PTL equipment list

By Julien on Wednesday, September 23 2009, 10:15 - PTL - Permalink

I thought it might be of interest to give away the list of equipment we used during the PTL. As mentioned earlier, I would add a bottle and a poncho.

Item Details


Clothing
Shoes Inov8 Flyroc
Pants M&S
Socks Kalenji run 900
Shorts
Breathable T-shirt TNF UTMB 2005
2 Breathable long-sleeve T-shirts TNF Flight Series + Icebreaker
Long sleeve polar fleece Red TNF
Waterproof jacket Millet GoreTex
Long tights* Domyos
Sunglasses*
Gloves*
Hat*
Mini-gaiters Raidlight
Buff Hardmoors 110


Sleeping
Bothy bag LifeSystems 4-6
Sleeping bag Quechua Ultralight S10


Food
Water 2L bladder
Tuc, nuts
Rye bread, saussison, cheese
Chestnut spread, cereal bars


Navigation
Compass
Altimeter in GPS
Pocket knife
Road-Book self-printed on tough paper
GPS + track Garmin eTrex Vista Cx


Equipment
Poles Leki Makalu Tour
Backpack OMM Classic Marathon 25L
2 head torches Petzl Tikka+ / Myo XP
Spare batteries
Survival blanket*
Whistle* on bag
Watch Polar RS100
Mobile phone
Digital camera (Sven)
First aid kit paracetmol*, ibuprofen, Coalgan*, Steri-Strip*,
plasters*, Compeeds*, Elastoplaste
Form of ID*
Vaseline
Piece of string* (Leo)
Tissues
Cash 150 euros


The stars * denote the items that have not been used.

Ultra gear

Comments

1. On Wednesday, September 23 2009, 22:55 by SP

Don't you think that wearing just a piece of string is not enough when the weather is chilly ?

2. On Thursday, September 24 2009, 10:31 by Julien

:)

3. On Friday, September 25 2009, 10:04 by Yannick

What is vaseline used for?

4. On Friday, September 25 2009, 10:07 by Yannick

Do you know a good way to prevent blisters? Compeeds are used only once you have some blisters, aren't they? Do you know about special socks...?

5. On Monday, September 28 2009, 14:12 by Julien

Vaseline: against chaffing, although Nok cream by Akileine is often preferred by ultrarunners.

Blisters: train a lot to get your feet used to it, use socks with teflon, Sven put some Compeeds preventively too. Then there are a lot of alternative to prepare the feet, based on lemon juice and stuff like that.

6. On Tuesday, September 29 2009, 09:59 by Yannick

OK, thanks.

7. On Friday, October 23 2009, 01:41 by SvN

I was surprised of the number of times my adoptive teammates put some NOK on their feet! Full massage three times a day at least...have not felt the need for it...
About the socks, I think that the Quechua trail socks are very good and resistant (definitely better than the RUN800 from Kalenji)
Inov8 shoes are pretty good, but they have to sort out they problem with the side of the shoe hitting the bone + quick wear on tarmac.

8. On Monday, May 10 2010, 18:02 by ges

Hi
I am entered for the Ptl this year.i think i have the same gps as you listed for the Ptl.
Did you manage to get the maps for it?
I love your account of the event.
Thanks
Regards
Ges Smith

9. On Monday, May 10 2010, 18:13 by Julien

Hi ges,
Unfortunately, we didn't have the maps on the GPS because:
1. they are very expensive in France
2. they seem(ed) to be non-existent in Italy
With the track loaded and looking at the paper maps at the same time, it was actually OK.
See you there in August!