MAINE ISLAND KAYAK CO EXPEDITION CHECKLIST

SAFETY AND RESCUE GEAR:

____ Waist tow, boat tow, contact tow, throw rope, rescue loop

____ Strobe light, Chemical stick, dye

____ Head lamp, extra battery and spare bulbs

____ Bright white night light, red cellophane

____ Fog horns, extra heads/cylinders

____ Paddle floats

____ Hand-held pumps

____ Drogue or sea anchor

____ Spare paddles

____ Whistles

____ Signaling mirror

____ Safety matches, lighters, fire box

____ River knife

____ Charts

____ Compass -boat & hand held

____ Cockpit / PFD repair kit 

____ Cockpit / First Aid kit

____ Orange signaling flag

____ ` Emergency food & hot drink

____ Exposure / bivy bag

____ Cockpit Anorak or seal suit & ski type hat

____ Communications (VHF/CB, cellular phone, aircraft)

____ Weather radio

____ Note book, grease pen

____ Spare hatch covers

____ REPAIR KIT (see detail)

____ FIRST AID KIT (see detail)

____ SPARE CLOTHING BAG

____ FLARE PACK - red, white, hand held, parachute, dye, smoke

BASIC EQUIPMENT:

____ Appropriate boats

____ Hatch covers including neoprene & spares

____ Paddles (R,L, unfeathered)

____ Spare paddles (splits)

____ Spray skirts fitted to boats

____ Travel covers

____ PFD's

____ Sponges

____ Bow & stern lines

____ Seat & pads (knee, hip, back)

____ Wet suits

____ Paddle jackets

____ Pogies

____ Surf shoes

____ Stoves and stove repair

____ Lantern or candle lanterns

____ Tents, poles, stakes & spare poles

____ Personal water bottles

____ Washing basins

____ Water jugs

____ Sleeping bags     

____ Table & stools

____ Dry bags S,M,L

____ Net bags, 2 per

____ 19 ft +12 ft tarp + poles

____ Large blue loading tarp

____ Toilets or groover, bags, lighter, kitty litter

____ Toilet Paper Kit and dry bag

____ Weather & flora, fauna charts

____ Rudder tie downs

____ Rope bag & extra tie downs

____ Trailer ball

____ Truck tool kit

____ Registration, insurance & license

TRIP PLANNING:

____ Vehicles serviced – oil, air, wiring, lights, tire pressure. Note mileage

____ Spare keys

____ Trailer, tie lines, ball size.

____ Ferry schedules and reservation 

____ Campground reservations

____ Emergency phone numbers & local radio channels

____ Float plan & truck windshield note

____ Route selection and alternatives

____ Put ins, parking and alternatives

____ Shuttle planning

____ Island permissions

____ Island availability & impact analysis/group

____ Bird nesting limitations

____ Trip File & Accounting

____ Trip registrations, Medical Information sheets, copy of Releases all in own drybag

TRIP RETURN: 

____ Boats cleaned, sponged, inspected & repairs recorded: rudders/skegs, structural, parts

____ Hatches & covers washed and dried

____ Tents cleaned, dried & stored

____ Tarps cleaned, dried & stored

____ PFD's cleaned, pockets emptied. 

____ Personal items marked and placed in Lost & Found.

____ First Aid refurbished

____ Flares, Safety cleaned and checked

____ Radios & phones returned to office with notation of need to be charged/discharged

____ Expense accounting completed

____ Mileage recorded in vehicle log

____ Food bags returned/cleaned to kitchen

____ Trip File, Trip Accounting, Releases returned

Trip or Course: _____________________________________________

Guide: _______________________ Asst: ________________________

Trip Dates:  ______________________ Prep Date: __________________