Environmental Learning Institute 2002
MAYA COAST TORCH Required Personnel Clothing & Equipment

(This includes what you wear on the airplane)

Hiking Boots (dry desert)
Socks (wool or capilene blende), lite weight, 2 pairs
Liner socks, 2 pairs (depends on if you use liners, we each have our own system!)
Tivas or similar sandels (something that securely stays on your foot when you're wading)

Running shoes (if you like to do dawn runs or simply hang out in them)

Underwear, cotton 4 pair (for town and field; in the summer some people just go with cotton)

Pants, micro-fiber or super lite weight, the desert is very hot and it is best to have something super cool and also will dry fast. Polyester or lite weight cotton. Columbia, Patagonia, Royal Robbins and other manufacturers make excellnet super lite weight pants.
Shorts
Pants, cotton (for town); skirt (for town)

Bathing suit (consider the extremely strong sun; for snorkeling consider you will be exposed for hours...protect your self from radiation and skin cancer)

Lite weight cotton or polyester long sleeve shirts, 2 (you can always roll up the sleeves, good for sun protection and nasty insects)
Cotton t-shirt, 2 (good for sleeping and those days you just can't resist)

Rain Shell like a poncho

Baseball cap or other sun shade hat

Backpack or duffle bag (use this as your luggage case, it'll make moving around a lot easier)
Day pack (good sized one for hauling field gear for our field work; use this as your carry-on))

Lite weight summer sleeping bag

Sleeping pad (thermarest or ensolite, etc.)

Flashlights, bring extra batteries. Bring 2; one powerful one for night hikes and one that is good for reading at night in your room (headlamp using AA batteries preferred).


Swiss Army Knife or Leatherman Tool
2 1-litre water bottles (consider hydration systems like Platypus)
Binoculars (a must for wildlife viewing)

Snorkel, Mask and Flippers (optional for Sea of Cortez)

Personal First Aid Kit
Personal medications
Personal toiletries
Personal shower & bathing towel

Sunglasses with retainers
Sunscreen
Lip block

Bug Repellant

Pen, pencils, personal journal
Favorite dry snacks