The Big Red Desert Challenge - Simpson Desert May 2009

DAILY INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT

CARRIED IN RUCKSACK

Every entrant must carry a small rucksack with this gear:

Water bottles. Minimum capacity 4 litres – you can carry more if desired.
Snacks and lunch
Personal medications if required
Sun protection – hats, cream etc
Matches and firelighter
Head torch
Watch
Signalling mirror
Sun glasses

All this gear will be checked at the start of each day’s leg.

DAILY TEAM EQUIPMENT

SHARED IN INDIVIDUAL RUCKSACKS

Each team must carry the following navigation and safety gear at all times:

1 X primary GPS unit (pre-loaded with SDM camps). Supplied.
1 X back-up GPS unit (pre-loaded with SDM camps). Supplied.
1 topo map covering the course (1:250,000). Supplied.
A fresh pair of AA batteries for the GPS for each day and a spare set carried each day. BYO (14 X AA batteries in total)
1 X sat-phone for emergency use (sealed and only to be used in an emergency). Supplied.
1 X Electronic Distress Beacon (PLB/EPIRB) for extreme emergency only. BYO
First aid kit (small) to be carried each day (contents TBA). BYO
Notebook and pencil. BYO
Emergency instructions (laminated sheet supplied by organisers). Supplied

All this gear will be checked at the start of each day’s leg.

THE BIG RED DESERT CHALLENGE Simpson Desert – Australia – May 2009

	The world's toughest desert challenge. Six days and 240km across the largest parallel sand dune desert on Earth. HOME GENERAL INFO ROUTE COST EQUIPMENT - DAY USE EQUIPMENT - CAMPING WHAT'S INCLUDED SAFETY FIRST AID & MEDICAL TRAVEL & ACCOMM WITHDRAWING ORGANISERS - JUDGING RULES PHOTOS MAP AND CLIMATE SLOW OPTION CONTACT US (Aust) 02 4784 1029 (Int) 61 2 4784 1029 lucas@escalade.com.au	DAILY INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENT CARRIED IN RUCKSACK Every entrant must carry a small rucksack with this gear: Water bottles. Minimum capacity 4 litres – you can carry more if desired. Snacks and lunch Personal medications if required Sun protection – hats, cream etc Matches and firelighter Head torch Watch Signalling mirror Sun glasses All this gear will be checked at the start of each day’s leg. DAILY TEAM EQUIPMENT SHARED IN INDIVIDUAL RUCKSACKS Each team must carry the following navigation and safety gear at all times: 1 X primary GPS unit (pre-loaded with SDM camps). Supplied. 1 X back-up GPS unit (pre-loaded with SDM camps). Supplied. 1 topo map covering the course (1:250,000). Supplied. A fresh pair of AA batteries for the GPS for each day and a spare set carried each day. BYO (14 X AA batteries in total) 1 X sat-phone for emergency use (sealed and only to be used in an emergency). Supplied. 1 X Electronic Distress Beacon (PLB/EPIRB) for extreme emergency only. BYO First aid kit (small) to be carried each day (contents TBA). BYO Notebook and pencil. BYO Emergency instructions (laminated sheet supplied by organisers). Supplied All this gear will be checked at the start of each day’s leg.