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Badwater:
Suggested Equipment List
This is an approximate list of the gear I've taken to the Badwater ultramarathon.
Clothes Box: Shoes, Clothing, & Gear |
Qty |
Desc |
2 |
Shoes, road (one regular, one larger size |
1 |
Shoes, trail (if climbing Whitney) |
1 |
Sandals (for after) |
2 |
Shorts, running white/gray (longer is better) |
3 |
Shorts, stretch (e.g., Underarmour ...prevents chafing) |
2 |
Shirt, short-sleeve, white (for after sunset) |
6 |
Socks (thin and thick) |
6 |
Bandanas (for ice) |
3 |
Hats (white) |
1 |
Sun Precautions suit |
1 |
Orthotics |
1 |
Spenco Inserts |
2 |
Sunglasses |
6 |
Small white hand towels (face wipe & clean-up) |
1 |
Waist pack |
Mountain Box: Shoes, Clothing, & Gear for
Whitney |
Qty |
Desc |
1 |
Camelbak |
1 |
Wind Pants |
1 |
Windbreaker |
1 |
Wool Cap |
1 |
Gloves |
1 |
Space Blanket |
Liquid: Drink |
Qty |
Desc |
18 gallons |
Water |
6 pack |
Snapple |
1 case |
V8 Tomato Juice (small cans) |
1 case |
Hansen's energy drinks (Costco) |
1 case |
Crystal Geyser juice squeeze (awesome!) |
8 bottles |
Pedialyte |
1 lg can |
Powdered Gatorade |
Kitchen Box: Food & Utensils |
Qty |
Desc |
1 lb. |
Hard candy |
6 cans |
Chicken soup |
3 bags |
Hickory BBQ potato chips |
-- |
Sandwich fixin's (sliced turkey, hard salami, swiss, PBJ) |
1 case |
Gu/Hammer Gel |
1 bag |
Salt packs |
1 |
Cutting board |
1 roll |
Paper towels |
-- |
Plates, cups, utensils |
1 box |
Ziploc bags |
Equipment Box: General |
Qty |
Desc |
1 |
Blanket |
8 |
Sport bottles |
2 |
Bottle hand grips |
1 |
Camera |
1 |
Clipboard & pens |
25 |
Log sheets (to track intake & output) |
4-6 |
Flashlights |
24 |
Flashlight batteries (AA) |
1 |
GPS (for crew) |
1 roll |
Toilet Paper |
1 roll |
Trash Bags |
4 |
Blinking light |
4 |
Reflective bands |
Foot Box: Foot Care |
Qty |
Desc |
1 roll |
Elastikon Tape (2") |
1 roll |
Micropore Tape |
1 bottle |
Tincture of Benzoine (adhesive) |
1 can |
TuffSkin (adhesive) |
1 box |
Spenco 2nd Skin Blister Pads |
Misc. |
Band-Aids
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Q-tips |
1 pk |
Cotton Swabs |
1 pk |
Needles |
1 pk |
Razor blades |
1 |
Tweezers |
1 |
Scissors (surgical, large) |
1 |
Scissors (sharp, small) |
1 bottle |
Alcohol (adhesive remover) |
(1) |
Sharp knife/leatherman tool (for cutting shoes) |
Medical Box: General Medical |
Qty |
Desc |
1 |
Ace bandage |
1 bottle |
Tylenol |
1 bottle |
Advil |
1 bottle |
Bug spray |
1 bottle |
Bullfrog |
1 stick |
Chapstick |
1 pair |
Seasick bands |
1 tube |
Sportslick |
1 tube |
Sun block |
1 bottle |
Tums/Rolaids |
Big Stuff: General, too big to box |
Qty |
Desc |
1 |
Foot basin |
2 |
Coolers (rectangular, 48 Qt.) |
1 |
Cooler (round, 5 gallon) |
1 |
Pop-up Chair |
1 |
Ground Mat |
1 |
Lantern |
1 |
Water Sprayer (Hudson, hand pump) |
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