Please note that this gear list is required. Check this page often to see if there are any changes in the required gear. Other items may be necessary based on individual experience. All gear will be checked at racer check-in as well as on the course. Your team will not be able to check in until all of the required gear is checked and approved by the race staff.

Bonk Hard Racing may determine that you don't need certain items on this gear list during the race, based on the weather conditions. If this is the case, we will determine which items are no longer required and announce it at the pre-race meeting.

Printer friendly version

Individual Gear (to be carried at all times during the race):

Wool/fleece/synthetic hat (no baseball caps, etc.)

Synthetic long sleeve underwear top (midweight/equivalent)

Synthetic underwear bottom (midweight/equivalent)

Mid- to Heavyweight fleece pullover or jacket

Waterproof jacket (no ponchos)

Waterproof pants (24-Hour course only)

Large Dry bag (big enough to fit all of your Individual Gear)

Pack with hydration system (70 oz. minimum)

Headlamp

Whistle

Flint or Lighter

Emergency blanket

Individual Gear (mountain bike leg):

Approved mountain bike (no road bikes, cyclocross bikes or tandems allowed)

Bike helmet

White front light mounted on bike or helmet (24-Hour course only)

Flashing red rear light mounted on bike

Spare tube

Individual Gear (paddling leg):

Paddle (provided by Bonk Hard Racing; personal paddles are allowed)

Type III PFD (provided by Bonk Hard Racing; personal PFDs are allowed)

2 Glowsticks (24-Hour course only)

Individual Gear (ropes):

Certified commercial sit harness

Climbing Helmet (bike helmets are allowed)

Certified ATC Rappel Device (no figure 8s)

2 Certified 24-inch sewn runners

2 Locking, 1 Non-locking Certified Carabineers (both manual and self-locking approved)

Full fingered leather rappelling gloves (bike gloves are allowed)

Team Gear (to be carried at all times during the race):

2 Water Purification Systems or a minimum of 50 iodine tables (Divide by 2 for 12-Hour course)

Tool for Plotting UTM coordinates (1:24000 & 1:15000)

Waterproof map case

1 Compasses for every 2 members on team

1 Fully Charged Cell Phone in Waterproof Container (for emergencies only)

First Aid Kit that includes:

4 4"x4" gauze pads

1 roll of 1" waterproof medical/equivalent tape

antibacterial ointment

1 3" ace bandage

6 bandaids

2 safety pins

6 doses of painkiller and/or anti-inflammatory (aspirin, acetaminophen, etc.)

2 pairs of latex gloves

Team Gear (mountain bike leg):

Bicycle multi-purpose tool

Tube patch kit

Tire pump / CO2 cartridge inflator

Team Gear (paddling leg):

Canoe (provided by Bonk Hard Racing; personal watercraft are not allowed)

1 Strobe Light per canoe (while paddling at night) (24-Hour course only)        * 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)  (24-Hour course only)      * View Handheld Aerial Signal Flares      * View Flare Gun ** Please do not wait until the last minute to find your flares!!!!