Apart from a vehicle and loads of fuel there is a lot of equipment required on the Dakar, some of which is listed below.
Safety kit.
Crash helmets, radio distress locator beacon, fire extinguisher systems, fire proof overalls, safety fuel cells, first aid kit, seat belt knife, signalling mirror, aluminium thermal blankets, emergency food and water reserve, red warning triangle, hand held compass, flash light, smoke generators and flares, lighter,
Other items.
Intercom, satellite telephone, sand ladders and shovels, tow rope, tool kit to suit vehicle, some spare parts, spare wheel assemblies, compressed air or air compressor, suitable jack, drinking tube system, terratrip meter (for accurate distance measurement) mounted compass, global positioning system to organisers specification, approved seats and harnesses, tents and sleeping bags,
©Dakarrally
2002
