Spiralling inwards, clockwise from top left:

  • 3/4 length Thermarest
  • Water
  • Alpkit drybag rucksack, with tow leash attached
  • Shoes you can get wet. (I usually use Vibram 5-fingers to swim in but couldn’t find them for this photo’¦)
  • Wetsuit
  • Warm clothes
  • Woolly hat, even in summer. (If nothing else you can use it to block out the too-early dawn light
  • Aquapac waterproof phone case
  • GoPro underwater dome
  • Sleeping bag
  • Bivvy bag
  • Dry bags
  • Goggles
  • Tea bag
  • Pan
  • Homemade beer can stove 
  • Lighter
  • Penknife
  • Spoon
  • Suncream
  • Head torch
  • Snacks and food
  • GoPro
  • Forgot to include loo roll and my toothbrush!