Hi Sarge,thats a very well thought out preparation of food etc for your journey--just one suggestion ??............perhaps an extra pot in case you forget one along the way?? 🙂🙂...ha ha ..i enjoy your videos!!!!
We have the same mindset when it comes to packing for a canoe trip. When I was a backpacker I counted every ounce. Now that I am a canoe camper, my mindset is fuck it, if I think I need it and it's not going to sink me I'm bringing it. I just got back from four nights in the Adirondacks. I did the Essex Chain of Lakes. The very last day was when I finally saw another canoe. The couple small portages that I had I kept on saying to myself that I had way too much shit. lol
There's definitely a happy medium. I've done a couple trips where I was sitting in a chair and everyone else was sitting on the ground, take a chair! I've also seen people double up every portage to carry a cooler filled with dry ice and 10 days worth of steak and eggs. That's wild to me, but a little bit of comfort is definitely worth carrying.
I enjoyed the break down. What’s with the 60lbs portage limit all about? Is that the canoe carrier limit? That’s a good idea to have a hot pocket for your “just add hotwater” meals. I will steal that idea. I wondered about how a poncho would work because your arms come out of the bottom, how that would work paddling? Did ya use it. And if you want to be a “RU-vidr” where’s all your Amazon affiliate links 😅 to each item you packed. lol
Ya there is a weight limit on the bowron lakes for how much weight you can have in the canoe while portaging. I think they say that it's to prevent damage to the trails. People would definitely load the shit of their canoes and carts if they were allowed too. I still haven't actually tried canoeing in a poncho yet, but I just got off a backpacking trip where I saw a few people hiking with ponchos over them and their packpacks. And that hot pocket for the freeze dried meals is awesome. I have used it quite a bit this summer, and it genuinely helps with the rehydration, and keeps those meals piping hot. I have no interest in not using one, it's probably my favorite camping hack I've seen online. I have seen some fancy lightweight space age material ones being sold now, but using my leftover Reflectix scraps and Gorilla Tape has worked great!
Ya it was solo. It's definitely a big first aid kid, but it's nice to have everything you could possibly need(within reason) when possible. I have all sorts of stuff in there, burn crams, antibiotic cream, antibiotic eye drops, cold packs, hand warmers, all sorts of bandages, gauze, wraps, and stuff, a splint to immobilize something broken. You never know what you might encounter when you're out there, and real emergencies can happen out there. I did just got back from a backpacking trip, where I carry a decent first aid kit, but not nearly the size of this one. This one is always in my van, and I'll bring it when I can, but sometimes you can't and have to carry a more basic kit. But even when I go basic, I still believe in having more than a few bandaids.
I definitely found it online, but I can't find it right now. I'm on the road vanlifing with very spotty reception right now though. Things that didn't count were paddles, life jackets, water, tarp, axe, first aid kit and fishing gear. That's all I remember for sure, but I think that might be it anyways
