Travel What to Take on Your Trip… Personal Items Packing - Antarctica Cell Phone* Sweater/Fleece (wool or polar-fleece) Alarm Clock, batteries What To Pack For Your Trip - heavy Ear Plugs, Eye Mask Jacket - Waterproof Flash light, batteries, bulbs Total Diving System - Antarctica Weight & Trim System Pants - Waterproof Toilet Paper (location specific)* Hat - Watch Cap or Balaclava, (2) Anti-bacterial Wipes & Hand wash Surface Support System: Special Purpose System Scarf Insect Repellent* Mask (2) Equipment Bag Gloves (2) Sun Block, Lip Balm Snorkel Mesh Bag Glove Liners (2) Fins, Booties, Dive Socks Dry bag Socks - Silk/Polypropylene (2) Repair & Cleaning Items Mask Defog & Cleaner Dive Light, primary & backups Socks - Wool/Fleece (3) Sewing Kit (including large needle to Divers Tool Marker Light Socks - Dress (1-2)* accommodate dental floss) Redundant divers tool* Signaling Device (whistle, signal mirror, Socks - Casal (1-2) Multipurpose Tool (SOG® Tool) etc) 3+ Undergarments Universal Sink Stopper (flat) Environment Protection Sys. Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) Sarong or Long T-Shirt Detergent Drysuit System Emergency SMB* Necktie, Scarf, Hair band, Bandanas Net Line/Flexible Clothesline* Dry Gloves & Liners (2) SMB “crack bottle” & hardware* Sun hat, knit cap, hat clip Safety Pins, rubber bands, cord Hood - Dry Suit Heavy Reels & Spools (1-3) Shoes - Dress* Cable Ties & Duct Tape Ziploc® Bags, Trash Bags Dry Base Undergarment (2 sets for Carabineers, Clips, Bungee Shoes - walking/hiking
diving so can wash one out) Spare Parts (mask strap, fin straps, Shoes - “Wellies” Paperwork Thick Undergarment (2 sets so can buckles, o-rings, cable ties, spare hoses, etc.) Teva® Sandals Passport, visas, extra passport photos, wash one out) Cable Ties Belt vaccination certifications (if needed), Spare Seals Duct Tape (White) Copies of important documents Talc, Zipper Wax Tools Toiletries Tickets, Itinerary Dry Box Toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, Health Insurance Info Air Delivery System Sink-the-Stink floss Razor, blades & Shaving Cream/Oil DiveAssure® Card Primary First & Second Stage (OC) Dry Ear/Swim Ear Drops Charge & ATM cards Microfleece® towel Comb, Hairbrush Back-up First & Second Stage (OC) Cash - Local Currency (Small Amount Post Dive Shell or Cover-up Shampoo & Cream Rinse Neck Ring of local currency) AquaSeal® Hair De-Tangle solution Extra Mouthpieces Traveler’s Cheque* Deodorant Back-up Air Delivery System* 2 Personal Cheques Bar Soap & Container Spare Hoses* Membership Cards, business/calling Clothing & Personal Items Nail Clippers Microfleece® Towel cards, telephone access numbers
Air Management & Info Sys Medications & Vitamins Security Pouch (worn under clothing) Clothing Dive computers Decongestants, Antihistamines Jacket, Dress (depending on trip) Air monitor Diarrhea Treatment (Lomotil, Pepto Comfort & Travel 2 - trousers/skirts Direction monitor Bismal, etc) Dark sunglasses 1 - Shorts Back-up computer* Infection Treatment (Cipro®) Lens cleaning supplies 2-4 - Shirts (Non-cotton best) Time monitor Malaria Tablets (If appropriate for trip)* Prescription glasses Swimsuit (hot Springs/Buenos Ares) Dive slate Sea Sickness Medication Copy of eyeglass prescription Dry Base Liner or Silk/Polypropylene Dive planning materials Analgesic of Choice Compass* Liner/Long underwear (2) Waterproof Dive Tables* Other personal supplies Umbrella* Logbook, extra pages (must show Sweater/Fleece (wool or polar- Other ______ Inflatable Travel Pillow* proof of experience) fleece) - lightweight to medium Silk Sleeping Sheet* Certification Card weight Spoon, fork, knife (for some trips)* Water Buoyancy Control/BCD System Special Notes... Use this list as a memory queue. Cross off items Backplate & Harness, w/ quick release Item Available At Oceanic Ventures you do not own and thus will not be taking on Primary Air Cell Special pricing or gift available your trip. Also, all items may not be appropriate Redundant Air Cell* Optional items for the trip you are taking. Travel What to Take on Your Trip… Antarctica Packing - Tools & Spares for Antarctica
Going on an Expedition may be is unlike any Items Being Packed by Others Purification* other activity you have done before. One of Reading Materials the sponsors, Diving Unlimited International Calculator, small* will be bringing some state of the art dive TOOLS AND SPARES MP3 Player* clothing for you to try but it will not be available for you on every dive because others Lemon Drops, hard candy Your Spare Parts Power bars will want to try it as well. As such, you need to Eric Keibler: plan on bringing what you need for both the Binoculars diving and the excursions. Crescent Wrench - Small We recommend that you carry a spare set of seals Travel Water Bottle Flat, Multi-Wrench for your dry suit and a tube of Aquaseal.
Fish ID Guide Expect 30°, but the temperatures can be 20°-50° Screwdriver with interchangeable with windy and wet conditions possible. Additionally, like all dive trips, you should carry a bits for flat head and Phillips head selection of o-rings designed to work with your Memories equipment. It is especially important that you carry According to Oceanwide Expeditions, “the Computer, download cables, power screws some spare DIN o-rings since they have a tendency secret to keeping warm is the layering principle. It is Allen Keys - SAE to fall out. supply better to have several light layers of clothing than one Pen, small notebook, glue stick (for heavy layer...The most important layer us the outer Allen Keys - Metric It never seems you can have too many cable ties so journal, notes, addresses, etc) waterproof and windproof shell.” You should pack Wire Cutters bring more then you think you will need. Camera, lenses, flash, tripod, strobes, clothing accordingly. Multi-Tool (aka Leatherman® or film, media, extra batteries, charger SOG® Tool) Also, don’t forget talc and zipper wax. Personal Address Book Pick Address Labels for friends at home Eraser Gifts for Children Buenos Aires Selection of O-Rings Gifts for hosts Gifts for others Aquaseal® Check Your Equipment Expect 80°-90° with high humidity during the day. It Large Envelops (to mail things home) cools off some in the evening. LP Hose (1) HP Hose (1) Please make sure all of your diving equipment is in current service. Eric and Faith will not be doing Luggage Drysuit Hose (1) annual equipment maintenance on this trip. Dive Equipment Bag BCD Hose (1) Mesh Bag Spare first & second stage ADS (1) Ushuaia Daypack or fanny pack Zeagle second stage seats Roller Bag or Carry-on bag Expect 40°-50°. Wind and rain are possible. Bungee Dry Bag Duct Tape Small Mesh Bag/Lightweight duffel/ Cable Ties laundry bag Cigar cutter Packing Cubes Mark Your Equipment Jet Flame Lighter Luggage Lock Hand luggage scale Much of the equipment, drysuit undergarments, luggage, etc. look similar. To help assure you keep up Faith Ortins, DUI with yours, please put your name on everything. Wrist Seals - Glue On Remember, there was a reason your mother put your name in all of your underwear and clothes when you Wrist Seals - Zip Seals went to camp! Neck Seal - Zip Seal
You can use paint pens (available at Oceanic Gloves Ventures) and sharpies. Patches Tools to do patches and seal replacements Undergarment - Vest (a few)