The Ultimate Guide to Whitewater Rafting and River Camping by Molly Absolon

Author:Molly Absolon [Absolon, Molly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Falcon Guides
Published: 2018-04-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Personal Camping Gear

In addition to the group and river gear, you’ll need your own personal equipment for a multiday river trip. At first planning and packing all this stuff can be daunting, but you’ll get used to it.

If this is your first multiday river trip, start with a checklist. You can use the one provided in this book, or ask your friends if they have a list you can borrow. I like to store my list on my computer so I can make notes, and add or subtract items as I discover what works best. Plus, the list is easy to find when it’s time to pack for my next excursion.

Again, you have the option of going light to minimize weight and maximize space on your rafts, or you can be decadent and bring lots of stuff. I like to go for the middle ground. It’s nice to have a few extras—I pack baby wipes, a sundress, and UGGs for example—but don’t overdo it. Remember you have to lug that stuff up and down the beach every day, not to mention the extra drag it puts on the boat if everyone is carrying lots of luxuries. A heavy raft is a sluggish raft, which can make it hard to keep up with other rafts on the river, hard to navigate through rapids, and hard for newer rafters to row. If you haven’t been on a river trip before, start light. You can add more to your packing list as you gain experience.

Tents

On most river trips people bring their own personal shelters. This gets a bit crazy if you have fifteen solo travelers in your group. If that’s the case you should probably team up to avoid having fifteen tents dotting the shoreline at every camp. But if you are in groups of families or couples, you’ll probably have the family groups and couples sharing tents.

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