Below is a list of all items that will be delivered to the aid station locations including equipment, supplies, food and first aid items. Also listed are some suggested items you may want to bring for your personal comfort while you are working the aid station – keep in mind some people will be out there as little as a few hours and some all day or even all weekend, so please prepare accordingly (you are welcome to eat aid station food, but you may tire of this and may want to consider packing your own). Please feel free to add your own personal touches to the aid stations, provide additional food items and more – please just let us know what you plan on providing additional. Keep in mind the lists below are a guide and there may be some slight variations.
MAJOR EQUIPMENT:
Pop-up canopies / tents
Tables
Tarps for drop bags and other misc. uses
Small Honda Generator
Garbage Can
Blue water jugs (for water only)
MINOR EQUIPEMENT:
cutting board
sharp knife
scissors
roll duct tape
large plastic containers with covers
small plastic containers with covers
pitchers one for HEED one for water
can opener
gallon ziplock bags
quart ziplock bags
garbage bags
paper bowls
paper plates
paper towels
toilet paper
large stir stick for mixing / stirring HEED
sanitizing wipes for tables
hand sanitizer
plastic knives for making sandwiches
cups for water and HEED
rope
notebook
dish soap
dish rags
Hammer HEED
Hammer Endurolytes (electrolyte caps)
Hammer Gel (variety of flavors)
FOR OVERNIGHT / LONG DURATION AID STATIONS:
plastic forks
plastic spoons
styrofoam cups for soup and other hot items
2 burner stove
propane
pot for soup and other hot items
ladel or spoon for soup
Coffee percolator
Fry pan and spatula
hot pads
lights
Generator (limited quantity, race provides for some aid stations only)
FOOD (GENERIC LIST):
Soda; Coke, Ginger Ale)
Ice
Soup mix; Chicken noodleand vegetarian
(the following, all pre-packaged / individual servings)
Goldfish
Plain Potato Chips
Oreo Cookies
Motts Fruit Snacks
Nut only trail mix
FIRST AID KIT (IN ALL AID STATION BOXES):
non-latex gloves
gauze
athletic tape
tampons
Vaniply (in the same vein as vaseline…only better)
neosporin
iodized salt
band-aids
pens
sharpies
antihistime tablets (for bee stings)
Mylar blankets
AID STATION VOLUNTEERS ADDITIONAL PERSONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER BRING:
Packable Chair
Rain Gear
Sun-screen
Bug-spray
Food (if you want something more than aid station food)
Tent for your crew to take turns getting some rest at overnight aid stations
Warm Clothes
Headlamps / Flashlights