Iceland-gear
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Base Gear
* North Face - Polaris 4 season tent * North Face - Polar 3D Sleeping Bag * Arx'teric - Bora 80 Backpack * Cascade Design - Ridge Rest - ground pad * Homemade Silicone Impregnated Stuff Sacks
Clothes
* 2 Pairs of UltraMAX Socks * 1 Pair of Thick Wool Socks * Patagonia Lightweight top * Polypropylene Gloves * Waterproof Breathable Rain Hat * Columbia Fullzip Fleece * Mountain Hardware - Grade 6 Jacket: Held up very poorly * Helley Hansen - Non-breathable fullzip Rain-pants * EMS Zip Pants/Shorts * Polypropylene Mid-weight Thermal Underwear Bottoms * 1 Bandanna * Armod Boots
Hardware
* MSR - Whisper-light Int Stove * 1 Liter Fuel Bottle * 1 1/2 Liter Pot * 8in Frying Pan * Spatula * Bowl and Fork * Polar Pure * Sylvia - Compass * Leatherman Wave * Komperdell Hiking Poles * Garmin - Venture GPS * Camelback - 2 Liter Water Bladder * Nalgen - 1 Liter Water Bottle * Camp Suds - Soap * 2 Contractor Bags (3 mil) * Toilet Paper - not used thanks to moss and rocks
Homemade Repair Kit
* Steel Wire * Nylon Upholstery Thread * Dental Floss * 3 Needles of Various Strengths, Sharpness, and Size * Sticky Duct Tape * Rubber Band * SeamGrip - Seam Sealer * 50 ft of Thin Rope
Hard Core Homemade First Aid Kit
* Chlor-Trimeton - Antihistamine * Ibuprofen - Pain Killer, Anti-inflammatory * Benadryl - Antihistamine * Suphedrine - Decongestant * Peri-Colace - Laxative * Acetaminophen - Pain Killer * Loperamide Hydrochloride - Anti-Diarrhea * Pepto-Bismol - Upset Stomach, Anti-Diarrhea * Patanol - Prescription Antihistamine Eye Drop * Prednisone - Prescription steroid, for allergic reactions * Bacitracin - Antibiotic Ointment * Hydro-cortisone - Anti-Itch Ointment * Back-country First Aid Book - Buck Tiltone * Petroleum Jelly * 2 Latex Gloves * Emergency Blanket * 2 4x4 in Gauze Pads * 2 Sheets of Mole Skin * 3 Transparent Dressing * 6 Sterile-Strips * 4 3x4 in Teflon Gauze Pads * 6 Non-Adhering(Vaseline) Dressing * 7 Alcohol Prep Pads * Various Band-aids * 3 Ear Cleaner * Ace Bandage * Tincture of Benzoin in Eye Dropper Bottle * Irrigation Syringe
Camera
* Olympus - C-2040 Digital Camera * 320Mb of Memory Cards for the Camera * LowPro - TLZ-Mini Camera Bag modified to make more water proof * Kenko 0.5x Wide Angle Lens Attachment * Round 0.9 Neutral Density Filter * Round #4 close up lens * Rectangular 1.2 Graduated Neutral Density Filter * Lens Cloth * Energizer Lithium Batteries
Damaged, Broken, and Lost Gear
* Tent pole bag blew away in some very strong wind. * Tent poles began to warp a little. * Leather-man locking mechanize broke. * A prong from my fork broke. * Johns spoon broke in half (see picture for Johns creative repair) * My shells breathable material on the shoulders wore off. * Wide angle lens fogged over. * All of our hiking pole tips wore out. * A couple of articles of clothing ripped sightly. * One shoelace broke
John's spoon fixed with duct tape, steel wire, and a tent stake
Our hiking pole tips mid trip, eventually they all wore off
One of my hiking pole tips at the end of the trip compared to a new one
At the end of our trip we stayed a a camp ground in Hofn and i cam up with this little creation to dry our clothes
