Safety and gear

Summer

”Typical” lofotweather is two seasons pr day!. Due to the aveage temperature; for July + 12,8°C and - 1°C in January, we do have, at times, large variations. Summerdays from + 30°C to + 4°C does not occur every year, but they are not uncommen. Important gear to bring with you for summer trips are both sunscreen factor 20 and warm wollen underwear. The moist ocean air, from Southwest and Westernly winds, can make a summar day chilly.

Winter

Lofoten is pretty fare North at 68°N. Your clothing must be accordingly and it is you personal resposibility for your own clothing during trips and courses.

”Typical” lofotweather is two seasons pr day!. During a Lofoten winter we have, due to the fact that we are "in" the "Golf Current", from mild days surpassing +5°C. This is the temperature at sea level, with altitude and wind you know that you are north of the Arctic Circle. Our coldest days are below -18°C-64°F, they are rare, but you have to consider it when making you pack ready.

Use common mountain sense and dress accordingly and you will have a marvellous adventure at Lofoten Islands.

Hiking and challengers

1. Easy	Road or wide flat path some gradient
2. Easy to moderate	Path with a moderate climb
3. Moderate	Path with a climb
4. Moderat to challenging	Narrow or no path with some climb
5. Challenging	No path and steep climb
6. Challenging +	Long trip with no paths and some support from ropes may be needed

My skills hiking

A	I am used to hike in parks with joggingshoes
B	I have been on a hike, but have no hikingboots
C	I have been on a hike and have my own hikingboots
D	My hikingboots are used and they fit me
E	I have hiked on my own and camped outdoor
F	I am a skilled rambler and have camped outdoor alone
G	I am a mountaineer

Seakayak trip stamina

Kayaktrips are planed after these standards:

A	Nice and relaxing trips, less then7 km pr day
B	Easy speed, 8 to 14 km pr day
C	Moderat speed, 15 to 25 km pr day
D	Moderate touring speed, 26 to 35 km pr day
E	High touring speed, 36 km pr dag or more

Personal skills in seakayak

I	I am abel to, calmly, get out of my kayak upside down.
II	I am able to rescue a fellow kayaker back into his/her kayak
III	I can do braces, both sides, and self and group rescue
IV	I can do braces by "instinct" and eskimo-roll(one side), tidal paddling, little surf and navigation
V	Experienced padler (know when to turn back!!)

Paddling gear – summer

Recommended equipment

In general I call cotton "dead persons cloth"; wool, fleese and other modern tech-cloth is better than cotton. In a cold climat like here I do not bring any cotton cloths with me on any trip on "outside" of the asphalt.

hiking troussers
wind/water tight jacket and trouser
warm jacket or vest
1 pair warm longthights (wool is better)
pullover thin wool
underwear
socks (wool is better)
T-shirts (tech or wool)
Hiking shoes or boots
Sandals (with heel strap)
Southwest and/or sunhat with
Buff more then one, and one in wool is better
Longarmed thin shirt (sunprotection)
Shorts / swiming gear

Privat gear

Normal supply of medicine
Sun cream/ waterproof and high factor
Toothbrush ++
Biodegradable soap for salt/fresh water
Towle
Drybags, 5 and 10 litre
Dog-poo-bags: to bring you used toiletpaper back to the garbage dump
IKEA bag (blue) to carry gear from/to the boat and camp
Insect repellent
Sunglases

What to bring if you need it and room for it

Drysuit
Backpack 35 - 45 litre
Poogies
Waterbotles
Camera with extra storage and battery charger
Binoculars
GPS with a topo-map of the region
Mobilephone with battery charger
Drybags for GPS and Mobilephone
Books tor read or your hobbies (birds/geology/...)
Snorkling gear
Repairkit for cloths/gear/kayak

Vinter extra cloths

Cloths

trousers breathable with high chest
jakke breathable and waterthigt
extra pullover thin wool
underwear
socks, thicker wool
superundertøy
winter hiking boots
Mukluk type neopren shoe
warm headprotection to cover your ears and forehead
Polar Buff or simmilar
winter sleeping bag and matt

The food you like for extra energy