Teepee, Chris The Cat, Imagedude and myself are off to Karasjok in the Finmark area of Norway. We depart on 3rd Feb from Gatwick and Return 18th Feb. First leg sees us fly into Finland and end up in Ivalo from where we will get the bus to Karasjok. a quick overnight in a cabin to prep gear and we will be off.
We finally managed to meet up this weekend to compare kit, shoot the breeze, share a meal (thanks again Clare) and a few drinks.
None of us bought all our kit down but we covered off sleep system, boots and clothes and sorted out who would bring what in terms of group kit
The plan is to head North from Karasjok on snowshoes hauling toboggans and get as far into the back country as time will allow. Hopefully there will be some skidoo tracks to ease us in.
A few pics from the kit show and tell
Hennie discovered the dehydrated beef gravel pete bought down
the gimps
New stove im trialing for the trip - Soto Muka
Kit all over the place, Three of us are on snowshoes and you can see Bob's skis in the foreground
Checking out the bothey bag
Anyhow, we had a productive weekend and we even managed to fit a couple of walks in. Im sure others will chime in with theirs but here is my intended kit list
Deployment Bags x 2
Lowe Alpine Saracen
Roll up Toboggan
bungees
various dry bags / stuff sacks
35l carryon (will be carried as emergency through the ice bag on trip)
floor tarp for tent (aluminiumized)
bungees
Boggan Tarp
Atlas Snow Shoes
Seek outside teepee
Seek outside pole
Four Dog ti box Stove
Snow Shovel
Integral designs bugaboo bivvy bag
CCF mat
Wiggys ultima thule dos bag
Bivvy Boots - Rab expedition down
Exped Down mat 9LW
Alpkit 750 Mug
1.8l Mors pot
Soto Muka petrol stove
Nalgene 1.5l x2
Flasks x 2
Trangia 2.5 billy (group kit)
Foot powder
Mirror
dump kit
personal FAK
Wash kit
Sea to summit possibles bag
Big Zebra Head Torch 18650
Small Zebra as backup
spare batts
blow poker
Tinder Card
wash up kit
polymorph
emergency foil blankets
Thermometer
marker tape
Phone + spare batts
Alpkit Padded Cell phone case
Knife - Mora
spice shakers
swiss army folding candle lantern + candles
30" bow saw + 2 spare blades (group kit)
Silky Pocketboy
Wallet, Tickets, Cash, Card, Docs
expedition sunglasses
rescue spikes
ski goggles
Compass
whistle
Map & case
GPS + mapping
Food - dried lunches and breakfasts plus plenty flapjack chocolate and nuts
group food for stews (home dehydrated veg and meat)
Merino Beanie
fjallraven tur heater hat
Gloves - NB48 gloves, buffalo mitts, liner gloves
fire gloves
various balaclavas
cold avenger mask
Merino wool long johns x 3
merino Base layers X2
merino hoody x2
ulfrotte 600 tbc
Keela Scuffers trews
Insulated nomex bibs with drop seat
teko merino liner Socks
Boots - Baffin pac boots
vapour barrier socks
flip flops for airport once my pac boots are through security
paramo aspira
mothership down jacket (rab baltoro)
Spare Underwear x3
Spare trews
merino buff
hand / face cream
petrol hand warmers warmers
trekking poles
various cordage
coffee and choffee
snow brush
pen
We finally managed to meet up this weekend to compare kit, shoot the breeze, share a meal (thanks again Clare) and a few drinks.
None of us bought all our kit down but we covered off sleep system, boots and clothes and sorted out who would bring what in terms of group kit
The plan is to head North from Karasjok on snowshoes hauling toboggans and get as far into the back country as time will allow. Hopefully there will be some skidoo tracks to ease us in.
A few pics from the kit show and tell
Hennie discovered the dehydrated beef gravel pete bought down
the gimps
New stove im trialing for the trip - Soto Muka
Kit all over the place, Three of us are on snowshoes and you can see Bob's skis in the foreground
Checking out the bothey bag
Anyhow, we had a productive weekend and we even managed to fit a couple of walks in. Im sure others will chime in with theirs but here is my intended kit list
Deployment Bags x 2
Lowe Alpine Saracen
Roll up Toboggan
bungees
various dry bags / stuff sacks
35l carryon (will be carried as emergency through the ice bag on trip)
floor tarp for tent (aluminiumized)
bungees
Boggan Tarp
Atlas Snow Shoes
Seek outside teepee
Seek outside pole
Four Dog ti box Stove
Snow Shovel
Integral designs bugaboo bivvy bag
CCF mat
Wiggys ultima thule dos bag
Bivvy Boots - Rab expedition down
Exped Down mat 9LW
Alpkit 750 Mug
1.8l Mors pot
Soto Muka petrol stove
Nalgene 1.5l x2
Flasks x 2
Trangia 2.5 billy (group kit)
Foot powder
Mirror
dump kit
personal FAK
Wash kit
Sea to summit possibles bag
Big Zebra Head Torch 18650
Small Zebra as backup
spare batts
blow poker
Tinder Card
wash up kit
polymorph
emergency foil blankets
Thermometer
marker tape
Phone + spare batts
Alpkit Padded Cell phone case
Knife - Mora
spice shakers
swiss army folding candle lantern + candles
30" bow saw + 2 spare blades (group kit)
Silky Pocketboy
Wallet, Tickets, Cash, Card, Docs
expedition sunglasses
rescue spikes
ski goggles
Compass
whistle
Map & case
GPS + mapping
Food - dried lunches and breakfasts plus plenty flapjack chocolate and nuts
group food for stews (home dehydrated veg and meat)
Merino Beanie
fjallraven tur heater hat
Gloves - NB48 gloves, buffalo mitts, liner gloves
fire gloves
various balaclavas
cold avenger mask
Merino wool long johns x 3
merino Base layers X2
merino hoody x2
ulfrotte 600 tbc
Keela Scuffers trews
Insulated nomex bibs with drop seat
teko merino liner Socks
Boots - Baffin pac boots
vapour barrier socks
flip flops for airport once my pac boots are through security
paramo aspira
mothership down jacket (rab baltoro)
Spare Underwear x3
Spare trews
merino buff
hand / face cream
petrol hand warmers warmers
trekking poles
various cordage
coffee and choffee
snow brush
pen
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