Packing for a Canoe Trip - My Gear List

Hi my friends!

This is my pre-trip canoe trip gear loadout where I show you what I'm packing for an upcoming solo canoe camping trip in the Adirondacks. I run down my camping gear and give a few tips on how to pack for solo camping. I highly suggest making your own canoe trip gear list so that you don't forget anything when packing!

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I'd love to read comments on what your favorite canoe camping gear is.

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-Mark

00:00 - Intro
00:34 - Navigation Tips
03:05 - Dry Pack & Keeping Gear Dry
03:48 - Shelter & Sleep System
05:25 - Clothing
06:20 - Wood Processing & Fire Starting
07:22 - Food
09:21 - Cooking Gear
11:14 - Water Filtration
12:17 - First Aid
12:35 - Misc. Gear & Optional Gear

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[BackcountryPaddler]

I want to hear what your "must bring" items are. Leave a comment here! 👇

[paulholscher]

I've been backpacking and canoeing for decades and most of it here sounds fine to me. My long trips tend to be longer (a week or two) than discussed here (a few days), so my first aid kit is more, and I try to be prepared in instances where I encounter someone on another trip who needs more serious care than I expect on my trip. So I take a small "Sam Splint", lots of gauze and Ace bandage wrap, . antibiotics, etc.

[markrichmond]

I’m liking the sounds of canoe camping more and more! You can bring a lot more creature comforts than I can in my backpack….lol

[Beach]

Dude, I'm loving your channel. I'm an avid backpacker, but just got a canoe for camping. Your channel is inspiring me to just GO FOR IT, with proper thought and preparation (of course). Thanks dude! Keep on keeping on!

[marvinfalk]

I'm also a huge fan of the 115 litre Sea Line dry bag you mention. It is delux having a monster waterproof bag around camp to toss everything in case it rains. To make it easier to carry I sandwhiched the dry bag between two frames salvaged from 1980's external frame backpacks. Think of it as a sandwich, the two aluminum frames being the bread, the bag between being the payload, all held together by two kayak straps.

Tossing everything in a monster bag makes breaking camp much quicker. The solid frame with its padded straps is way easier to carry than the floppy 115 litre dry bag's straps.

Going for a day hike, roll up the 115 L or put a smaller bag in the sandwhich.

Need to collect wood? Stand up the contraption and fill it with 80 lbs worth.

Need to portage? The solid frame makes snapping on life jackets and such a snap. Place the canoe yoke on the solid frame and you now have your waiste velt

[riverman]

Looks good. I have a lot of the same gear. I also bring a chair and an extra headlamp.

[donwilcox-outdoorsmore]

Great to see what gear others like to use, and what they bring with them on back country trips. Thanks for sharing, and for some insights into some of the gear and why you selected it.

[dougpacanoemanburns]

Really enjoyed your camp list. We did the Whitney wilderness loop a few years back and you enjoyed our photos

[bertaify]

I’m planning my first trip to the same area. My friend has been before and invited me. So glad I found this video

[Ed-hzum]

Good idea about taking a picture of a map section to laminate. Saves cutting up maps (like I used to do). I have a SPOT beacon that I've carried in the backcountry for many years. Never without it, or my mapping GPS.

[BaumOutdoors]

Great bit of kit! That folding light looks cool, I may have to get one. Enjoy yourself on your trip! Looking forward to seeing how it all turns out 👍👍 🛶

[thewildernesswanderer]

Interesting to see what you bring. It was fun to watch you cook on the twiggy stove. Thanks for sharing!

[BrothersCampin]

Awesome!!! Great gear load-out!!! Lots of good advice, tips, and tricks. We definitely want to get better at dehydrating our own food. Looks like you are set! Have a blast, man!!! Thanks for sharing!!! ✌🏻😁👍🏻

[DaxWoodsWanderer]

I love my giant dry bag as well, but I have found my regular portage packs a lot easier to manage when in an out of the canoe. I throw a giant pack liner in it from Recreational Barrel Works and do not worry at all about stuff staying dry.

[slate]

big plus of a laminated map is that you can bring a whiteboard marker and draw on it, can be pretty useful

[OutsideChronicles]

Great video. We need to get you a proper compass. I never realized you used a solo stove, cool. I take a Trekology camp chair in my kayak. Super comfortable. Creature comforts. I also have a Luci light.

[oldsouthernpine]

Great gear list video! I typically don’t like these but you did a great job!

[aleswell]

I love that Fiskars hatchet, I always take it on trips.

[YeshuaT-bmss]

Great video and I agree you definitely need a great pillow

[progull]

Great video, I switched to instant coffee a few years back takes up little room and nothing to throw out. Hatchets are great but i still bring a small 2-3” blade knife or a multi tool.