Gear list and thanks...We leave tomorrow!

Tomorrow we set off on a three day long ferry trip from Bellingham to Juneau and then hop on another one over to Gustavus, AK at the mouth of Glacier Bay. We have checked and double checked our gear, organized it so that it can be easily (relatively) transported on and off the ferries, practiced packing our boats, and said most of our goodbyes. Which is a good time to say, if we didn't see you before we left, we wish we had! There is just not enough time in a day and too much to do.

I think I'll just play guitar like this the whole trip while Kelly tows me.

Trial run of boat packing...it all fit.

Sunshine the day before we leave!

I thought before we set off we should thank everyone for giving us so much support and guidance along the way. Camp Orkila (where we have worked the past four years as most of you know) has been instrumental in making this trip happen. Giving us a place to live and build our boats over the winter has been amazing and I know everything would not have been as easy as it was to make this trip happen. They just put a post about us on their blog too. Obviously we want to thank Pygmy boats out of Port Townsend for creating an awesome kayak and helping us with advice and materials all winter to make the vessels that will transport us so long. Both Shearwater Adventures [Jeff and Tom] (where we worked as kayak guides last summer), Body Boat Blade [Shauna and Leon] (who we have had a training or two and kind words with over the years) and our friends James (taught me how to roll and run a river) and Ted have helped us with advice and hard paddling skills the last few years. There have been many blogs that we checked out to help us plan, but the main one we read was one by this couple who did a very similar trip in 07, peacenic.blogspot.com. And of course to all of our friends and family (my mom is going to be sending our resupply packages over the summer), we love you all very much and we have endless thanks!

And now our gear list! (minus Kelly's clothes).
I am sure we will amend this as the trip goes on and we realize what is actually useful and what isn't.

Paddling Gear

Pygmy Coho

Snapdragon Ocean Tour EXP

Reinforced Spray Skirt

Werner Ikelos Bent Shaft 210 Paddle

Kokatat Ronin Pro Rescue Vest

Spare Paddle

Deck Bag

PFD pouch with emergency gear in it (matches, iodine, petroleum-soaked cotton balls, emergency blanket, metal water bottle, duct tape, ibuprofen, etc…)

Paddling Clothes

Kokatat GFER Gore-tex Drysuit

Kokatat Seeker Neoprene Booties

OR Coastal Sombrero

Kokatat Lightweight Gloves

Polarized Sunglasses

NRS Heavyweight Gloves

Balaclava

Safety Gear

Kokatat Waist-mounted Touring Tow

Tether

Seal Line Paddle Float

Gerber river shorty

Whistle

Signal Mirror

Horn

Bear Spray

Bilge Pump

McMurdo Fastfind 210 PLB

iCom floating, submersible VHF

Spare VHF

Strobe

Flares

Iodine tablets

Bailing Sponge

SPOT GPS Messenger

Bear canisters

Emergency blanket

Spare Batteries

Sunscreen & Chapstick

Kitchen Gear

MSR Dragonfly Stove

Simmerlite stove

MSR Hyper Flow Water Filter

Spoon

Fork

MSR Mugmate Coffee Filter

Waterbottle

MSR Dromedaries

MSR Fuel Bottles

Dish soap

Scrubbie

MSR Plates

MSR Pots

MSR Mugs

MSR Spatula

Saute Pan

Shelter

Spice containers (small nalgenes)

Leftover containers

Hand sanitizer

Ziplocks and scent proof bags

Camp Gear

REI Halfdome 2 Tent

Thermarest Prolite Plus Pad

Thermarest Packable Pillow

Marmot Sawtooth Membrain 15 Degree

Sleeping Bag

Thermarest Compack Chair

Tarp

Dry Bags

Small pruning saw

Small collapsible shovel

Ikea Bags

Navigation/Library

Historical Atlas

Hand Compass

Wild Coast Atlas

Wild Coast Guidebooks

Miller Guidebook

NOLS Cookery book

Navigation book

WFR Book

GPS – Garmin 76Csx + manual

Topo Maps (1/250,000)

Deck Compass

Charts

Chalk pencils

Water proof notebook

Tide Tables

Clothing

Marmot Fleece Beanie

Smart Wool Beanie

Marmot Nano Rain Jacket

Marmot Cauldron Synthetic Down

Jacket

Marmot Powerstretch half zip

Melanzana Fleece Hoodie

Solstice Fleece

Synthetic/Merino T Shirt (2)

Smartwool Baselayer Top

Redram Baselayer top

Kokatat top

Marmot Glove Liners

Marmot Rain Pants

Carhardts

Smartwool Baselayer Bottom (2)

Smartwool Socks (4)

Wellies

Chacos

REI Classic Fleece Pants

Merino Underwear (4)

Repair Kits

Spare Neck Gaskets (2)

Spare Wrist Gaskets (4)

Drysuit Repair Kits (2)

Stove Repair Kit

Water Filter Repair Kit

5 Bottles of Aquaseal

Zip Tech

303 Protectant

Multi tool

Swiss Army Knife

Boat Repair Kit

First Aid Kit

Extra Stuff

Camera w/ Spare Battery & Charger

Toiletries

Book

Journal and Pens

Cribbage

Boat locking cable