Gear
Gear and packing lists
What to bring, what I brought, and how to get there. Every page here comes from a stay at the place it covers, and each one links to the experiences it applies to.
Gear links go to the retailer. I only link gear I have used.
Gear guides
What was in the bag, and why
The kit carried on one kind of trip, piece by piece, with the rules that chose it.
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Everything I carry
The whole kit, camera to car charger: one body and a second always on me, the long lens for bears, the drone that needs permission, and the gimbal, bags, drives, light and power around them.
For God's Pocket Resort , Knight Inlet Lodge , Purcell Mountain Lodge , Wildcoast Adventures
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Packing lists
Tick it off as it goes in
Every item is a real checkbox and the ticks are saved on your device, so the list is still yours the night before you leave.
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What to pack for a sea kayak base camp
The list I packed from, item by item, with a box beside each so you know when you are done.
For Spirit of the West Adventures , Wildcoast Adventures
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What to pack for a summer week at a backcountry lodge
Boots, layers, rain, sun and the helicopter weight limit, for a hiking week at a fly-in lodge like Purcell or Mistaya.
For Mistaya Lodge , Purcell Mountain Lodge
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What to pack for a winter week at a backcountry lodge
Skis, avalanche kit, layers and the helicopter weight limit, for a ski touring or splitboard week at a fly-in lodge like Purcell or Mistaya.
For Mistaya Lodge , Purcell Mountain Lodge
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What to pack for Knight Inlet Lodge
Layers, scent-free everything, the camera rules on the stands and the skiffs, and the floatplane weight limit, for a bear-viewing stay at Glendale Cove.
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What to pack for a dive week at God's Pocket
The certification floor, every piece of dive kit you must bring because there is no rental gear, camera power rules, and the 4 pm boat from Port Hardy.
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What to pack for Lightwater Cove
A weekend bag for a rain-shadow island: the ferry, the car, layers, something to swim in, and cash for the Saturday market.
For Lightwater Cove
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Getting there
The journey, in order
Ferries, flights, the bus and the water taxi, step by step, for the places where the getting there is half the trip.
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Getting to Orca Camp
Ferries, flights, the bus, parking, the 7:30 check-in and the water taxi, in order, from the mainland to the beach.
How to get there
