tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5092368500458157632011-07-08T01:38:53.474-07:00Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-23957204125410377212009-12-07T10:00:00.000-08:002009-12-10T10:34:14.490-08:00<span style="font-size:180%;">What am I taking?</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Kayaking Equipment</span><br /></strong>- Necky Kayaks Looksha 1V<br />- 2 Werner Paddles Ikelos, bent shaft<br />- Razdex spray skirt<br />- Kokatat Expedition Gore-Tex dry suit<br />- Kokatat personal flotation device<br />- Teva sandals<br />- Helmet<br />- Pump<br />- Flares<br />- Pogies<br />- Bolle sunglasses<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Camping Equipment</span></strong><br />- Macpac Hemisphere tent (strengthened with Valances)<br />- Exped Sleeping bag<br />- Thermorest sleeping mat<br />- MSR stove, fuel bottles<br />- MSR Pot and cookware<br />- MSR miniworks water filter<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Communication and Navigation<br /></span></strong>- Garmin GPS<br />- Deck Compass<br />- Laminated Charts<br />- Iridium Sat phone<br />- VHF radio<br />- Binoculars<br />- Asus Eee PC laptop<br />- Global Network tracking device<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Filming/Photography and storage</span><br /></strong>- 2 Sony CX500V High definition Camcorders<br />- Underwater camera housing (for the camera mounted on kayak)<br />- 2 LaCie Rugged 500 G external hardrives<br />- Pelican waterproof cases<br />- Microphone, spare batteries, extra memory cards and other paraphernalia<br />- Solar panel and battery for recharging<br />- Nikon Coolpix Digital Camera<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Miscellaneous</span></strong><br />- Harvest Foods Freeze dried food packages<br />- Clif bar assortment of energy, protein bars<br />- Water bottles<br />- Kayak repair kit<br />- Multitools<br />- Clothing<br />- Journal and pen<br />-Mustang flotation jacket and pants for sail across<br />-First Aid kit with GOOD sea sickness medication!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-2395720412541037721?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-3798921291312337922009-02-12T23:03:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:34:34.467-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZTIwv9HRsI/AAAAAAAABMs/n7epB5xHhkI/s1600-h/340.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302083401153988290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZTIwv9HRsI/AAAAAAAABMs/n7epB5xHhkI/s400/340.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZTHDdF2WkI/AAAAAAAABMk/9TarslYC5bA/s1600-h/looksha_IV_composite_sm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302081523484613186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZTHDdF2WkI/AAAAAAAABMk/9TarslYC5bA/s400/looksha_IV_composite_sm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-379892129131233792?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-3217315072084331022009-02-12T21:06:00.002-08:002009-12-27T22:51:43.555-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_--JfsxI/AAAAAAAABRk/lREYzi22Mjs/s1600-h/KOKATAT+PFD.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302144118621713170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_--JfsxI/AAAAAAAABRk/lREYzi22Mjs/s200/KOKATAT+PFD.jpg" border="0" /></a> Thick padding provides good bouyancy without the bulky feeling.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-321731507208433102?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-17443726031000491012009-02-12T21:06:00.001-08:002009-12-27T23:21:39.679-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_3C0Z58I/AAAAAAAABRc/K70Tfa5Vg00/s1600-h/KOKATAT+DRYSUIT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302143982436476866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_3C0Z58I/AAAAAAAABRc/K70Tfa5Vg00/s400/KOKATAT+DRYSUIT.jpg" border="0" /></a> After spending an hour of practicing rolls and wet exits from my kayak, not a drop of water made it into this dry suit!<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-1744372603100049101?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-37194621823490683102009-02-12T21:05:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:10:28.182-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_rONzdyI/AAAAAAAABRU/F5pqgHk5qTE/s1600-h/KOKATAT+WHIRLPOOL+BIB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302143779337369378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 217px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_rONzdyI/AAAAAAAABRU/F5pqgHk5qTE/s400/KOKATAT+WHIRLPOOL+BIB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-3719462182349068310?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-74031081236536981092009-02-12T21:04:00.002-08:002009-02-12T21:12:02.216-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_ioiFp5I/AAAAAAAABRM/DhiuOjR7JJ0/s1600-h/KOKATATPOWDERDRY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302143631782946706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_ioiFp5I/AAAAAAAABRM/DhiuOjR7JJ0/s400/KOKATATPOWDERDRY.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-7403108123653698109?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-55617333954875347102009-02-12T21:04:00.001-08:002009-02-12T21:12:59.932-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_aROR9fI/AAAAAAAABRE/34un9ZlaEXM/s1600-h/KOKATATPANTS.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302143488086898162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_aROR9fI/AAAAAAAABRE/34un9ZlaEXM/s400/KOKATATPANTS.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-5561733395487534710?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-45528679600391525412009-02-12T21:03:00.000-08:002009-02-12T21:13:27.401-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_MJn-TUI/AAAAAAAABQ8/SA0usi4CHTY/s1600-h/KOKATATTOP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302143245529009474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 120px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 166px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZT_MJn-TUI/AAAAAAAABQ8/SA0usi4CHTY/s400/KOKATATTOP.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-4552867960039152541?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-24394987020196215472009-02-12T17:14:00.001-08:002009-02-12T22:44:54.120-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUB--FXovI/AAAAAAAABR0/tIcz_OSGlBk/s1600-h/RASDEX+SPRAYDECK.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302146317627663090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 115px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUB--FXovI/AAAAAAAABR0/tIcz_OSGlBk/s200/RASDEX+SPRAYDECK.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-2439498702019621547?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-65316278167433699492009-02-12T16:17:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:44:35.833-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUDR5Ft0jI/AAAAAAAABSU/ZsNRLSnqJS4/s1600-h/WERNERPADDLE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302147742216081970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUDR5Ft0jI/AAAAAAAABSU/ZsNRLSnqJS4/s320/WERNERPADDLE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUDKpMphgI/AAAAAAAABSM/MziUOkpJy6A/s1600-h/355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302147617691108866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 181px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUDKpMphgI/AAAAAAAABSM/MziUOkpJy6A/s320/355.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>review coming soon</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-6531627816743369949?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-74002580138271751292009-02-12T14:41:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:43:06.001-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUWFcek2_I/AAAAAAAABS0/z31uexI2wzo/s1600-h/MUSTANG+COAT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302168419098221554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUWFcek2_I/AAAAAAAABS0/z31uexI2wzo/s320/MUSTANG+COAT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>review coming soon</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-7400258013827175129?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-80364655587284291972009-02-12T14:38:00.000-08:002009-02-12T22:42:48.432-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUVkkdgCBI/AAAAAAAABSs/Xjr4VCOC0qg/s1600-h/MUSTANG+BIB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302167854305511442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 87px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUVkkdgCBI/AAAAAAAABSs/Xjr4VCOC0qg/s320/MUSTANG+BIB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />review coming soon<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-8036465558728429197?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509236850045815763.post-28179557655821362782009-01-12T21:22:00.000-08:002010-03-03T19:36:15.244-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUEYAS6leI/AAAAAAAABSk/O_AkABTZecQ/s1600-h/HARVESTFOODWORKS.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302148946741335522" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_vreotOwc2pc/SZUEYAS6leI/AAAAAAAABSk/O_AkABTZecQ/s320/HARVESTFOODWORKS.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 320px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></a><br /><div></div><br />The wind howled last nite and twice I went out in search of even biggger boulders to put on pre-exisitng boulders, the gusts made my hair curl and I wouldn't be surprised that by the time I get to a mirror, a few extra greys may be there. Watch out Elephant seals, I'll be tying me and my kayak to them if the wind gets any stronger. <span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">I'm loving my hot dinners, deliciously tasty and instant, gourmet meals in a bag - Harvest Foodworks you </span><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">rock!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/509236850045815763-2817955765582136278?l=thegearroom.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Oceanmaid Ventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907658802032005617noreply@blogger.com2