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RECOMMENDED MANU EQUIPMENT LIST
(things you should plan to bring)[PDF]
- Backpack (find one that suits you best, but it should be able to hold your personal supplies plus some food/extra gear)
- Tent (1-2 person, with rain fly and waterproof footprint. Having your
own tent is recommended for your own privacy. We have 2 2-person tents
available for assistants if you don’t have your own tent, but it’s
likely that you will have to share them)
- Waterproof pack cover
- Sleeping bag (temperature rating 0-15° C)
- Sleeping pad (Thermorests are quite comfortable, Ridgerests are a bit cheaper)
- Water bottles (2 bottles, Nalgene works well)
- Small backpack or hip-pack (for day trips)
- Flashlights with extra bulbs if needed (the trick is to get
something bright that doesn’t eat batteries; mini-maglites are
nice to have, and there is an LED Energizer headlamp that seems to
outcompete even the expensive Petzl brand in brightness and battery
life)
- Binoculars (10x40 or 8x32 are best; Zeiss, Swarovski,
Leica are great names but very expensive. Eagle Optics makes a nice,
middle-priced set called the Ranger that people have been happy with)
- Pocket knife or leatherman
- Lighter or matches
- Rain gear (rain jacket and pants; ponchos also come in very handy—I sometimes prefer them to rainjackets)
- Rubber boots (you can find a pair in Cusco if you need to, but this will be a requirement for working in lower elevations)
- Sock hat, gloves, long underwear, down vest, fleece jacket (all for high elevations, Cusco)
- Field pants (2-3 pair), jeans or “nice” pants (for Cusco/travel), shorts (1 pair, for soccer)
- Long sleeved shirts (2-3, button-up shirts are ideal for buggy, hot places), field t-shirts, nice shirt (for Cusco/travel)
- Socks (lots, Smartwools are good, something you can ring out and wear for days on end)
- Tennis shoes (for travel, campsites)
- Sandals or Tevas (for showers or swimming)
- Hiking boots (especially for higher elevations)
- Bandanas
- Ziplock bags (various sizes, also necessary to get liquid toiletries, etc. through airport checks)
- Extra batteries (enough for your own equipment, if you bring rechargeable batteries also bring a charger)
- Insect repellent (Repellents with DEET have been
recommended to repel Phlebotomine sand flies which carry
Leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is primarily a concern in the
lowlands, but the flies that transmit it may also occur in the lower
elevation “foothills” up to 1000m—I haven’t
noticed them there in visits past, however. A related species
occurs in San Pedro at 1400m, but these are not known to carry Leish)
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT (things that assistants have brought along in the past)
- Field notebook/journal
- Camera (if it’s digital, don’t forget extra batteries and memory cards)
- Laptop
- iPod/MP3 player and headphones (useful for birdsongs, and music is nice to have)
- Drybag or water resistant stuff sack
- Eating utensils (if you want to bring your own)
- Plastic tarp (we have several, but extras are always useful)
- Comfort foods (candies, peanut butter, cake and muffin mixes)
- Water filter, iodine tablets, water treatment drops
(we’ll have these, but having multiple filters has come in handy
in the past)
- Headset with mic (for making phone calls on Skype)
STANDARD IMMUNIZATIONS:
- Yellow Fever
- Typhoid
- Tetanus
- Hepatitis A,B
- RECOMMENDED MEDICATIONS/FIRST AID SUPPLIES TO BRING:
- Altitude sickness pills (if you will need them, for Cusco, Wayqecha, Tres Cruces)
- Anti-diarrheal medicines
- Antibiotics: Ciprofloxacina, Amoxicilina, Tetraciclina
- Antihistimine (Benadryll)
- Bandages & tape (Lots of Band-Aids)
- Foot fungus medication (Ketaconazol, since there are resistant types of fungus)
- Hydrocortizone cream
- Optical antibiotic (especially if you have contacts), Terramicina
- Ibuprofen
- Sun block (for the highlands)
- Topical antibacterial cream
- Tylenol/advil
- Metronidazol (Flagyl) for giardiasis
- Snake bite kit
- Foot or talcum powder
EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL USE THAT WILL BE PROVIDED:
- Cookware (pots, pans, dishes, eating utensils)
- Cook stove (2-3 stoves including an MSR Whisperlite
International and 2 small Doite stoves. In San Pedro we have a
propane stove and tank)
- Water filter (MSR Sweetwater), iodine tablets, water purification drops
- Tarps with rope or cord
- First aid kit (basic)
- Generator (Honda portable) and surge protector (for use in San Pedro)
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