Below is a list of all items that will be delivered to the aid station locations by our logistics (equipment / supply) team. Also listed are some suggested items that volunteers may want to bring for their personal comfort while you 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. Volunteers are welcome to eat aid station food, but may tire of this and may want to consider packing something. Volunteers should feel free to add their own personal touches to the aid stations and coordinate additional food items with their fellow aid station volunteers. 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
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 for serving water
Can opener
Gallon ziplock bags
Quart ziplock bags
Garbage bags
Paper bowls
Paper plates
Paper towels
Toilet paper
Sanitizing wipes for tables
Hand sanitizer
Plastic knives for making sandwiches
Cups (we are a cupless race, but just in case anyone loses theirs)
Rope
Notebook
Dish soap
Dish rags
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
Paddle or spoon for soup
Coffee airpot
Pourover Cone and filters for making coffee into airpot
Fry pan and spatula
Pot pads
Lights
Generator (limited quantity, race provides for some aid stations only)
Blankets for runners needing warmth
FOOD (GENERIC LIST):
Soda; (Coke, Ginger Ale)
Ice (limited amount, AS captain to grab more if desired)
Soup mix; Chicken noodle and vegetarian
(the following, all pre-packaged / individual servings)
Goldfish
Plain Potato Chips
Cookies (Oreos and Chips’a’hoy)
Cinnamon Teddy Grahams
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 or car camping setup for your crew to take turns getting some rest at overnight aid stations
Warm Clothes
Headlamps / Flashlights