Sunday 16 January 2011

Heavily equipped

We had a little scooter trip today. Sky in the south were slightly lighter, there were weak polar lights over the sky and almost full moon which made mountains to glow magically. Everything at once! Where ever you looked, it was just amazingly  beautiful. The perfect day - if we don't count that it's pretty painful to get feeling back on fingers afterwards...

There is pretty much stuff you need to have even for a quite short scooter tour. I got curious how much I'm actually having on me. So, I just needed to weigh me with all the clothes and equipment on and afterwards without them: 17 kilograms difference! And that was only what I was having on me; Then we're having some safety equipment separately with us as well. On the picture there is everything I had today with, safety equipment included.

But, already boots are weighing 2,5 kg, scooter suit almost 4 kg and rifle with ammunition about the same. If my partner is with me, I don't need to carry the rifle at all, because he's having a rifle holder in his scooter - I'm not having that. Today I was carrying the gun as well. No, we're not really going around light-weighted...

4 comments:

  1. Nattsnakk16 January 2011 at 18:04

    Clothes:
    * Thick woollen underwear (Devold)
    * Thick woollen layer (Ulvang)
    * To pairs of socks, mixed wool or wool (one home made, one bought)
    * Woollen gloves (home made, felted)
    * Scooter gloves (made of leather)
    * Balaclava
    * Scooter dress (Sinisalo Svalbard Extreme)
    * Boots (Sorel Glacier)
    * Belt
    * Helmet
    * Goggles

    If it’s colder or windy, then I have one layer more: one layer of wool or thin down jacket (Klättermusen Liv) and ski trousers (Mountain Equipment Cirrus) and an extra mask over balaclava.

    Things on the pockets and belts:
    * Rifle + ammunition (Mauser from year 1938)
    * Signal pistol + ammunition
    * GPS (Garmin Oregon 550, my partner has Garmin 276C festet on scooter)
    * Avalance beacon (Mammut Barryvox)
    * Head lamp (Magicshine MJ-808)
    * Map + compass
    * Knife
    * Mobil phone, Visa and driving licence
    * Packet of hankies
    * Woollen fingergloves

    In the scooter box:
    * Small shovel
    * Avalance probe
    * First aid
    * Quilted emergency blancet (Helsport Fjellduk X-trem)
    * Thermos and cocoa
    * Some food
    * Fur cap
    * Extra gloves
    * Oil for engine
    * Some tools

    If we go for little bit longer trip, we have also with:
    * Satellite telephone (Iridium 9505)
    * Mattress
    * Vindbag (Marabut?)
    * Cooking kit (my friend has Primus multifuel)
    * Rope
    * Extra clothes

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  2. Lankavakka17 January 2011 at 16:31

    Tiiätkö, että helpommallakin voisi päästä...? Täällä oli vain muutaman millin jääkerros auton lasissa (koska satoi vettä reilun viiden asteen pakkaskelillä) haittoina töistä lähtiessä, mutta se varttitunnin hinkutus tuntuu juuri nyt - tämän postauksen lukemisen jälkeen - ihan pikkujutulta. :)

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  3. Nattsnakk17 January 2011 at 20:23

    Juu, mie luulen, että helpommallakin vois päästä... mutta jotenki sitä ei vaan halua. Suomessa puhutaan Lapin kärpäsen puremasta, täällä voi taas toeta että ”Livet er Svalbard”. Kyllä siinä on hommaa jään raaputtamisessakin! Varsinki sillon, ku oikeesti tekis mieli vaan lähtee kotiin.

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  4. Ahti18 January 2011 at 07:19

    Kiva, kun voin seurailla kuulumisiasi!

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