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* Make sure GPS systems are compatible between groups | * Make sure GPS systems are compatible between groups | ||
* Decide if PDF Maps is worth purchasing or if an alternative is better | * 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=== | ===Helicopter Safety Gear=== | ||
− | |||
* one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage | * one tent in Fairbanks, one tent in Nome storage | ||
− | * | + | * 2 solid fuel cooking stoves in Fairbanks |
− | * emergency bivys | + | ** 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 | ||
+ | ** Link to safety info on batteries that needs printing: | ||
+ | ** http://www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf | ||
+ | ** Please print Page 13 of the pdf | ||
+ | ** Also this page: http://www.sunxtender.com/transportation.php | ||
+ | ** Four copies total: 1 per battery and one for NAC | ||
+ | * 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=== | ===Things to ship=== | ||
* Solar Panels for radio repeater | * Solar Panels for radio repeater | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
* large actionpacker with snow survey supplies | * large actionpacker with snow survey supplies | ||
− | |||
* Most likely Bob's trip gear | * Most likely Bob's trip gear | ||
− | * | + | * battery charger |
− | + | * rest of gps repeater system | |
===Aurora Vehicle Reservation=== | ===Aurora Vehicle Reservation=== | ||
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===General Snow Survey Gear=== | ===General Snow Survey Gear=== | ||
− | * shovels | + | * shovels (nome Storage) |
− | * 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes | + | * XX 2x Thermal Conductivity Probes |
− | * | + | * XX 2x Snow density tube |
− | + | * Going AK Air 1x magnaprobe | |
− | * 1x magnaprobe | ||
* Lots of labeled ziplocs | * Lots of labeled ziplocs | ||
− | * 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 | ||
− | * | + | * 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) | + | * 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 | + | * --> at campus still --> radios so groups can maintain contact |
− | * satellite phone | + | * XX satellite phone |
− | * satellite tracker | + | * XX satellite tracker |
− | * Snow poles | + | * XX Snow poles |
** http://www.interwestsafety.com/Product/-315/Snow-Poles/ | ** http://www.interwestsafety.com/Product/-315/Snow-Poles/ | ||
− | * | + | * XX 2x avalanche probes |
− | |||
===Cameras=== | ===Cameras=== | ||
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====To Purchase yet==== | ====To Purchase yet==== | ||
* ziplocs | * ziplocs | ||
− | * rebar | + | * --> rebar |
− | + | * | |
− | |||
− | * | ||
====Itinerary==== | ====Itinerary==== | ||
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* ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo | * ~7 hrs to deploy markers for UAV/helo | ||
** Stop sign | ** Stop sign | ||
− | |||
** rebar | ** rebar | ||
+ | ** wooden anchor | ||
+ | ** chains | ||
+ | ** paracord | ||
+ | ** knife | ||
* evening: return to Nome. | * evening: return to Nome. | ||
* Snow Poles | * Snow Poles | ||
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====Random==== | ====Random==== | ||
− | * Radio test in Council | + | * Radio test in Council? |
* Move base station in Nome | * Move base station in Nome | ||
* download station data at three loggers in Teller | * download station data at three loggers in Teller | ||
* End of trip need to deploy Pressure Transducer that is in Nome Storage | * End of trip need to deploy Pressure Transducer that is in Nome Storage | ||
− | * Need to | + | * 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. |
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.
Contents
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
- Link to safety info on batteries that needs printing:
- http://www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf
- Please print Page 13 of the pdf
- Also this page: http://www.sunxtender.com/transportation.php
- Four copies total: 1 per battery and one for NAC
- 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.