Packing for New FUN Land

October 3, 2007

By Nick Troutman

Well we are off on our way, to the "New FUN Land," as Dane likes to call it. We arrive in Deer Lake Newfoundland tomorrow afternoon, ready to Rock & Roll.

We have a great team lined up, from across the spectrum. Dane and Joel, on their first serious expedition, to Ben and Jesse, the Expedition Pros, with EJ, Darrin, and Myself mixed in between, and a couple more people that might show up.

I am excited to see the white-water, I haven’t been there before, but we are expecting to see some serious gradient. By the sounds of things, it will also be cold, wet and COLD.

Yesterday Dane, EJ and myself spent all day packing for our trip.

Here is our Packing list, for those of you who would like to do a expedition style trip.

Kayak: Rocker
Gear: Dry Top/suit
PFD
Helmet
Skirt
Good hiking shoes
Paddle/break down
Elbow pads/ pressure suit
First Aid Kit

Sleeping Bag
Pad
Warm Clothes
Wool Socks
Head lamp
Dry bags

Energy Bars
Multi tool
Pot
Spoon/fork

Camera/video camera
Batteries
Charger
Lenses
Tapes/cards
i-pod
computer
Fire-wire

Cash
Credit Card
Passport
flight info

And I probably forgot something, but that is what i brought.

Here is a quick little video about Dane learning what to pack for an expedition.

Keep in touch for some updates and photos from Newfoundland,

Nick Troutman