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 Travel  What to Take on Your Trip… Personal Items Packing - Antarctica  Cell Phone* /Fleece ( or polar-fleece)  Alarm Clock, batteries What To Pack For Your Trip - heavy  Ear Plugs, Eye Mask  - Waterproof Flash light, batteries, bulbs Total Diving System - Antarctica Weight & Trim System  Pants - Waterproof  Toilet Paper (location specific)*  - Watch or , (2)  Anti-bacterial Wipes & Hand wash Surface Support System: Special Purpose System   Insect Repellent* Mask (2) Equipment Bag  Gloves (2)  Sun Block, Lip Balm Snorkel Mesh Bag  Liners (2) Fins, Booties, Dive 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 - (1-2)* accommodate dental floss) Redundant divers tool* Signaling Device (whistle, signal mirror,  Socks - Casal (1-2) Multipurpose Tool (SOG® Tool) etc)  3+  Universal Sink Stopper (flat) Environment Protection Sys. Surface Marker Buoy (SMB)  or Long T-  Detergent Drysuit System Emergency SMB*  , Scarf, Hair band, Bandanas Net Line/Flexible Clothesline* Dry Gloves & Liners (2) SMB “crack bottle” & hardware*  , , hat clip  Safety Pins, rubber , cord  - Dry Heavy Reels & Spools (1-3)  - Dress*  Cable Ties & Duct Tape  Ziploc® Bags, Trash Bags Dry Base (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®  Passport, visas, extra passport photos, wash one out) Cable Ties  vaccination certifications (if needed), Spare Seals  Duct Tape ()  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 & 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 - / Direction monitor Bismal, etc)  Dark  1 - Back-up computer*  Infection Treatment (Cipro®)  Lens cleaning supplies  2-4 - (Non-cotton best) Time monitor  Malaria Tablets (If appropriate for trip)*  Prescription  (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/ (2) Waterproof Dive Tables*  Other personal supplies  *  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 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)