1st Tahan Expedition, part 29....Equipment and Costs

This journal of our historic expedition to G Tahan will not be complete without some mention of the personal and group equipment we had and some aspects of the cost, 4 decades ago.


Photo: The Sungei Tahan at dusk


Group Equipment
1) ponchos - 10
2) parangs - 6
3) Haversacks -those without
4) Belts - 10
5) Aluminium water bottles - 10
6) matches - in waterproofed pouch
7) mess tins - 10
8) tin openers - 4
9) ropes - sufficient coils
10) crackers -sufficient packets
11) Bluet Cooker - 1
12) Tent side sheets - 4
13) cooking pots - 2
14) Fuels - sufficient qty
15) Sulphur powder



First Aid and Medical Kit
Besides the standard items such as plaster, bandages of various sizes and types, we also had the following:
1) antisan
2) anti-malaria pills
3) salt tablets
4) Iron tablets
5) water sterilising tablets
6) Insect repellent
7) Corricidin - red
8) Panadol
9) Po Chai pills


Personal Items
1) A small torch with extra battery
2) Extra water bottle
3) Shirts - 1 for trekking, 1 for sleep
4) Slacks - 1 for trekking, 1 for sleep
5) sleeping bag - 1
6) face towel - 1
7) jungle hat - 1
8) sneakers - 1 pair
9) ankle boots - 1 pair
10) socks - 2 pairs
11) dagger or knife -1
12) safety pins, sewing kit
13) spoon - 1
14) camera - 1 [ only Jesudason and myself had one each ]
15) films for camera
16) water-proofed containers, small
17) jacket or windbreaker - 1

Some Group Costs $ ( S'pore )
1) Train fares - 300
2) Stores, fuel - 70
3) Boatfare - 130
4) Camping fee - 100
5) Camera fees - 10
6) Food - 65 ( We chipped in with supplies from our homes )