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Info/Story   101 Canoe Camping Tips For Beginners Top of page

101 Canoe Camping Tips For Beginners
Author: Moshannonfalls / PennPaddler

Essential advice for beginner canoe - campers.

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Video   A kitchen setup for solo tripping Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

This is my kitchen setup for when I go on solo backcountry trips. That includes my pot and pan, soap, handkerchief and other items I cover in the video. Ive also put in a little review of the Sea To Summit X-Bowl and X-Cup. By the way, I just want to be clear that any reviews I do are my personal tastes and preferences. I just like to mention those responsible for making the gear I like. I have no affiliations with any companies that would sway my opinion.See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.com


Info/Story   Black Bears in the Canoe Camp. How to Deal With the Fear and Reality. Top of page

Black Bears in the Canoe Camp. How to Deal With the Fear and Reality.
Author: PennPaddler

We worry about black bears on our canoe camping trips, but why are we so afraid of the black bear? Learn the truth about black bears and how to deal with them on your canoe camping trip.

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Info/Story   Canoe Camping Top of page

Canoe Camping
Author: CanoeCamper

Nice site for techniques, equipment, receipes, canoe-camping with kids.


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Video   Canoe Camping: Packing food for a weekend / 2 person trip Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

Heres a food plan for a weekend solo canoe trip. Not too heavy and you wont be going hungry.See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.com


Video   Canoe Camping: Packing food for an 8 day / 2 person trip Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

I was putting together some food for an eight day canoe trip in Algonquin Provincial Park and thought I might as well take ten minutes to put it on tape and toss it up on good ol YouTube.See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.com


Video   Car/Van Camping - Swiss Room Box Top of page

Author: SwissRoomBox

If you like car/van camping, this company sells a setup of stack-able modular boxes that neatly fits all of your camping gear. You can sleep on top of the boxes or reassemble them into tables, chairs, shower, etc.

swissRoomBox, the world's smallest motor home set up fitting most cars.
See: http://www.swissroombox.com


Video   How to Pack a Kayak for Camping Top of page

Author: WhatAboutBlue

This is a short video of how we pack all of our equipment into our small kayaks... it doesnt seem possible but we fit it all in there.


Video   Making bannock bread in the backcountry Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

Here Im showing how I make my bannock in the morning when Im canoe tripping.See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.com


Video   Making Coffee Using a Handkerchief Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

This is how I make my coffee when Im out in the woods. Its easy, tastes great and doesnt take any special contraption to do it. Just be sure to thoroughly rinse the handkerchief before your trip since you want to make sure it is completely free of any soap. You also want to ensure its not leaking any dye.See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.comSorry for the shaky video, maybe Ill redo this in the future but for now it should do the trick.


Video   Making Shepards Pie in the backcountry Top of page

Author: MaddyTheGoose

This is a favorite meal of mine when I go canoeing.

See: http://www.MaddyTheGoose.com


Video   Personal Human Waste Management System Top of page

Author: Lunch Video Magazine : Liquidlogic

Will Lyons explains possibly the most glamourous piece of gear you can take on a river trip..."the groover".


Video   Self Support : Kayak Camping - Grand Canyon Top of page

Author: Lunch Video Magazine : Liquidlogic

Quick video of trip planning and group preparation for a self-supported kayak camping trip in the Grand Canyon


Info/Story   Self Support : Kayak Camping - Mmmm...Food... Top of page

Self Support : Kayak Camping - Mmmm...Food...
Author: kayakcamping : Liquidlogic

This is a pretty simple aspect of the trip, although many people have many different ways of going about it. Ill give you my approach to food, which may give you some ideas.

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Info/Story   Self Support : Kayak Camping - The Campsite Top of page

Self Support : Kayak Camping - The Campsite
Author: kayakcamping : Liquidlogic

Youve got your gear selected, your boat packed, and youre on the water. After a great day on your favorite waterway, its time to find a camp and relax. This is fairly intuitive, however depending on where youre at there may be some rules and regulations to follow.

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Info/Story   Self Support : Kayak Camping - The Fire Pan Top of page

Self Support : Kayak Camping - The Fire Pan
Author: kayakcamping : Liquidlogic

Setting up cooking to use a fire-pan.

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