Expedition Gear List

WAVE will carry with him supplies to be self-sufficient for weeks at a time. Check out his equipment list below. The best of the best.

Kayak - Valley Kayak Aquanaut HV - custom modified
Paddles – Bracsa VIII wing and Bracsa Sport Hurricane 100 Max carbon fiber paddles

Safety Gear
Life Vest - NRS Groove, PALM Tourtec
Safety knife (mounted on vest) - McNett & Gerber River Shorty
Strobe for vest – PrincetonTec
Helmet - ProTec Ace
PLB – McMurdo Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)
Distress kit: Flare Kit, whistle, mirror, horn
Tow line - NRS
Advanced First Aid Kit – custom/OceanXtreme
Sea Drogue/Anchor - custom/OceanXtreme
Repair kit – customized for expedition
Bilge Pump - Electric 12v Attwood with/Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack - custom
Bilge pump – custom foot operated bilge pump
Warmth kit – chemical handwarmers, wind/waterproof matches/lighter (kept in cockpit)

Communications
VHF marine radio – iCOM M88 hand-held radio
Mobile phone – Verizon
Satellite Phone – Globalstar from HumanEdgeTech
Laptop – Panasonic Toughbook CF-18 w/ built-in GPS

Navigation
Deck mounted compass
GPS – Garmin 70SCX Mapping
Marine Charts of route
Digital Charts – Maptech Navigator Pro on Panasonic Toughbook CF-18
Night Light - PricentonTec
Spare compass- Silva
Spare GPS – Garmin Gecko

Clothing
Base Layers by: NRS, Hot Chillys, Mountain Hardwear, Outdoor Research
Paddling Clothing - NRS: Mystery, Hydroskin, Rodeo shorts, Stampede paddling top,
Drysuit - NRS Inversion Dry Suit
Wetsuit – NRS Farmer John, GILL Steamer
Shoes – NRS Descent, NRS Cross Wetshoe
Gloves – NRS, PALM
Socks – SealSkinz, Thorlo, Hot Chillys

Expedition Gear
Sleeping Bag – The North Face (model designed by WAVE)
Sleeping Pads – Thermarest Ridgerest, Thermarest Lite
Stove – MSR XGK EX
Utensils – Lexan
Tent – custom designed/made by WAVE for expedition
Dry Bags – Outdoor Research, Fuerte Cases, SealLine
Headlamp – PrincetonTec EOS
Batteries – Energizer Lithium, Energizer rechargeables
Solar panel- flexible 10watt panels by PowerFilm, custom charging system
Multitool – Gerber Sport Compact 400
MP3 Player – SanDisk Sansa 4GB
Kayak Deck Bag - NRS Deck Bag
Water Filter - McNett Frontier Pro

Specialty Gear
Satellite Tracking – custom - gives position within 12 feet
Xtreme Gear Video Production package (cam mounts, wireless, tripods, etc)
Lite Science Package
Lite Music Package – Propellerhead Reason
Sony HDV camcorder in waterproof housing
Digital cameras, Fuerte water proof cases
Data cards – Extreme III (CF, SD) by SanDisk
ProExotics PE-3 Infrared Thermometer
Kestrel 3000 Weather instrument
McNett - Revivex, UVTech, Samish, Zip Care, Seal Care, MicroFiber Towel

Foods
Champion Nutrition Metabol-2, Nitro, Heavy Weight Gainer, Revenge Sport
Richmoor/Natural High freeze-dried foods
Custom hot-boil foods, energy mix
Pro-Max Energy Bars
Gatorade Sports Drink- powdered