Please note that this gear list is required. We will have a pre-race gear check as
well as gear checks during the race. Other items may be necessary based on individual experience. All racers will have to
show the race staff every item on the gear list at racer check-in. If you are missing a piece of gear, you will not be
allowed to race until you show the race staff that you have it.
| Individual Gear (to be carried at all times during the race): |
 
Waterproof jacket (ponchos are NOT acceptable!) |
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Pack with hydration system (40 oz. minimum) |
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Headlamp with extra batteries |
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White or Red Blinking Light to attach to pack |
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Whistle |
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Lighter/waterproof matches |
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Emergency blanket |
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| Individual Gear (mountain bike leg): |
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Approved mountain bike (no road bikes, cyclocross bikes or tandems allowed) |
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Bike helmet |
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White front light mounted on bike or helmet |
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Flashing red rear light mounted on bike |
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Spare tube |
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| Individual Gear (paddling leg): |
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Paddle (provided by Bonk Hard Racing; personal paddles are allowed) |
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Type III PFD (provided by Bonk Hard Racing; personal PFDs are allowed) |
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2 Glowsticks (1 attached to racer's PFD and 1 attached to boat while paddling at night) |
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| Team Gear (to be carried AT ALL TIMES during the race): |
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Minimum of 25 iodine tablets, or water purification system |
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Fully charged cell phone in waterproof container |
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Waterproof map case |
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Tool for plotting UTM coordinates (1:24000 scale) |
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Compass (1 for every 2 racers) |
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First Aid Kit that includes: |
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4 4"x4" gauze pads |
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1 roll of 1" waterproof medical/equivalent tape |
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antibacterial ointment |
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1 3" ace bandage |
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6 bandaids |
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2 safety pins |
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6 doses of painkiller and/or anti-inflammatory (aspirin, acetaminophen, etc.) |
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Latex gloves |
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| Team Gear (mountain bike leg): |
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Bicycle multi-purpose tool |
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Tube patch kit |
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Tire pump / CO2 cartridge inflator |
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| Team Gear (paddling leg): |
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Canoe (provided by Bonk Hard Racing. Soloists must provide their own canoe / kayak.) |
Strobe Light(s) (1 for every 2 racers required)
* Headlamp with strobe feature will be acceptable |
2 Handheld Aerial Signal Flares OR 1 Flare Gun with minimum of 2 flares (Flares must be aerial) PER CANOE
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View Handheld Aerial Signal Flares
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View Flare Gun
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| * Solo racers must carry all the gear listed above. Solo racers must also provide their own canoe/kayak, paddles and PFD. |
