Back Country Sled Gear
Back Country Sled Gear
Checklist
Wearing
- Helmet
- Goggles with various colored spare lenses
- Balaclava
- Backpack or avalanche floatation pack – recommend 30 liters or more of storage
- Windproof, waterproof, breathable outer shell (Jacket & Pants)
- Quick dry insulating layers
- Wicking under layers (keep skin dry)
- High performance socks – i.e. Smart Wool – mid to heavy weight
- Boots – solid construction to support toes & ankles – waterproof with excellent traction
- Gloves – Windproof, waterproof
- Two-way radio with waterproof mic
- Transceiver – 3 antennae, marking digital beacon, with update capability.
Jacket and/or belt pockets on pack straps
- Small penlight/flashlight
- Small pocket knife/ utility knife/ Leatherman
- Light gloves
- Lighter Kleenex in plastic bag
- Silk cloth (to clean goggles/glasses)
- Whistle (Fox 40) (abs bag has a built in whistle on front buckle)
- Backpack / Avalanche Air Bag
Backpack ( abs ) contents
- High Quality Spare Clothing
- Wicking, medium insulating underlayers (top and bottom)
- High performance socks – i.e. Smart Wool – heavyweight
- Light windproof gloves –
- Down jacket – low packing volume
- Heavy Mitts
- Toque
- Shovel (long handle, heat treated)
- Saw – (integrated into shovel handle)
- Probe (minimum 260cm long)
- Cord (~100’), Light rope & webbing (15’)
- Duct tape
- Map
- Compass with signal mirror
- Spare Batteries (for GPS, beacon, headlamp)
- Toilet Paper
- Headlamp
- Firestarter Waterproof lighting source /flint/ Lighter
- Mini-stove with pot (muff pot)
- High energy food/bars/jerky Dehydrated meal in large foil bag (foil bag acts as a bowl for eating)
- Florescent tape/flagging
- Tin-foil
- Credit card, cash, ID (wallet)
- Cell Phone
- Emergency locator beacon with GPS function and satellite communication (INREACH)
- Plastic bags – ziplock, shopping bags, garbage bags
- First Aid Kit – see contents list below
- Sunscreen/Lip chap (face and lips)
- Extra Goggles
- Extra Key for sled
- Camera-go pro/cell phone
- Toque Avaluator2 Card
Main Sled Storage
- Lunch
- Water
- Tow Rope
- Spare belt
- Carabineers Clevis
- Hose Clamps
- Ratchet
- Bungee straps
- Tools specific to your sled (add to the stock tool kit)
- Needle Nose pliers/ vice grips
- Magnet
- Spare spark plugs and belts
- Emergency starter rope
- Electrical tape AND duct tape
- Plastic zip-ties
- Wire
- Gas
- Snow study kit - Example/Features - Crystal screen - Ruler - Inclinometer - Loupe - Thermometers (2) - Pencils (2) - Field book – waterproof paper
Miscellaneous Gear distributed among group
- Hatchet
- Stove/fuel Tarp (with some or all of these properties, durable, light, grommets, reflective)
- Pulley
- Snobunje
- Emergency insulated sleeping pad
- Binoculars
In the Truck or trailer
- Spare Transceiver
- Spare Shovel
- Spare Probe
- Spare Gear Emergency keys stashed in known location
- Tire Chains Big Shovel
- Truck Tow Rope
- Ratchet straps, bungee straps Big First Aid Kit Blankets
First Aid Kit
- Sunscreen
- Prescription
- medication with directions - Notes re: personal health status, common warning signs and treatment Extra prescription glasses
- Lighter
- Triangular bandages
- Pressure bandage
- Gauze pads (small & large)
- Adhesive bandages (small & large)
- Roll gauze (small & large)
- Feminine products (for the obvious uses. Also…pads are a sterile dressing for a cut. Tampons dipped in gas can be a fire starter.)
- Alcohol wipes
- Antiseptic wipes
- Antibiotic ointment
- Butterfly bandages
- Anti-inflammatory, pain, fever i.e. Ibuprofen/Advil Painkiller i.e. Codeine/Tylenol 3 Aspirin
- Mini Pocket Mask (Mouth-to-mouth barrier)
- 4 pair latex gloves
- Microspore tape
- Razor/knife Scissors
- Needle and thread
- Tweezers
- Versatile splinting material
- Space blanket
- Small plastic bags Plastic garbage bag (orange)
- Waterproof Note Paper Pencil
- Medical assessment check lists.