Hints and tips about polar travel

Here are some details to change for next trip. This is mainly for personal use.

Some other hints can be found here

  • 6.5 liter of unleaded fuel were burned in 13 full days for three people
  • improvements on the sledge belt (closing system, braces)
  • better skin stick (must be redone perfectly before departure)
  • 2 screw snap (people and sledges ropes) + one simlpe on the sledge + one simple for the ice screw
  • surbottes are better than gaiters
  • forget Avocet watch
  • different food rations (smaller and bigger ones depending on the appetite)
  • pan >2 liters for 2 persons with the heavy rations
  • only serious pieces to fix the tent (no mix)
  • gps route points should be entered before the trips, but not typical points (like summits...). In this way, the routes can be plotted before, and there is less measurments and calculations inside the tent.
  • a good boat compas should be carried for fog navigation (specially alone or with the sail)
  • better system to store the wire for the bear mines
  • more tea and beef "bouillon"
  • zippo+matches
  • waterproff system under the tent if the temperature is not very cold
  • a bigger mess tent
  • an inside sleeping bag in microfiber
  • 1/2 chemical heater
  • a spare pole (specially for a many people party)
  • a better rolling up system fro the kite
  • a emergency stopping system for the kite (on the brake)
  • a comfortable harness for the rifle (this point is important)
    • MASSELOT Alexandre
    Last modified: Wed Sep 4 10:55:45 MET DST