Red Rock's Personal Gear Checklist
What to bring for the trip:

 

A calm morning on the shore Getting ready to go

  You can buy all your food for your trip online at very competitive prices! CLICK HERE

General Base Gear Other items you should definitely have: What to leave home:
  • 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 unload your canoe

How to properly unload a canoe

How to get into your canoe

How to get in to a canoe with dry feet

How to lift your canoe for portaging

How to lift a canoe for portaging

How to tie your canoe to your roof racks

How to properly tie a canoe on to your car

A lot of this stuff you can buy at our online catalog if you need it - click here to browse!



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1-800-280-1078
redrock@redrockstore.com

 

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