or, a rough guide on what to pack for an expedition in the Northwest Passage
One 140 litre and one 110 litre duffel bag plus carry-on with electronic equipment like camera, personal locator beacon, batteries, charging cables, GoPro, etc. The first picture shows all I took with me to Canada. However several bits from kit list such as insulated Arctic trousers and jacket and gloves I only bought here in Canada.
| Item | Qty |
| Gloves | 2 |
| Warm brimmed hat with lanyard | 2 |
| Sunglasses, category 4 with lanyard | 2 |
| Seamless underwear, at least some warmer/woollen ones | 14 |
| Water resilient/hydrophobic or waterproof but breathable Socks | 14 |
| Foul weather gear Top | 1 |
| Foul weather gear Trousers/salopettes | 1 |
| Set of oils (poncho/jacket and trousers, 2mm thick non-breathable rubber) | 1 |
| Strong but flexible trousers, warm and windproof | 1 |
| Windproof balaclava face covering | 2 |
| Fleece | 5 |
| Arctic synthetic down jacket | 1 |
| Reasonably well insulated jacket like fleece with padded lining | 1 |
| Synthetic down mid-layer | 1 |
| T-shirts, thermal | 5 |
| Arctic level thermal base layers – long johns and top | 2 |
| Synthetic down under- trousers | 2 |
| Dry robe (to wear on top of other gear when on polar bear watch) | 1 |
| Arctic -30C synthetic down sleeping bag + waterproof bivvy | 1 |
| Arctic -30C self-inflating sleeping mat (65×190×7.5cm) | 1 |
| Sailing boots (leather top layer, gore tex beneath), 2 sizes bigger | 1 |
| Running shoes, 2 sizes bigger | 1 |
| Smartphone/shockproof/waterproof case – download charts for the NWP | 1 |
| Charging cable(s) | 6 |
| Cigarette lighter adapter12v to USB | 1 |
| Battery bank for smartphone | 1 |
| Butane lighter | 2 |
| Hammar lifejacket | 1 |
| Hammar lifejacket rearming kit | 2 |
| Immersion suit (supplied by NWP) | 1 |
| Three-point harness | 1 |
| Personal locator beacon | 1 |
| Suncream enough for 100 days factor 50+ | |
| Lip Balm sun stick, enough for 100 days factor 50+ | 2 |
| Biodegradable baby wipes | 300 |
| Mosquito head net | 1 |
| Strong insect repellent | 1 |
| Lightweight easy dry towel | 2 |
| Talcum powder | 1 |
| Large packets of Blister plasters | 4 |
| Seat padding of your choice | 2 |
| 100 days’ worth personal supplements and/or medication | |
| Money/credit cards | 1 |
| Passport and any visas/permits you may need | |
| Anti seasickness tablets to last your journey | |
| Multitool | 1 |
| Small personal knife | 1 |
| Head torch and spare batteries or rechargeable headtorch | 1 |
| Adequate spare batteries for all kit that needs batteries | 1 |
| Eating utensils | 2 |
| Large thermal mug with lid | 1 |
| Headphones | 1 |
| Water bottles | 2 |
| Pee bottle clearly marked | 1 |
| Thermos flask – optional | 1 |
| Thermal blanket | 1 |
| Clothes pegs | 6 |
| large waterproof bags that fit all kit | 2 |
| Smaller dry bags | 6 |
| Small mini carabiners | 6 |
| Toothbrush | 1 |
| Toothpaste | 2 |
| Floss | 1 |
| Sponge/cloth | 1 |
| Waterless soap | 1 |
| Shampoo/waterless shampoo | 1 |
| Rubbing alcohol gel | 1 |
… did we miss anything?
