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===Helicopter Safety Gear===
 
===Helicopter Safety Gear===
 
* one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage
 
* one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage
* 2 stoves in Fairbanks
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* 2 solid fuel cooking stoves in Fairbanks
** fuel going hazmat on NAC
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** fuel will arrive on NAC separately
* emergency bivys in Fairbanks
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* 5-6 emergency bivys (2 two person units)
* sleeping bags: 2 in nome storage, 1 here
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* 2x cook pot
 
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* 2x firestarter in fairbanks for shipping
 +
* 2x same for sparkers
 +
* 2x sleeping pad in fairbanks for shipping
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* 2x sleeping pad in nome storage
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* 2x sleeping bags in nome storage
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* 2x sleeping bags in fairbanks for shipping
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* 1x wood saw in fairbanks for shipping
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* 1x wood hatchet in fairbanks for shipping
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*
  
 
===Shipping===
 
===Shipping===
====At Campus and Ready to load====
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====First Shipment====
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* XX Check with Brian Lu on the Hazmat
 +
====Second Shipment====  
 
* 3 Helicopter Helmet Box
 
* 3 Helicopter Helmet Box
* 3pcs PVX1040T Batteries from Room 112 w/ paperwork printed from website
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* 3pcs PVX1040T Batteries from Room 112 w/ paperwork printed from website
 
** Link to safety info on batteries that needs printing:
 
** Link to safety info on batteries that needs printing:
 
** http://www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf
 
** http://www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf
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** Also this page: http://www.sunxtender.com/transportation.php
 
** Also this page: http://www.sunxtender.com/transportation.php
 
** Four copies total: 1 per battery and one for NAC
 
** Four copies total: 1 per battery and one for NAC
* Orange Snow Poles from Room 106
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* Orange Snow Poles from Room 106 (3 bundles, maybe 15 poles per bundle)
* Check with Brian Lu on the Hazmat
 
 
 
====Campus and Not quite ready====
 
* Survival / safety actionpacker
 
* ATV helmets
 
 
* crockpot
 
* crockpot
* survey rods
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* 1 new snow tube, 1 old snow tube
 
 
====At Bob's House and Ready to load====
 
 
* Actionpacker #1
 
* Actionpacker #1
 
** 80+ deadman anchor wire
 
** 80+ deadman anchor wire
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* tobogan sled
 
* tobogan sled
 
* 3 pcs Survey Tripods
 
* 3 pcs Survey Tripods
*  
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* AP # 2 clothes
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* AP # 3
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** boots
 +
**  thermal conductivity probe
 +
** refrigewear
 +
** 4x snowmetrics
 +
 
 +
 
 +
====Campus and Not quite ready====
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* final walk through of office
 +
 
 +
 
 +
====At Bob's House and Ready to load====
 +
 
  
 
====Bob's House Not Ready====
 
====Bob's House Not Ready====
 
* WInter Clothes etc
 
* WInter Clothes etc
 +
* Survival / safety actionpacker
 +
* ATV helmets
 +
* package of AA batteries above chocolate stash between Bob and Ross
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* orange / white survey rods
  
 
===Things to ship===
 
===Things to ship===
 
* Solar Panels for radio repeater
 
* Solar Panels for radio repeater
* Sled for hauling around watershed
 
* stop signs
 
 
* large actionpacker with snow survey supplies
 
* large actionpacker with snow survey supplies
* snow shoes
 
 
* Most likely Bob's trip gear
 
* Most likely Bob's trip gear
* survey tripods
 
* solar panels
 
* 12 volt batteries
 
 
* battery charger
 
* battery charger
* snow poles
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* rest of gps repeater system
* deadman anchors
 
  
 
===Aurora Vehicle Reservation===
 
===Aurora Vehicle Reservation===
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===General Snow Survey Gear===
 
===General Snow Survey Gear===
 
* shovels (nome Storage)
 
* shovels (nome Storage)
* 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
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* XX 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
* 3x Snow density tube
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* XX 2x Snow density tube
* 1x magnaprobe
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* Going AK Air 1x magnaprobe
 
* Lots of labeled ziplocs
 
* Lots of labeled ziplocs
 
*  2x * snow scale
 
*  2x * snow scale
 
* short power point on snow survey techniques
 
* short power point on snow survey techniques
 
* one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
 
* one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
* I think UAF will bring out 4 or 5 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
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* XX 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
* small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
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* XX small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
 
* small actionpacker
 
* small actionpacker
* radios so groups can maintain contact
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* --> at campus still --> radios so groups can maintain contact
* satellite phone
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* XX satellite phone
* satellite tracker
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* XX satellite tracker
* Snow poles
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* XX Snow poles
 
** http://www.interwestsafety.com/Product/-315/Snow-Poles/
 
** http://www.interwestsafety.com/Product/-315/Snow-Poles/
* 2x avalanche probes
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* XX 2x avalanche probes
 
 
  
 
===Cameras===
 
===Cameras===
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====To Purchase yet====
 
====To Purchase yet====
 
* ziplocs
 
* ziplocs
* rebar
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* --> rebar
* deadman supplies for markers
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*
* ground rod clamps
 
*  
 
  
 
====Itinerary====
 
====Itinerary====

Latest revision as of 09:14, 17 March 2017

Just a skeleton of a beginning but wanted a place to collect scraps of ideas etc.

To Do Yet

  • Finalize Helicopter Safety Plan
  • Make sure GPS systems are compatible between groups
  • Decide if PDF Maps is worth purchasing or if an alternative is better
  • 3/18/2017: Call Builders Industrial Supply to order 5/8" rebar

To Purchase

  • fieldbooks
  • rebar


Helicopter Safety Gear

  • one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage
  • 2 solid fuel cooking stoves in Fairbanks
    • fuel will arrive on NAC separately
  • 5-6 emergency bivys (2 two person units)
  • 2x cook pot
  • 2x firestarter in fairbanks for shipping
  • 2x same for sparkers
  • 2x sleeping pad in fairbanks for shipping
  • 2x sleeping pad in nome storage
  • 2x sleeping bags in nome storage
  • 2x sleeping bags in fairbanks for shipping
  • 1x wood saw in fairbanks for shipping
  • 1x wood hatchet in fairbanks for shipping

Shipping

First Shipment

  • XX Check with Brian Lu on the Hazmat

Second Shipment

  • 3 Helicopter Helmet Box
  • 3pcs PVX1040T Batteries from Room 112 w/ paperwork printed from website
  • Orange Snow Poles from Room 106 (3 bundles, maybe 15 poles per bundle)
  • crockpot
  • 1 new snow tube, 1 old snow tube
  • Actionpacker #1
    • 80+ deadman anchor wire
    • 80+ deadman anchor wooden stake
    • 80+ deadman anchor chain (Handy Link Chain Size #135)
    • 80+ deadman anchor 1/8" quick link
    • 20+ grounding rod nuts
    • Black Electrical Tape
    • 1/2" Wrench
    • flat file
    • round file
    • 1" bit for hamer Drill
  • 20 boxed stop signs
  • Bob's Skis &polk poles
  • tobogan sled
  • 3 pcs Survey Tripods
  • AP # 2 clothes
  • AP # 3
    • boots
    • thermal conductivity probe
    • refrigewear
    • 4x snowmetrics


Campus and Not quite ready

  • final walk through of office


At Bob's House and Ready to load

Bob's House Not Ready

  • WInter Clothes etc
  • Survival / safety actionpacker
  • ATV helmets
  • package of AA batteries above chocolate stash between Bob and Ross
  • orange / white survey rods

Things to ship

  • Solar Panels for radio repeater
  • large actionpacker with snow survey supplies
  • Most likely Bob's trip gear
  • battery charger
  • rest of gps repeater system

Aurora Vehicle Reservation

  • 3/20 to 4/7 SUV
  • Reservation: R40294

General Snow Survey Gear

  • shovels (nome Storage)
  • XX 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes
  • XX 2x Snow density tube
  • Going AK Air 1x magnaprobe
  • Lots of labeled ziplocs
  • 2x * snow scale
  • short power point on snow survey techniques
  • one pager for fieldbooks on what to do
  • XX 4 pairs of snow shoes plus one pair of skis
  • XX small sled (can haul out by snowmachine on the 21st and leave for our use the rest of the time)
  • small actionpacker
  • --> at campus still --> radios so groups can maintain contact
  • XX satellite phone
  • XX satellite tracker
  • XX Snow poles
  • XX 2x avalanche probes

Cameras

  • pole?

To Purchase yet

  • ziplocs
  • --> rebar

Itinerary

3/20

  • Bob Busey (Noon) & LANL Crew (Evening) arrive in Nome
  • Hotel opens @ 3pm
  • pick up stuff from cargo
    • gear
    • safety equipment
  • groceries

3/21

  • Lily Cohen & Bob Bolton arrive in Nome
  • Hotel opens @ 3pm
    • get settled.
    • get groceries

3/22

Survey marker trip day:

  • 8am start
  • 10am arrive on-site and set up survey gps system
  • 10:45 snowmachine to the top of the drainage. Work down the hill deploying markers
  • ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo
    • Stop sign
    • rebar
    • wooden anchor
    • chains
    • paracord
    • knife
  • evening: return to Nome.
  • Snow Poles

3/23

  • Begin snow surveys in Teller
  • Proceed from site to site


Random

  • Radio test in Council?
  • Move base station in Nome
  • download station data at three loggers in Teller
  • End of trip need to deploy Pressure Transducer that is in Nome Storage
  • Need to reprogram Teller_SW
  • Need to reprogram Teller_top for CFM100

Stop sign markers

These markers will be placed on location at the beginning of the trip and will remain through fall 2017 but will require adjusting a couple of times as the snow melts.

Parts:

  • rebar
  • 1 stop sign
  • 4 wooden stakes
  • 4 lengths of chain
  • 2 grounding nuts
  • 4 lengths of paracord

Tools

  • wrench to tighten grounding nuts
  • knife to cut paracord to length
  • light hand maul to pound in wooden stakes
  • bosch hammer drill

Instructions for initial deployment

  • Locate site
  • push rebar to ground through snowpack.
  • place grounding nut on rebar and position 4 - 6 inches above snow surface and tighten
  • place stop sign on rebar
  • put second grounding nut on rebar making sandwich with stop sign.
  • start making deadman anchor by collecting materials
    • take one wooden stake
    • one rectangle of fencing
    • one length of paracord
  • string paracord through the middle hole of wooden anchor and also the fencing.
  • tie a knot.. could do a larkshead here
  • put a chain through one of the four perimeter holes on stop sign.
  • run the paracord through the chain and tie a trucker's hitch or similar to keep stop sign taut.
  • survey in stop sign using GPS

Later in first trip

  • when visiting the site on foot, bring the hammer drill.
  • excavate a hole down to the ground surface.
  • drill a hole with the hammer drill
  • put the rebar into this hole
  • redo the deadman anchors
  • resurvey the stop sign

Ablation trip

  • adjust deadman as needed
  • as the snow decreases it may become useful to transition from deadman anchors in snow to wooden stakes in ground.
  • use the hammer drill to predrill a hole at a healthy distance from the stop sign and re-secure the stop sign.