3 |
Sunscreen (30 SPF) (nonscented) |
Markert |
1 |
Voyageur Handbook to Adventure
Book (tan) |
Markert |
1 |
Tips for Fishing By Canoe & Canoe
Country Nature Guide Book (green) |
Markert |
1 |
Chansons des Nouveaux Voyagers
Book |
Markert |
1 |
Wilderness Cookery Book |
Markert |
1 |
Canoe Paddle/PFD Line |
Markert |
1 |
10� x 15� Tarp with rope |
Markert |
12 |
Bungee cords (4 per canoe) |
Markert 4
??? 4
??? 4 |
1 |
Fish Filet Knife |
Markert |
1 |
100� of parachute cord |
Markert |
1 |
First aid kit (see advisor�s guide
for contents |
Markert |
1 pair |
Thick leather gloves (1 pr.) |
Markert |
1 |
Lock (combination - for crew
locker |
Markert |
3 sets |
Maps of route (one set for each
canoe, to be purchased at NT) |
NT |
3 |
Map cases |
Markert |
1 |
Marker (Sharpie, permanent, black) |
Markert |
4 |
Sheets of plastic to be used as
tent ground cloths (86"x102" each) and for food preparation area |
Markert |
1 |
Repair kit - multi-tool, sewing
kit, duct tape, tent stakes |
Markert |
1 bag |
Rubber bands |
Markert |
1 bottle |
Sanitizing gel (Purell, Germ-X, or
similar - a must for hygiene) |
Markert |
? Gal. |
Stove fuel |
NT |
3 |
Trowels in a plastic bag for
catholes with one roll TP |
Markert |
1 |
Water container (2 liter,
collapsible) |
Markert |
1 |
Northern Passages booklet for
trail worship (give to Chaplain Aide) |
Brown |
1 |
Hammock |
Markert |
? |
Extra Stuff Bags |
Markert |
NORTHERN TIER PROVIDED EQUIPMENT:
|
Canoes (3) |
|
Dining fly (with stakes) |
|
Trail food |
|
Optional Food stuffs |
|
Paddles |
|
PFDs (if you have a personal one,
consider bringing it if space permits) |
|
Emergency radio |
|
Stoves (2) (Peak 1 Coleman Feather
400s |
|
Tents with poles & stakes (Eureka!
Timberline Outfitter - 2 and 4 person) |
|
Food boxes (two Rubbermaid Action
Packers in Kondos Outdoor packs) (green packs) |
|
Gear packs (three 6,000 cu. in.
gray Granite Gear packs [26"x27"x8.5"] - one for each 3 crew
members' gear, these bags leak through the seams, pin holes, and
the top, if swamped) |
|
Cooking utensils (cup, spatula,
spoon, tongs, etc.) |
|
Rinse kettle |
|
Plastic liners for gear packs |
|
Assorted cooking pots |
|
Baking oven |
|
Plastic water containers (2
buckets - not collapsible containers!) |
|
Tools - shovel and saw (leave axe
behind) |
|
Soap and scrub pads |
|
Sanitizing agent (bleach - 5%
sodium hypochlorite) |
|
Matches |
|
Bear bag ropes |
|
Toilet paper (personal size rolls) |
|
Spice kit |
|
Other specialized equipment |
|
Water
purification/treatment supplies (Polar Pure) |
|
Emergency kit with protective
airway mask, latex gloves, and emergency supplies for severe
lacerations |
|
|
FOR TRAVEL GOING:
|
Drivers license (required for
adults) or photo ID for scout |
|
Full Class A Scout uniform
|
|
Luggage tags with name, NT
address, NT phone number, and crew # on and in all luggage |
|
Snack and drink money for the
plane and airport waits |
|
Frequent flyer information
(optional) |
|
Cards, playing (optional) |
|
Book or other reading material
(optional) |
FOR TRAVEL COMING HOME
Last day at Base
|
Official crew t-shirt |
|
Socks |
|
Underpants |
|
Pants |
|
Swim trunks to wear in sauna |
|
Bath towel |
|
Toiletry and personal hygiene
items (soap, shampoo/conditioner, shaving supplies, deodorant,
comb/hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, wash cloth, etc.) |
|
Spending money (about $100, unless
you intend to buy a wool jacket, polar fleece vest NT polo
shirt, traditional Voyageur style clothing and accessories, or
other major item), |
Travel Day to International Falls
|
1776 Class B t-shirt |
|
Socks |
|
Underpants |
|
Pants |
|
Toiletry and personal hygiene
items (soap, shampoo/conditioner, shaving supplies, deodorant,
comb/hairbrush, toothbrush, toothpaste, wash cloth, etc.) |
|
Spending money |
|
Luggage and gear |
Travel Day to Atlanta
|
Drivers license for adults or
photo ID for scout |
|
Full Class A Scout uniform
|
|
Luggage tags with name, NT
address, NT phone number, and crew # on and in all luggage |
|
Snack and drink money for the
plane and airport waits |
|
Frequent flyer information
(optional) |
|
Cards, playing (optional) |
|
Book or other reading material
(optional) |
DO NOT BRING!
Alcoholic beverages |
Backpacks |
Camp stools (use canoe seats or
Thermarest converters) |
Cans or glass bottles of any kind |
Controlled substances |
Cotton sweatshirts (avoid cotton
entirely!) |
Electronic devices - unless
approved by the crew advisor |
Firearms |
Fireworks |
Fish landing nets |
Fuel bottles (Northern Tier issues
fuel bottles and gallon cans that can be crushed when empty) |
Kneepads (a small piece of
closed-cell foam padding will work and takes up less room) |
Sheath knives |
Stoves (we will use NT stoves) |
Tobacco products |
Water purifiers (we will use the
Polar Pure system, unless you have a medical condition
proscribing the ingestion of iodine) |
LEAD ADVISOR LIST:
1776 Northern Tier Note
book with;
|
National Tour Permit
|
|
Crew roster
with addresses and phone numbers |
|
Permit
confirmation letter |
|
Adult advisor
certifications in Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, CPR, Youth
Protection, and First Aid |
|
Documentation
sheet verifying that all participants are classified as swimmers
(youth and adult) |
|
Permission
slips signed by parents (troop and Northern Tier [tan]) |
|
Photo ID for
all participants |
|
Proof of US
citizenship |
|
Northern Tier
Health and Medical Record with copy of medical insurance card
for every participant |
|
Copy of
payment receipts and trek confirmation letter |
|
Airplane
tickets (or email confirmation) |
|
Shuttle
Information |
|
Motel
confirmation |
|
Thank you
Card for Charlie Guide |
|
Signed 1776
Class B Shirt for Charlie Guide |
|
Credit card
(VISA or MasterCard only) for final payment of any
permit/camping fees |
|