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Headed to an "Expeditionary" place with no hard structures and limited mail service (1-2 times/month). If you could take anything (within reason), what would it be, and why?
I have room for an extra footlocker, and I'm looking for ideas from some of the more experienced folks around here.
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I have room for an extra footlocker, and I'm looking for ideas from some of the more experienced folks around here.
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A really good pillow and an extra 1-2 inch pad for cot or bed a good night or day of sleep is very important. Extra batteries and a plug surger with extension cord, because you don't alway have enough plugs and they usually not close or none at all a good flashlight for those batteries.
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A tablet that is not an iPad. Load it with games that do not require internet. Micro SD cards that are filled up with movies and books. External battery charger. That takes care of entertainment with minimal weight. A couple of bottles of hot sauce. Maybe an extra pillow. Small fan. Protein if you lift and take it. Toilet paper that you prefer. I personally like the XL microfiber towels that you can get from clothing and sells. Easy to put up if you want to curtain your part of the room off and they are light and dry quickly. If you go out of the wire they are easy to pack and they have as many uses as your mind can come up with. 550 cord. I know a lot of use mio to mix in our water. Some Ibuprofen. a football. A reuseable cup/bottle. A second cleaning kit for your weapon. a Bluetooth stereo. coffee coffee coffee. extra cigs if you smoke. Extra juice if you vape.
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SGT (Join to see) - Just curious - why do you suggest not an iPad? No disagreement - just curious about whether there is any practical issues with iPads that are not an issue for other tablets etc. Warmest Regards, Sandy :)
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SCPO Jason McLaughlin
PO1 (Join to see) - That is a fact! My Aunt shipped me Starbucks on my last deployment. And I had my stainless steel Bodum (found out the hard way that glass + ship=disaster) and an endless supply of hot water. When you are working 16 hour days the ability to make a good pot of coffee makes like bearable.
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SCPO Jason McLaughlin - I hear you, Senior! Been there and those 16-18 hr days sucked! I had a serious relationship with my coffee on the ship. It didn't matter if it was "starbucks" coffee (aircraft carrier), mess deck coffee, kruig coffee, flag mess coffee; it was there. I also drank more than 1.5 gallons of water everyday.
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SCPO Jason McLaughlin
PO1 (Join to see) - I was often tempted to ask one of the Docs to hook me up with a coffee IV drip. If I drank that much coffee and 1.5 Gallons of water, I would have spent the majority of my deployment in the head!
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SCPO Jason McLaughlin - I am friends with the Flag Corpsman of my last command and I asked him one morning to get and IV drip of Folgers STAT. He said, "you and me both, hun". Reason I had to drink so much water is because 1) Arabian Gulf + Flight Operations = a hot and humid interior of the ship. 2) I was working out 2 hours/day so a lot of water was soaked in to my PT shirts.
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Photos of people you love and are leaving behind, couple good books and a laptop for entertainment purposes (dvd)
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As little as possible. When I was living out of tents for a few months with only MRE's, these are some things I wish I had more of. Shaving Cream, Deodorant++. I also had my laptop with a large external hard drive. Also, try to bring an extra charger as well.
Depending on what "expeditionary" location you are traveling too, usually depends on what type of stuff you need. You may have the room, but depending on your load can depend on if you even want to bring it. Spend your "off time" at the gym and on your laptop.
Cash also helps too instead of using your card. I used to hate swiping my card. Anything else, 1-2 times a month is great and you can get things sent to you. I wouldn't bring anything I did not need.
Depending on what "expeditionary" location you are traveling too, usually depends on what type of stuff you need. You may have the room, but depending on your load can depend on if you even want to bring it. Spend your "off time" at the gym and on your laptop.
Cash also helps too instead of using your card. I used to hate swiping my card. Anything else, 1-2 times a month is great and you can get things sent to you. I wouldn't bring anything I did not need.
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SPC Steven Schoenhut
I agree with you, but to add my 2 cents... I would make sure I have a media player with headphones, 2 pairs of running shoes, weight belt that I liked and fit well, and a good pair of lifting gloves.
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Never used the weight belt, mainly because I was not lifting heavy, nor off of a machine. I am more of a light weight, heavy rep kind of person.
I do agree with the gloves though, do not want to get calluses on your hands!!!!
I do agree with the gloves though, do not want to get calluses on your hands!!!!
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