Canoeing Equipment List
Canoeing campouts require packing gear into canoes where it must be kept dry, but the boats allow you to carry heavier or bulkier equipment than on a hiking trip. I cannot emphasize the importance of good dry bags. Anything not in them will get wet.
Personal Equipment
- Food: We will plan this as a patrol, but individuals are responsible for bringing the food they are responsible for.
- Food/Bear Bag – if in bear country
- Personal Mess Kit: https://amzn.to/3uqXzyu
- Utensils
- Fire Starter (lighter/matches/etc)
- First Aid Kit: Gauze, Band-Aids, Meds, Tape, Disinfectant, Emergency Blanket
- Bug Spray, Sun Screen
- Knife
- Fishing Gear
- Radios
- Flashlight
- Head Lamp: https://amzn.to/3N5rQba
- One Backup
- Map/Compass
- 550 Cord
- Toilet paper (wrapped up in a bag to stay dry)
- Ziploc bag for packing out personal trash
- 2x Water Bottles/2x Gatorade 32 oz
- Backpack: HikerDirect.com
- Pack liner/dry sack: https://amzn.to/3uwIVFI
- Towel
- Bedding
- Sleeping Bag
- Quilt: HikerDirect.com
- (this replaces a sleeping bag and is lighter, but is not required)
- Sleeping Pad: HikerDirect.com
- (not as important with a sleeping bag, but helps insulate when using a quilt)
- Clothes (Dressing in layers is very important, rather than relying on a single thick coat. We don’t take very many extras, so this is what to wear.)
- Long sleeve shirt
- Jacket/Coat
- Mid layer/sweatshirt
- Winter hat
- Long Pants
- Gloves
- Tennis Shoes
- Extra Socks
- Extra underwear
- Bug Netting
- Personal Hygiene Kit
- Toothbrush/paste
- Deodorant
- Hand Sanatizer
- A few wet wipes
- Camp suds
- Ear plugs
- Clothes for the way home
Patrol Equipment
- Tent (can be the troop’s or personal)
- Mini Stove
- Water Purifier
- Saw/Shovel/Other bulky tools
- Cooler
- Any other cooking gear (skillet, dutch oven, etc.)
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