Isle Royale Packing List

By Jennifer Santiago on June 16, 2016

Due to flooding in my neighborhood, this post didn’t get written quite in time.

Storms raged yesterday afternoon, which resulted in power outages and floods throughout Indianapolis. Many roads were impassable, and at least one neighborhood that I saw was under enough water that I could only see the top of an unfortunate car parked in the middle of the street. On my own street, the water was deep enough that I considered getting out my kayak, if for nothing else than a photo-op (I didn’t, because grounding the boat on concrete didn’t sound like a positive thing). So I wasn’t on here last night. Were we were struggling to not float away? No, thankfully, but we were having a great time playing in the floodwater, and making plans with a trusty neighbor to watch the house while we’re gone.

 

Without further ado, THE LIST:

 

Food & cooking

Water purifier

Mess kit with two bowls and extra silverware

Folding stove & two cans of fuel, pliers for opening

Oatmeal

Teabags

Protein bars

Freeze dried meals

Pancake mix

Dish soap (double as shampoo) and scrub pad

Water bottles

 

First Aid & medication

Neosporin

Epipen

Meds

Hand sanitizer

Gauze

Tape

Tweezers

Ice pack

Hand warmers

Bug spray

Sunscreen

Contact solution

Allergy medicine

 

Camp & Sleep

Tent

Headlamps

Tarp

Sleeping bags

Yoga mats (sleeping pads)

Inflatable pillow for Ali

 

Entertainment

Cards

Coloring book & crayons (or colored pencils?)

Small magnetic checkers set

 

Electronics                          

Phone

Solar charger

Charging cable

Digital camera with batteries

 

Toiletries & bathroom

Toilet paper

Toothbrushes & toothpaste

Baby wipes

Trowel (if you’re wondering why this is in this section, think about it for a little bit.)

Plastic bags

Hairbrush

Bar soap

 

Clothing (each)

Wool hat

Wool socks (plus 1 extra pair)

Shorts

Long pants

Rain jackets

Hiking boots

Underwear

Shirts

Sweater

 

Miscellaneous

Backpack

Waterproof pack cover

Day pack

Towel

Duct tape

Knife

Maps & guide book

 

Some of this may get cut down, while some may be added.