Brian Greenaway has written a cracking little guide to the DW race (Which I can recommend. Although on face value it seems a little flimsy for it’s price the depth of knowledge and information he imparts is well worth it) and in reading this I have realised that I need considerably more kit that I imagined.
First off there the boat that I have been stressing about since the start of this whole idea. Understandably so, it will certainly be the most expensive single purchase for this race. But in the grand scheme of things the personal kit is going to be the biggest strain on the credit cards I think. I have quite a lot of kayaking gear already but there is only a small amount that will be used or will be suitable.
And then there is all the kit that will be needed for food and drink and other bits and pieces that will need to be carried by the support crew and kit that is mandatory for the race, water bottles, waterproof containers, spare paddles, spare clothing, boat repair kit, torches, night glow sticks, survival bags, spare clothing…
I’m going to put a list on the blog and as items come into my possession I am going to start crossing them off.
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How much do you or the author or even the organisers estimate a full set of kit will cost?
I have to be honest I haven't really put a calculator to the equipment. If I think to hard about it I start to put myself off the whole thing, so I sort of blank out the costs.
I would guestimate the whole lot is about £800 each, if we have to buy a new boat we are looking at about £1200, plus support crew kit which will be about £300.
This isn't even including consumables during the race and the petrol that will need to be spent to get us to and from Devizes for training and the build up races...
Like I say, it's better that I don't think about it. :(
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