26 - Basic Kayak Kit for every paddle

Everyday kayak kit

Personal Flotation Device with whistle, flashlight, strobe, watch and compass Sun hat Sun Screen Sun glasses Water Insect repellent - applied and usually left in the car unless long paddle Gloves Spray skirt Pump Paddle float VHF/Weather radio - Often left in the car after checking forecast Paddle Spare paddle - only left in the car if paddling with several other paddlers who have spares Rain gear/wind breaker Kayak repair/person repair kit

As personal as this list might be, what you carry in a repair kit for boat and yourself is even more so. Here is what I carry in a small dry bagas a kayak repair/ person repair kit

Kayak/person repair kit

Mechanical repair kit Fire starter - cotton balls and Vaseline Medical kit Leatherman multi-tool 25 ft of line Oyster knife

What you carry in a mechanical repair kit will vary greatly depending on what type of kayak you have. What is needed for fiberglass is not relevant for rotomold or skin on frame.

Kayak mechanical repair kit

Fiberglass repair kit - resin, hardener, fiberglass cloth,mixing stick and spatula General purpose glue General purpose sticky tape Epoxy putty tape Neoprene patch hacksaw blades hose clamps of various sizes short pieces of string snap

What you carry in a personal repair kit will vary greatly depending on what conditions you might have. What you need might vary depending on the length of your trip. I carry the same stuff all the time

Kayak person repair kit

adhesive tape for bandages and blisters band aid kit medications kit waterproof band aid kit prescription medications kit bandage/tools kit Ginger candy for sea sickness Supplies kit

Band aid kit

Safety pins band aids of various sizes butterfly finger bandages toe bandages small bandages clotting patch

Medications kit

Pepto Bismol - heartburn, diarrhea, upset stomach Benedryl antihistamine - insect bites Ultracet antibiotic Scopalomine patch for sea sickness

Waterproof bandage kit

The waterproof band aid kit is a commercial kit with a wide selection of shapes and sizes of waterproof bandages.

Prescription medications kit

Prescription general antibiotic for infections from cuts Vaseline - salt water boil protection, soothe cracked skin, lips Advil ibuprofin - headaches, muscle soreness Boraseptic white ointment - wound protection, antiseptic protection, zinc oxide base for sun protection Epi pen for insect bite allergies - my life threatening allergy

Bandage/tools kit

Liquid Bandage - replacement for sutures Nu Skin - for blisters and salt water boils tweezers - plastic for splinters and cactus needles duct tape - for everything roll of gauze - large wounds elastic bandage - breaks, sprains, slings nail clippers/file - nail splits, hang nails dental floss - equipment repair, clothing repair, emergency sutures ivy clean / poison ivy salve - relief from poison ivy rash mole skin - blisters and wound covering gauze bandage 6 inch - large wound cover metal mirror - seeing what you can't see directly

Bandage/tools kit

Tape Cotton balls - ear ache treatment, wind blown sand protection, snoring protection Plastic ear plugs