Kit List

Kit List for Dorset Sea Kayaking Adventure

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Supplied:
1. Sit-on-top, single (double for couples)
2. Buoyancy aid each x1
3. Paddle each x1
4. 50/100 liter dry bag each x1 plus optional watertight drum

Essential:

Paddling
1. Wetsuit
2. Hat, cap or beanie
3. Booties
4. Sunscreen, sunglasses & hat
5. Snacks & small flask
6. 1 liter bottle of water/drink per day
7. Dry bags & bin bags for gear storage

Camping
1. Small tent (It can get very windy)
2. Sleeping bag, sleeping mat & pillow bag
3. Sleeping clothes x1 set
4. Camp clothes x1 set (longs/shorts, sandals, light top, fleece)
5. Length of line for a drying line
6. Headlight or small hand torch
7. 2 pairs (4) bungees for securing equipment on your boat

Toiletries
1. Toothbrush
2. SMALL toothpaste
3. Moisturiser cream
4. Bio-degradable toilet paper (available Field & Trek)
5. Bio-degradable general wash soap (available Field & Trek)
6. Small drying towel
7. Sun block

Cooking
1. Billy can & kettle
2. Small camp stove
3. Spoon & eating dish
4. Mug
5. Refuse bag

Food
(2 breakfast, 3 lunch, 2 dinner + energy snacks)
1. Pasta/rice
2. Mini salami’s
3. Supermarket meal-in-a-bag
4. Soup sachets
5. Tabasco sauce, salt, pepper, Worcester sauce, curry powder.
6. Bananas, chocolate bars, condensed milk, dried fruit, snacks
7. Milk/milk powder for hot drinks
8. Liquor as preferred (for around the campfire). No glass bottles pls.
9. Freeze dried food i.e. water removed.
10. ‘Boil in a bag’ meals.
11. Military MRE’s (Meals Ready to eat) are perfect.
Visit your supermarket for ideas, there are plenty of options.
*Only buy food for the meals as listed above.

‘Other’ Optional
1. Cash for meals, drinks & parking at Lulworth cove
2. Costume & towel
3. Binoculars & camera,
4. Any medication/prescriptions
5. Fishing rod and spinners/spoons.
6. Wetsuit, mask & fins for inshore snorkeling.

BANNED
1. Wet wipes left lying around the beach and campsite.
2. Standard toilet paper (unless it is burnt in the hole)
3. Dishwashing liquid other than BIODEGRADEABLE.

NOTES
Please notify your Guide of the following as soon as possible;
Any and all medical conditions i.e. asthma, food allergies, ‘other’ allergies, hearing, eye site, muscle problems etc. skills/qualifications i.e. first aider, previous paddling experience etc.
Any phobias i.e. deep water, sharks, spiders, dark etc.
We will collect refuse off every beach we land on to be discarded at Lulworth Cove (out) & Ringstead Bay (return).

IMPORTANT
It’s critical that each paddler takes the very minimal of gear;
Please only bring what you NEED and no more – packing space is at a premium and you have to paddle the weight for the entire 3 days.
Excessive equipment defeats the object of wild camping, which is environmentally friendly comfortable survival with the minimum of fuss & effort.

Remember, you’re doing this trip to have an ‘experience’, too stretch yourself a little and get back to basics. You’re not at home so don’t expect to have home comforts! NO WHINGERS please!!

Notes to Guides
1. Uniform shirt and cap at all times (orange on water, black onshore)
2. Every guide to carry bilge pump, paddle float, tow line and radio (leader & sweeper only).
3. Buoyancy aids to be worn at all times – no exceptions.
4. Pack out all wet wipes immediately after use.

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