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Badwater: Suggested Equipment List

This is an approximate list of the gear I've taken to the Badwater ultramarathon.

Clothes Box: Shoes, Clothing, & Gear
Qty Desc
2 Shoes, road (one regular, one larger size
1 Shoes, trail (if climbing Whitney)
1 Sandals (for after)
2 Shorts, running white/gray (longer is better)
3 Shorts, stretch (e.g., Underarmour ...prevents chafing)
2 Shirt, short-sleeve, white (for after sunset)
6 Socks (thin and thick)
6 Bandanas (for ice)
3 Hats (white)
1 Sun Precautions suit
1 Orthotics
1 Spenco Inserts
2 Sunglasses
6 Small white hand towels (face wipe & clean-up)
1 Waist pack
Mountain Box: Shoes, Clothing, & Gear for Whitney
Qty Desc
1 Camelbak
1 Wind Pants
1 Windbreaker
1 Wool Cap
1 Gloves
1 Space Blanket
Liquid: Drink
Qty Desc
18 gallons Water
6 pack Snapple
1 case V8 Tomato Juice (small cans)
1 case Hansen's energy drinks (Costco)
1 case Crystal Geyser juice squeeze (awesome!)
8 bottles Pedialyte
1 lg can Powdered Gatorade
Kitchen Box: Food & Utensils
Qty Desc
1 lb. Hard candy
6 cans Chicken soup
3 bags Hickory BBQ potato chips
-- Sandwich fixin's (sliced turkey, hard salami, swiss, PBJ)
1 case Gu/Hammer Gel
1 bag Salt packs
1 Cutting board
1 roll Paper towels
-- Plates, cups, utensils
1 box Ziploc bags
Equipment Box: General
Qty Desc
1 Blanket
8 Sport bottles
2 Bottle hand grips
1 Camera
1 Clipboard & pens
25 Log sheets (to track intake & output)
4-6 Flashlights
24 Flashlight batteries (AA)
1 GPS (for crew)
1 roll Toilet Paper
1 roll Trash Bags
4 Blinking light
4 Reflective bands
Foot Box: Foot Care
Qty Desc
1 roll Elastikon Tape (2")
1 roll Micropore Tape
1 bottle Tincture of Benzoine (adhesive)
1 can TuffSkin (adhesive)
1 box Spenco 2nd Skin Blister Pads
Misc.

Band-Aids

-- Q-tips
1 pk Cotton Swabs
1 pk Needles
1 pk Razor blades
1 Tweezers
1 Scissors (surgical, large)
1 Scissors (sharp, small)
1 bottle Alcohol (adhesive remover)
(1) Sharp knife/leatherman tool (for cutting shoes)
Medical Box: General Medical
Qty Desc
1 Ace bandage
1 bottle Tylenol
1 bottle Advil
1 bottle Bug spray
1 bottle Bullfrog
1 stick Chapstick
1 pair Seasick bands
1 tube Sportslick
1 tube Sun block
1 bottle Tums/Rolaids
Big Stuff: General, too big to box
Qty Desc
1 Foot basin
2 Coolers (rectangular, 48 Qt.)
1 Cooler (round, 5 gallon)
1 Pop-up Chair
1 Ground Mat
1 Lantern
1 Water Sprayer (Hudson, hand pump)