Jeff, please a review of your "camping kit" when you have time? Glad to see you're home again safely.
Gary
"Camping kit"......well, it was more of a kit for unplanned camping. I had indoor accommodations lined up for all of my planned stops but never fully knew if I would get to them due to weather. And there is always the possibility of an emergency which thankfully I didn't have.
I selected my gear from my own experience having done a fair bit of wilderness trips in the past and also from the great advice I have gotten from folks on this site. And frankly, some of what I consider to be my own experience at this point, may have very well been learned here too.
Some things I heard loud and clear from earlier in this thread and other threads.....
Survival gear is what you have on you. Camping gear is in the back of the airplane.
Be prepared to walk out of wherever you end up.
Cotton kills
Watch for overflow on the ice. Wear footwear that is waterproof.
And believe it or not, all of the stuff suggested on this thread wouldn't actually fit in a Super Cub. And a C185 was out of the budget at the moment. So some decisions had to be made about what to bring and what to leave behind. And I am no expert at this stuff but I am learning more with each trip.
My plane is pretty well set up for hauling a bunch of bulky stuff as I have extended lower baggage, turtle deck baggage, and a Firmin pod. I was fully cubed out, especially when Rhonda joined me after I got up to AK.
Tent - Arctic Oven tipi style - generously loaned to me by George Campbell
Snow tent stakes
Sleeping bags x 2 - Wiggy's minus 80 double bags bought prior to the trip
Inflatable sleeping pads x 2
Small Thermarest style pads x 2 - in case non-foam inflatables leaked.....and I have had them leak before resulting in waking up on the hard ground.
Small propane heater for tent including 6-16 oz propane bottles. Heater claims to run for 5.5 hours off one bottle.
I had purchased a small tent sized wood stove but decided against taking it due to size constraints
150' paracord
Jetboil
Two large cannisters of Isobutane
10 freeze dried meals
Tea
Coffee
Trail mix - Costco
Beef jerky
Bottles of water
Carhartt Yukon Extreme jacket and bibs - purchased for trip - Carhartt claims this stuff to be their warmest. Not cotton. I was extremely pleased with this gear and it was very warm.
Inreach Mini 2 communicator
TP
Large old fashioned snowshoes and poles x 2
Pac Boots
Leatherman
Windproof hat (I saw that lots of folks in Canada and AK wear hooded jackets. I am going to get the Carhartt hood that snaps to my jacket)
Smartwool long johns and shirts
Extra layers of fleece bottoms and tops
Gloves and mittens
Heat pack finger and toe warmers.....actually never used them
Sunglasses
Headlamp
Hatchet
Bowls, cups, spoons
Blastmatch
lighter
Propane torch
folding water jug
Avalanche Shovel
Duct tape
First Aid kit
Water filter straw
Camera
Lenses
GoPro
Spare batteries for NC headsets
Contractor size garbage bags
For airplane
Tool bag
Four spark plugs
Assortment of AN hardware
Tire patch kit
Oil filter
4 qts oil
Cowl Cover
Wing Covers - purchased from Kurt at AK wing covers prior to trip
Tail covers - purchased from Kurt at AK wing covers prior to trip
Ice screws x 5
150' of tie down line
Bushwheel bags x 2
Li-Ion jump pack
Two headsets plus extra
Ipad
Iphone
Garmin portable GPS 660
Wham-o Heater
Gallon white gas
Battery air compressor
Iso fuel de-icer - 6 bottles
2" blue painters tape
I think that's about it but I may be missing a few things........
Hope this helps.
Jeff