| March 97 blindcat dive trip equipment list | |
| Tom Iliffe | |
| 4 | scuba regulators (1 Poseidon and 3 Sherwood) |
| 1 | primary diving light and charger (AUL) |
| 4 | back-up lights |
| 2 | Aluminum 80 cu. ft. scuba tanks |
| 2 | Aluminum 40 cu. ft. scuba tanks |
| 1 | wet suit |
| 1 | pair diving fins |
| 2 | diving masks |
| 1 | scuba back plate |
| 1 | Buoyancy Compensator |
| 2 | plankton nets |
| 1 | disecting microscope |
| misc. specimen vials | |
| 1 | Nikon camera, lenses, stobe and tripod |
| Cave vertical gear | |
| 1 | Hydrolab DataSonde probe |
| James Brown | |
| 1 | Cylinder, Luxfer, aluminum 40, 3AL3000, LS391. |
| 1 | Cylinder, Luxfer, aluminum 40, 3AL3000, LS438. |
| 1 | Cylinder, Faber, steel 72, 3AA3000, 88/9002/006. |
| 1 | Cylinder, Faber, steel 72, 3AA3000, 88/9002/020. |
| 1 | Cylinder, Press Steel, steel 120, 3HT1850, 29078L (Oxygen). |
| 1 | Cylinder, Press Steel, steel 120, 3HT1850, 39863DH (Oxygen). |
| 1 | Dolphin, steel 95, 3AA2400, A610698. |
| 1 | Scubapro Mark 10 regulator, 5903805. |
| 1 | Sherwood Ultima regulator, No serial number. |
| 1 | Scubapro Regulator, Serial Number 96011360 |
| 1 | Scubapro Regulator, Serial Number 5910309 |
| Tom Morris | |
| 1 | Portable compressor (for filling SCUBA tanks) - Honda 5 Hp engine, compressor serial number 059183 |
| 6 | Poseidon Scuba Regulators 74116916, 94824690, 90521500, 64415276, 71616054, + one lacking serial # |
| 2 | steel 95 cu ft. scuba tanks, serials 84/9006/17 and 84/9004/181 |
| 2 | Steel 72 cu ft scuba tanks, serials HJ315259 and HJ66018 |
| 2 | Aluminum 40 cu ft scuba tanks, serials LS140 and LS159 |
| 1 | Dive Rite bridge decompression meter, serial 582214 |
| 1 | Aladin Pro Decompression meter, serial 16812 |
| 2 | Dive Rite underwater lights, 12 v, no serial numbers |
| 2 | Dive Rite battery chargers Mod. 9537, no serial numbers |
| 1 | Dive Rite Transpac BC and harness - no serial number |
| 1 | Nikonos V 35mm underwater camera, serial 2085588 |
| 1 | Nikor 15 mm Lens, serial 204289 |
| 2 | Ikeline 255 watt second strobes, no serial number |
| 2 | Body Gove wet suits, no serial numbers |
| 1 | Harvey's drysuit, no serial numbers |
| Jean Krejca | |
| 1 | 200 foot Blue Water 11/16" caving rope with duffle and rigging carabiners |
| 1 | 130 foot Blue Water 11/16" caving rope with duffle and rigging carabiners |
| 2 | 15 foot cable ladders |
| 1 | complete vertical system |
| 1 | surveying set (book, paper, compass, fiberglass tape) |
| 1 | wetsuit (small) |
| personal gear (including wet suit, snorkeling gear, basic invert collecting equipment, vials/preservatives, camera) | |
| Dean Hendrickson | |
| General | |
| 2 | permits (SRE and PESCA) |
| 1 | documentation from Embassy/SRE re waiver of FM3 visa requirement and other stipulations in permit |
| Vehicle related | |
| Vehicle insurance | |
| Vehicle importation permit (+ title etc.) | |
| misc. spare vehicle parts | |
| tool box | |
| 2 | jacks |
| 2 | spare tires |
| duct tape | |
| bailing wire | |
| tow strap | |
| Specimen collection/sorting/preservation | |
| oxygen tank (for packaging live fish) | |
| oxygen regulator, valves, tubing | |
| live specimen bags (assorted sizes) | |
| assorted aquarium dip nets | |
| fish shipping boxes | |
| extra ice boxes for live fish | |
| rubber bands | |
| fish antibiotics | |
| MS 222 | |
| Salt | |
| Novaqua | |
| zip locks | |
| specimen vials | |
| specimen jars - gallons (nalgene) | |
| specimen jars - quarts (nalgene) | |
| enamel sorting trays | |
| disecting kit | |
| disposable eye droppers | |
| binocular disecting microscope | |
| microscope light | |
| Tripp-lite powerverter (12v - 110v from cigarette lighter) | |
| 8 gallons | formalin |
| 2 gallons | 95% Ethanol |
| specimen labels (vial and jar) | |
| hypodermics for formalin injections | |
| field note book | |
| GPS receiver - Trimble Scoutmaster GPS - UT property #638625 | |
| Trimble Scoutmaster Accessory Pack (antenna, vehicle power supply, etc. | |
| topo maps (1:250k and 1:50K - renew just before trip) | |
| Mexico road maps | |
| assorted heads for Duraframe dip nets | |
| Duraframe dip nets | |
| extra bags for dipnets | |
| fiberglass and metal handles for dipnets | |
| nylon twine for net repair | |
| Seines | |
| assorted gill nets | |
| cast net | |
| invertebrate nets (from Glen Longley) | |
| minnow traps | |
| dog food (for trap bait) | |
| minnow buckets | |
| liquid Nitrogen dewar (full) | |
| large dry ice box - full | |
| Honda portable generator for Coffelt shocker - model EX350, serial 1090870 | |
| Coffelt backpack shocker - Mark 10, serial 9111120 | |
| probes for backpack shocker | |
| shocker repair kit+sparkplug+other repair parts for generator and shocker | |
| gas can with gas | |
| 2 stroke oil for generator | |
| graduated cylinder etc. for measuring | |
| nalgene jar for mixing gas (= tank capacity) | |
| Photography | |
| 35 mm camera - Olympus OM2 - serial | |
| lenses 75-150 zoom, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm macro | |
| flash | |
| film | |
| spare camera batteries | |
| video camera | |
| video tapes | |
| video camera batteries | |
| video camera charger | |
| snorkelling gear | |
| dive mask with prescription lenses | |
| snorkel | |
| fins | |
| replacement fin straps | |
| fin boots | |
| Computer (tentative if loaner can be found) | |
| notebook computer (?) | |
| floppy disks | |
| Zip disks | |
| Zip drive | |
| printer | |
| phone/address directory (printed and on disk) | |
| blindcat notes file (printed and on disk) | |
| caving gear | |
| flashlight | |
| 6 | head lamps (2 AA and 4 AA batteries) |
| extra bulbs | |
| extra batteries (AA) | |
| extra batteries (D) | |
| 1 | cable ladder (hopefully borrowed from James Reddell) |
| 1 | 100 foot rope |
| 12 | miscellaneous carabiners |
| knee pads | |
| elbow pads | |
| polypro long underwear | |
| caving helmet | |
| Miscellaneous electronics | |
| CB radio in truck, magnetic antenna on roof | |
| General camping gear | |
| 2 | tents (4 man dome + 2 man) |
| 2 | sleeping pads |
| ground cloth | |
| tarps | |
| propane camp stove (2 burner) | |
| propane bottle | |
| propane lantern | |
| cook set (large pots/pans) | |
| paper plates | |
| bowls | |
| silverware | |
| coffee pot | |
| misc. food | |
| multiple outlet extension cords (for use from shcoker generator) | |
| electric drill and bits (using shocker generator) | |
| 110v spotlight (powered by generator) | |
| bulbs for spotlight | |
| Q beam | |
| Harris Martin | |
| Scuba tanks | |
| 1 | Aluminum 80 yellow, Sherwood valve, stage bottle. 1995 Hydro stamp.CTC/DOT 3AL 3000-J 30771 WK 10 |
| 1 | Aluminum 80 black, Dacor valve. 1995 Hydro stamp.3AL DOT-SP6498-3000 P33798 |
| 1 | Aluminum 80 yellow, USD valve. 1993 Hydro stamp. CTC/DOT-3AL300-S80 P80825 |
| 2 | Steel 72, 1994 Hydro stamp, with Sherwood manifold. DOT-3AA2250 2078 and DOT-3AA 2250 470T 30 10 C 76+ |
| 2 | twin single 80s, banded, not manifolded, 1994 Hydro stamp. CTC/DOT-E6498-3000 P419522 and CTC/DOT - 3AL30000S80 P330759 Luxfer 8 A87 |
| 1 | Steel 40 green oxygen tank DOT 3AA2015 595505D |
| 1 | Steel 23 green oxygen tank DOT3AA2015 T94786 |
| Regulators - First stage | |
| 2 Sherwood Magnums (one for cave diving, one for open water diving) | |
| Poseidon (for cave or open water diving) | |
| Dacor (for open water diving or stage bottle) | |
| SeaTech (for oxygen rig) | |
| Water Lung (cheap back-up) | |
| Regulators - Second stage | |
| Sherwood Magnum | |
| 2 Sherwood | |
| Poseidon | |
| Tusa (for oxygen rig) | |
| SeaTech (for oxygen rig) | |
| Instrument Consoles | |
| Parkway - depth, pressure, compass | |
| Beuchat - depth and pressure | |
| USD pressure | |
| Beuchat pressure | |
| Buoyancy Compensators | |
| Dive Rite wings | |
| SeaTech wings | |
| TechniPro vest BC (for single-tank diving) | |
| Reels | |
| Dive Rite primary | |
| Ralph Hood primary | |
| Wilson cavern reel | |
| 2 home-made Woody jasper jump reels | |
| Lights | |
| Dive Rite 1986 canister primary with plexiglas housing, test tube head | |
| UK 1200 | |
| 2 Ikelite Mini-C | |
| Several QXL-3 | |
| Other diving gear | |
| Henderson farmer john 2-piece wetsuit with separate hood | |
| 1 pair neoprene booties | |
| 1 pair black diving fins | |
| DiveSkin undergarmet | |
| Oceanic mask with built in prescription lenses (primary) | |
| Sherwood mask with built in prescription lenses (back-up) | |
| Dive Rite black plastic back plate | |
| Crossover fill hose | |
| Dive float/flag | |
| Several underwater writing slates | |
| Dry boxes for sampling | |
| Tool Box with tools | |
| Box of clips | |
| Box of misc. items for cave diving | |
| Dry caving gear | |
| Petzl helmet with Petzl Duo and Petzl Micro lights | |
| Petzl Mega back-up light | |
| Lost Creek "cavers special" caving pack | |
| 2 small flashlights | |
| 2 pairs coveralls (one white, one blue) | |
| 3 pairs caving boots | |
| 1 pair red shin guards | |
| 2 pairs knee pads | |
| 1 pair elbow pads | |
| neck-worn Buck Light | |
| polly-pro long underwear | |
| extra AA and C Duracel alkaline batteries | |
| several waterproof field notebooks (yellow) | |
| Camping gear | |
| 5-man stand-up dome tent | |
| 2-man dome tent | |
| propane camping stove | |
| 2 propane camping lanterns | |
| tarps with canopy poles | |
| stakes, rope | |
| folding card table | |
| lawn chairs and folding metal chairs | |
| cot | |
| sleeping bag | |
| Miscelaneous electronics | |
| Motorola Bell Atlantic Nynex Moble cellular telephone | |
| Cobra CB radio with K40 antenna (installed in/on vehicle) | |
| Radio Shack TRC-224 3 watt, 3 channel CB transceiver (walkie talkie) | |
| Minolta Freedom Family Zoom 35 mm camera | |
| Alan Riggs | |
| 1 | Double 104cf tanks w/ manifold |
| 2 | 80 cf tanks |
| 2 | 72 cf tanks |
| Diving harness w/ double buoyancy compensators | |
| 2 | 2 primary lights and chargers; 4 backup lights |
| 4 | 4 regulators with 1 or 2 second stages each, pressure gauges, inflator hoses |
| 2 | 2 wet suits, one 1/8", and one 1/4" |
| 2 | 2 diving masks |
| 1 | set fins |
| 1 | Decompression computer |
| 2 | depth gauges |
| 2 | underwater watches |
| 4 | 4 Line reels |
| 1 | 1 Nikonos underwater camera, 2 lenses, flash and exposure meter |
| 1 | Weight belt and weights |
| 2 | 2 K bottles of oxygen |
| spare parts and tools to repair any of the above | |
Last Updated: 1/24/97
Analyst/Contact: Dean Hendrickson