The Last Equipment Run Through

10am Sunday, we scheduled to meet and go through everything we were bringing. Peter and I methodically went piece-by-piece through our gear. Starting with what we were planning on wearing in the cockpit and what went on the deck. Our PFD was a reveal unto itself. There is a lot of gear in a PFD! Duplicates were set aside in a pile to be put back in the storage boxes, non-functioning stuff went into a trash pile, and at-one-time-great-ideas were shuffled off to go with the next trip.

Laying it all out

Then the boats were loaded trying to imagine the balance of boat. Heavy stuff at the bottom for ballast. I put more weight in the rear to help keep the nose out of the waves. Peter put more weight in the front to combat the natural tendency for his boat to weathercock or turn into the wind. 

After loading boat, this is what fit. 

It all fit. I had to break up my sleeping gear into smaller dry bags to get the distribution right. Even with expected water bags and probably too much food, it works.

Stuff that goes on me or on the deck.

We went at it steady for four and a half hours, and we are all packed and ready to load up tomorrow night. We plan to leave Tuesday morning in time to be at car rental place when they open.

Peter's Insta360 mount