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The Adventure-Boat...Goes Shopping.

11/17/2015

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It's that time of year. (No! Nothing to do with jingle bells, by all that is sacred in this world! Eat the dang pie first, if you please. Jeesh.)

No, it's gearing up time. The delivery vans are starting to stop by with goodies.

The first time Captain TwoBeers did an Everglades Challenge, the required safety equipment gave me sticker-shock. One SPOT personal locator, a GPS and a back-up GPS, EPIRB and strobes, a hand-held submersible VHF radio, paper charts. 
White Pelicans
Add on a few other electronics: a GoPro to capture the fun, a solar charger to keep everything topped up, a basket full of A- and C- batteries, and a motorcycle battery to power the GPS on the overnight watch... Never mind the snake-bite kit (!), hypothermia kit, first aid kits, cooking kit, sleep system, dry-bags for clothes, and the rest of the expedition gear needed for the adventure. 

Johnson brand stock might have gone up based on the volume of Ziploc bags we bought. Bags for flashlights, for food, for electronics, for anything and everything. There's even a jumbo-sized Ziploc that easily gulps up the fluffiest of sleeping bags.
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Anyhow, that was then. This time, the basic gear is still in play, so our discretionary spending is going toward upgrades that make the grade. For instance, personal lighting.
 
​A small boat in big water sailing through the night? A tiny boat. Big wilderness. Deep darkness.

Why yes, I think reliable and powerful flashlights are vital for the success and safety of my sailors.


Jeff's cousin Robin steered us toward NiteRider lights. Waterproof, stout, powerful, and designed for use in active sports (night surfing anyone?) these are super cool:
Niterider lights
And the solar panel will re-charge them. May everything else we purchase in the next few months be half as nifty! 
10 Comments
Bill Wright
11/17/2015 08:51:06 am

A little late now but the Streamlight Waypoint spotlight is a great choice for a "thrower" type light.

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Amy
11/17/2015 10:23:59 pm

Thanks Bill!
How's the Hot Canary?

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Bill Wright
11/18/2015 08:49:50 am

HC is not feeling the love. Luke and I have canceled our EC plans. Meade has decided to sell the boat. He has asked me to handle that sale, so if you know anyone that might be interested let me know. :-(

Amy
11/18/2015 07:48:33 pm

Bill -- sorry to hear it! I will be sure to pass the word around.

Pere Noel
11/18/2015 09:25:31 am

Dear Santa, No need to wait for Christmas Eve. We are open for deliveries of fun stuff most anytime ! Much respect to the builder sailor (sometime rower) adventurers, and adventure writer photographer bloggers too. Merci.

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Amy
11/18/2015 07:51:47 pm

Cher Pere Noel --
Si vous voulez, sauf la paix.

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P Noel
11/19/2015 06:44:23 pm

The Everglades Cha and your blog's connection to Jan and Meade and their decades of great designs and world of sailing contributions takes some oldtime sailboys fondly back to their childhoods. Very great !

Moresailesed
11/26/2015 11:17:23 am

Made it down to the boat building hideout over the past weekend and gotta say what a nice job Jeff and O.H. are doing in creating a beautiful EC machine! They let me do a little work on the rig.. Very cool to see it coming together!

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Amy
11/26/2015 10:01:11 pm

Thanks for stopping by, Moresailesed!

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