What Safety Equipment Do You Carry? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mr. NiceGuy · 09-06-2016, 12:18 PM

There's a balance between traveling light and having what we need if trouble arises.

What do you carry with you as part of your regular safety equipment checklist?

Here are a few things always in my kayak:

hand bilge pump
tow rope in my front hatch
hat strap is made from two 72" braided nylon boot laces
whistle on my hat strap
flip knife on a neck strap stowed in my breast pocket
small bright LED flashlight, tethered, in my breast pocket
wire cutters suitable for cutting hooks in half if they get stuck in the wrong places
stubby #2 phillips screwdriver modified with wrist strap and flotation cork
self fusing silicone Rescue Tape (stretch, wrap, 950 PSI tensile strength, waterproof, airtight, resists heat to 500F, insulates to 8000 volts)
sunscreen
thin multi-purpose cotton sarong/scarf
shamwa
iphone

09-06-2016, 12:18 PM	#1
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	What Safety Equipment Do You Carry? There's a balance between traveling light and having what we need if trouble arises. What do you carry with you as part of your regular safety equipment checklist? Here are a few things always in my kayak: hand bilge pump tow rope in my front hatch hat strap is made from two 72" braided nylon boot laces whistle on my hat strap flip knife on a neck strap stowed in my breast pocket small bright LED flashlight, tethered, in my breast pocket wire cutters suitable for cutting hooks in half if they get stuck in the wrong places stubby #2 phillips screwdriver modified with wrist strap and flotation cork self fusing silicone Rescue Tape (stretch, wrap, 950 PSI tensile strength, waterproof, airtight, resists heat to 500F, insulates to 8000 volts) sunscreen thin multi-purpose cotton sarong/scarf shamwa iphone __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise Last edited by Mr. NiceGuy; 09-06-2016 at 04:41 PM.