Gettin' Ready (checklist)

Hi, this is Bos.
I'm so busy getting ready to go to Seattle that I need a checklist!

x give a copy of my trip plan to someone responsible (BC)
x put together a survival kit:

• knife
• tube tent
• strike anywhere matches
• flashlight (& extra batteries!)
• signal mirror
• police whistle
• emergency space blanket
• parachute cord- 50'
• alum. foil- 36" x 36"
• basic survival guide
• water purification tablets
• insect repellant (who needs West Nile?)
• stored in a 1 gallon zip-food bag
• first aid kit: sterile dressing; ace bandage; band aids; butterfly bandages; adhesive or duct tape; polysporin; tweezers; safety pins; peppermint candy
• Now, if I only had a brain!

x take a first aid class

x learn to use a map& compass

x tune up my bike

x buy a new sleeping bag

x call to turn off land-line

x pack my gear

practice my fire-starting skills (i can start a fire, but not with just one match!)