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Grab Bag Contents List
Our grab bag contents list is derived from a collection of sources and reflects a balance between what we have on our life raft, in our med kits and our personal requirements for abandoning ship. Check out “The Grab Bag Book” for an in-depth discussion of grab bags. We have a couple med kits that are part of our abandon ship protocol and a list of “extra grabs” that will be included if time permits. Prior to every crossing, each passenger is offered a zip lock to put personal items in the grab bag: medicines or personal favorite items that would be helpful in the stress of being in a life raft.
| On-Hand | Desired | Description | Group | Notes | |
| 1 | 1 | Air Pump – large for raft | Maint&Protection | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 1 | 1 | Air Pump – small w larger bicycle fitting | Maint&Protection | ||
| 20 | 20 | Balloons for marking sea | Search&Rescue | ||
| 1 | 1 | Batteries – Solar charger w USB | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | Batteries – USB to iPhone 5 cord | Maint&Protection | ||
| 8 | 8 | Batteries AA (need 4x for dive flashlight) | Maint&Protection | ||
| 20 | 8 | Batteries AAA | Maint&Protection | ||
| 12 | 2 | Blankets – Emergency Blankets | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | Book – First Aid Book | Medical | ||
| 1 | 1 | Book – Land Survival Book | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Book – Life Raft Operational Instructions | IN LIFE RAFT | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 1 | 1 | Book – Life Saving Signals | IN LIFE RAFT | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 1 | 1 | Book – Survival Instructions | IN LIFE RAFT | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 2 | 1 | Bucket / Bailer | Maint&Protection | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 4 | 2 | buoyant smoke signals orange 3 min Ikaros exp 2x feb 2015 2x feb 2018 | Search&Rescue | ||
| 3 | 2 | Can / Bottle Opener (in two knives) | Food&Drink | 1x swiss army knife 2x Viking E-Pack | |
| – | Charts | Survival&Morale | NEED TO GRAB | ||
| 2 | 2 | Clothes – Bandana | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | Compass | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Contents List | General | ||
| 1 | 1 | Cord / Line 50ft | Survival&Morale | ||
| – | Credit Card / Cash | Personal | |||
| 1 | 1 | Diving Mask / Swimming goggles | Maint&Protection | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drinking cups | Food&Drink | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 6 | 6 | Drinking Water (1.5l pp) 6 Liters | Food&Drink | 3 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 1 | 1 | Elephant Tape | Maint&Protection | ||
| 2 | 2 | EPIRB | Search&Rescue | ||
| 2 | 1 | Fishing Kit (on in grab bag and one in E-Pack) | Food&Drink | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 4 | 4 | Flare – hand red 2500 candela 1min. ex:Feb2018 | Search&Rescue | ||
| 4 | 4 | Flare – hand white 2500 cand. 1min ex:Feb2018 | Search&Rescue | ||
| 4 | External GRAB | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Flare – Parachute red 40 sec 30,000 cd Ikaros exp dec 2017 | Search&Rescue | ||
| 4 | 0 | Flare – red 700 candela 3 min Orion ex:dec 2017 | Search&Rescue | ||
| 180 | 180 | Food Ration Tabs | Food&Drink | ||
| 36 | 36 | Food Rations | Food&Drink | ||
| 1 | 1 | Funnel | Food&Drink | ||
| 1 | 1 | Glases – Reading | Personal | ||
| 3 | 3 | Glases – Sun Glasses | Personal | ||
| 2 | 2 | Gloves | Food&Drink | ||
| 1 | 1 | Golden Glow Docs and Papers | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | GPS (one needs repair, grab Delorme) | Search&Rescue | ||
| 4 | 1 | Graduated Water dispensor | Food&Drink | ||
| 3 | 2 | Hat – watch hat with neck protection | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | Horn – Air horn | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | Knife – 4″ blade knife | |||
| 1 | 1 | Knife – boyand saftey knife | IN LIFE RAFT | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 2 | 1 | Knife – Swiss Army knife. | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | Knife Sharpener | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Land Survival Kit (Tube tent) | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Leak Stopper | Survival&Morale | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 6 | 6 | Lighters | Survival&Morale | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lights – 40 hour LED flashlights | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lights – hand crank flashlight | Survival&Morale | ||
| 2 | Lights – Head lamps | Survival&Morale | NEED TO GRAB | ||
| 1 | 6 | Lights – Light Sticks 12 hour various colors | Maint&Protection | ||
| 2 | 2 | Lights – zoom LED flashlights | Survival&Morale | ||
| 40 | 12 | Med – Antihistamine : Benadryl, Loratramin | Personal | ||
| 20 | 20 | Med – Ibupropen | Personal | ||
| 4 | 4 | Med – sea sickness bags | Medical | 4 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 54 | 12 | Med – sea sickness pills 30:Grab Bag +36:E-Pack | Medical | 24 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 2 | 1 | Med First Said Kit : adventure back country med kit (poorly stocked) & Viking E-Pack Solas Fist Aid Kit | Medical | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| Med: Actifed | Medical | ||||
| Med: Chemical Heat Pack | Medical | ||||
| Med: Enema Kit | Medical | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Med: lip Vasaline | Medical | ||
| 9oz | 9oz | Med: Sun Screen | Medical | ||
| 12oz | Med: Sunburn Cream | Medical | |||
| 180 | 180 | Multi Vitamin 180 | Food&Drink | ||
| 2 | 2 | Pack of cards | Survival&Morale | ||
| 2 | 2 | Paddles | IN LIFE RAFT | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 4 | 4 | Paper and pens (water proof) | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | Parafoil Kite | Search&Rescue | Attached to bag | |
| 1 | 1 | Personal ID (copies) | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | Pocket laser | Search&Rescue | ||
| 1 | 1 | Radar Reflector | Search&Rescue | ||
| 2 | 1 | Repair Kit | Maint&Protection | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 2 | 1 | Rescue Quoit and Line 1x grab bag, 1x life raft | IN LIFE RAFT | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 1 | 1 | Sail repair tape | Maint&Protection | ||
| 3 | 1 | Scissors (1x Swiss army knife 1x E-Pack 1x in Med Kit) | Survival&Morale | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 4 | 4 | Screw-top containers (drinking cups) | Food&Drink | ||
| 1 | 1 | Sea Anchor and Cord | Maint&Protection | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 2 | 1 | Signal Card (instructions) | Search&Rescue | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 5 | 4 | Signal Mirror | Search&Rescue | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 3 | 1 | Sponges (1 large: to be cut smaller & 2x E-Pack) | Maint&Protection | 1 in Viking E-Pack | |
| 1 | 1 | Strobe Light | Search&Rescue | ||
| 2 | 2 | Toilet paper | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | Tools – Leatherman | Survival&Morale | ||
| 1 | 1 | Tools: Swiss Army knife. | Survival&Morale | ||
| 3 | 4 | Tooth Brush | Personal | ||
| 3 | 3 | Tooth Paste ounces | Personal | ||
| 2 | 4 | Towels | Personal | ||
| 1 | 1 | Umbella | Maint&Protection | ||
| 1 | 1 | VHF – Emergency Anntenea | Search&Rescue | ||
| 1 | 1 | VHF (rechargable) | Search&Rescue | ||
| 1 | 1 | Water Bag | Maint&Protection | Viking 4UKL in raft | |
| 2 | 2 | Water proof paper and pad | Survival&Morale | ||
| 3 | 2 | Whistles | Search&Rescue | ||
| 18 | 18 | Wipes for face/hands | |||
| 10 | 10 | Zip lock bags (Quart and assorted) | Food&Drink | ||
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