• A good rainsuit (highly recommended instead of a poncho)
• one pair of jeans or zip-offs
• one pair of shorts
• 2 changes underwear and socks
• 2 tee shirts
• 1 cotton long sleeved shirt (for sun and bugs)
• hiking/hunting style boots for portages
• mocassins or lightweight footwear for camp
• brimmed hat for sun
• lightweight cotton gloves or biking gloves
• 1 complete clean change of clothing for trip home (leave in your car)

For May to mid-June & September trips include:

• polartec or fleece jacket
• one pair wool socks
• one wool shirt

• one bath towel
• small toiletry kit
• small first-aid kit
• suntan lotion
• sunglasses
• compass
• fishing rod
• small tackle box
• camera
• film
• small flashlight
• water filter

• cell phone (worthless, unreliable extra weight in BWCA - can't count on it)
• walkmans, boomboxes, DVD players
• laptop computers
• Fluffy the Great Dane and all other pets
• work related thoughts (it'll be there when you get back)
• wild, screaming groups of kids
• all firearms
• firecrackers
• 96 quart coolers filled with ice
• cantaloupes, watermelons, honeydew melons, cucumbers, (unless you really like bears up close & personal)

How to properly unload a canoe

How to get in to a canoe with dry feet

How to lift a canoe for portaging

How to properly tie a canoe on to your car