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Tips and Suggestions (Solo Camper)

Before The Trip

  1. Don’t pack what you don’t need. I brought with me almost 70lb and had a hard time getting up to the campsite.
  2. Reduce as much weight as possible as the climb up that hill to the campsite will sweat you out.
  3. One gallon of water per day per person. I brought two gallons and another liter of water for about 2 days since I don’t get to the island till Saturday @1 pm and we left on Monday around 12 noon.
  4. Note that the hike to Point Bennett and back, I drank pretty much half a gallon.
  5. Food, it depends on how hungry you are but I was exhausted most of the time and I ate a lot of fruits and nuts.
  6. I got a lot of freeze-dried food from REI and they have a good selection of them. I got snacks, protein bars, and some perishable items from Trader’s Joe. One of the campers brought along a cooler and he carried 500 feet up with it.
  7. Don’t forget lots of hot chocolate! You will need it for the cold night.
  8. Pack for Cold and Windy. Some days, the wind was like 20 mph.
  9. Tent, I would recommend getting low profile tents and ones that can withstand the wind. I had one night the wind was blowing so hard, I thought the tent was going to blow away. Make sure to deploy all your pegs and tile them down well.
  10. Longjohns, it does get very cold at night especially when the wind is blowing hard.
  11. Sleeping bag and blowup mat, you will definitely need them.
  12. Cooking utensils including burner and fuel. I was able to use 1 x 3.9 oz (110g) fuel which I got from Big 5 sporting goods for 2 nights and 1-morning cooking. I believe I still got about another night and maybe breakfast left of gas.
  13. Sanitation wipes from REI were great as there are no showers onsite.
  14. The outhouse actually comes with toilet paper and hand sanitizer.
  15. Get some Garbage Liner to keep your clothes and stuffs dry in your backpack. I am sorry but the rain cover for the bag won’t cut it as your bag will be soaked in the pool of saltwater on the skiff.
  16. Don’t forget what you bring to the island, you will need to bring out with you. so a little garbage bag to hold all the used items.

Getting on and off San Miguel Island

  1. If you watch the video, our primary mode of getting on and off the Island Packer to the San Miguel island is via a skiff.
  2. We were lucky the first day we arrived, it was sparkling blue water and a very calm sea with no wind. However, on our back, we encountered white caps water and it totally soaked all of us on the skiff.
  3. So wear clothes which dry easily or put a spare change of clothes in your carryon bag.
  4. if you carry a small backpack, it might be good to have one that comes with a rain cover as you will get slash with saltwater while wearing it on your back.
  5. Bring sandals or Teva on top of your hiking shoes. You will get wet on the skiff.

On the Trails

  1. I would recommend wearing a decent hiking shoe when climbing up the Niveder Canyon from the beach to the campsite.
  2. Be prepared for the Point Bennett Trail as it will be a full day hike and you will need as much water as possible depending on the temperature of the day. Recommend at least 1/2 gallon of water or more depends on the temperature.

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