Gear List

The Boat
- Old Town Tripper
- 2 Mohawk Paddles
- 2 Bent Shaft Paddles
- PFDs for each paddler (2)
- Seat Back
- Bail & Sponge
- various size and structured tie in straps
Inside 4 mil trash compactor bags:
Clothes (inside 4 mil trash compactor bags):
For me: packed inside OR #5 WP bag
- Polypro Expedition weight long underwear
- 2 pair underwear
- 100 weight polartech pants
- Dickies Kakhi Pants
- Gym shorts
- Bathing suit
- 200 weight polartech jacket
- Light windbreaker
- Coolmax long sleeve t-shirt
- 2 cotton t-shirts
- Plaid flannel shirt
- 2 pair sock liners
- 2 pair wool socks
- Polypro balaclava
- Polartech clipped finger gloves
- Polartech mits
- Camp moccasins
- Cheap water shoes
- Some kind of light weight hiking shoes
- Baseball Cap or staw hat
- Cheap Sterns rain suit
For J.D.: packed inside OR #4 WP bag, he'll have to tell me what he takes other than Frog Toggs rain suit and Crazy Creek Chair
Extra Large Canvas Bag (about 8000 ci)(Night and morning camp needs):
- Folding canvas chair in canvas bag
- Folding table in canvas bag(with levered, angular legs and roll up slatted top)
- Inside small bag:
- Coleman nesting 3 pot cook set
- Coleman Peak One stove
- 2 stainless mugs
- Pint fuel jar
- Extending camp grill, and
- inside zip lock bag:
- 2 sets cheap Caughlins 3 piece nesting flatware
- Small military style can opener
- Homemade wind screen
- Coffee Pot wrapped in a thin foam sheet, inside my old sleeping bag stuff sack
- Inside OR #4 WP bag and packed in various sized ziplock bags:
- Breakfast and Dinner for the week
- Inside OR #4 WP bag and packed in various sized ziplock bags:
- flashlight [(1) 2-C-cell and (2) photon microlight]
- book
- journal & pen
- Insect repellent
- Toothbrush & paste
- Matches: in many ziplocks scattered through all the bags, lots of them
- Emergency fire starter sticks
- various meds: Ibuprofin, anti-acid, afrin, vitamins
Small Daypack
Packed in various sized ziplock bags where necessary:
- Lunch & snacks
- First Aid kit
- Bird book
- Plant book
- Toilet paper
- Cat hole digger
- Various lengths of HD nylon cord
- Sunscreen
- Soap
- Towell
- Duct Tape
- Candles
- Matches: in many ziplocks scattered through all the bags, lots of them
Packed in various sized ziplock bags
- Wallet
- Car keys
- Extra Eyeglasses
- Camera Olympus Stylus Zoom (when not out for pix) & extra film
- Small 8x field glasses (when not hanging around my neck)
Other:
- Dietz Hurricane Oil Lantern, packed inside:
- 5 gal gasketed pickle bucket from Burger King with eggshell foam for protection
- Fishing Gear:
- Rod, reels, poles
- Tackle Box
- Cricket Box
- Minnow trap & bucket (as appropriate)
- Maps
- Compass
- Pocket knife
- Gallon canteen
- Quart canteen
- PUR Hiker water filet for backup
- PolarPure water treatment tablets for backup
- 7 Gallon water jug
Also... I keep a clean set of clothes, including shoes, in my truck to change into after the trip.


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