Tomorrow starts the last week before we set off and that means final gear checks. For us, that means setting up the van, getting the gear together, and checking on things that are still being shipped from suppliers. It is mind boggling for me to think about the amount of gear and the volume of gear that we actually have to pack:
- two 52 quart coolers capable of holding 24 gallon containers full of fish
- several other coolers for other specimens, food, and preservative
- a 30 gallon barrel of back-up supplies that will serve as a container for holding really big fish
- 4 or 5 large seines
- an electrofisher (think Ghostbuster backpack!)
- buckets, dipnets, tissue kits, and camera gear
All this doesn't even include our personal field gear and camping gear.
Since it's going to be super hot here in the Loveliest Village on the Plains, tomorrow will be a slow work day. I hope to post some pictures of the van alterations when we are done. It should be an improvement over last year's design.
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