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You are here: Home / Mississippi River Thru-Canoe-2017 / Mississippi River Thru-Canoe Gear List

Mississippi River Thru-Canoe Gear List

August 24, 2017 by Beardoh and SweetPea

Our gear for this trip has many items in common with our hiking gear as well as many items that are water-travel specific.  Additionally, there are items that feel like ‘splurge’ or comfort items.  Since the burden of floating some extra gear like town clothes and a cooler is easy on water, we decided to bring some extra stuff.  For this particular adventure, we look forward to having more food variety and fresher foods since we will have a cooler.

The big piece of gear:  As we started making a gear list for this trip, our starting item was, of course – a canoe.  We didn’t have one, so while staying with Beardoh’s Mom in Wisconsin, we put a ‘Cheap Canoe Wanted’ sign in the front lawn.  We received around 10 calls.  Some people were just pointing out canoes that they had seen for sale in front lawns, others had canoes that they were looking to part with. After taking a look at a few, we choose this 17′ Grumman Canoe from the 1990’s that was only 2 miles from where we were staying, and on the same lake – so we could paddle it back to Beardoh’s Mom’s place.

Mississippi River Canoe Gear

 

Our Mississippi River Canoe Trip Cear List

Beardoh General

40L Dry Bag

MontBell Super Spiral 3 Sleeping Bag

DIY Hammock with Bugnet

Hammock Gear Underquilt

Cuben Fiber Hammock Tarp

NeoAir Sleeping Pad

Polycro Ground Sheet

Brooks Cascadia Shoes

Tall Rubber Boots

Emergency Poncho

Full Length Buff

MontBell Thermawrap Jacket

Petzl Headlamp

Glove Liners

Fleece Hat

Bug Headnet

Long-Handled Titanium Spoon

Loksaks x 2

Montbell Windshirt

Socks

Sheet

Kuhl Pants – town

T shirt – town

Long sleeve –  town

Toilet paper

Vitamins

Drivers License

Health Insurance Card

Credit Card / ATM Card

Big Toenail Clipper

 

SweetPea General

40L Dry Bag

MontBell Super Spiral 3 Sleeping Bag

DIY Hammock with Bugnet

Hammock Gear Underquilt

Cuben Fiber Hammock Tarp

NeoAir Sleeping Pad

Polycro Ground Sheet

Brooks Cascadia Shoes

Tall Rubber Boots

Emergency Poncho

Waterproof Phone Case

Waterproof Plastic Bin

Full Length Buff

MontBell Thermawrap Jacket

Petzl Headlamp

Tent Stake to use as Trowel

Glove Liners

Fleece Hat

Bug Headnet

Long-Handled Titanium Spoon

Loksaks x 2

Montbell Windshirt

Socks

Underwear

Bra

Town Clothes: Kuhl Pants, T-Shirt, Long-Sleeved Shirt

Drivers License

Health Insurance Card

Credit Card / ATM Card

 

Shared

Toaks Titanium Cook Pot

Snow Peak Stove

Cannister Fuel for Stove

Small Sharp Knife

Leatherman

Evernew 2L Water Bladder x 2

Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter

Cooler

Bug Spray

Suncreen

5 Gallon Water Jug

Small First Aid Kit

Toiletries

Battery Charge Pack for Phones

Hand Towel

Pen

Small Notebook

Ibuprofin

30L dry bag for holding food, town clothes etc.

Match Box x 2

Playing Cards

NeoAir Repair Kit

Binoculars

Large Mesh Bag (for wet tarps)

Plastic Bin

 

Canoe Specific Supplies

Canoe

Metal Repair Kit

Canoe Wind Sail (WindPaddle)

Road Trip USA: Great River Road book

Big Sponge

Extra Paddle

Canoe cart for portage sections

Lifejackets

Bending Branches Bent Shaft Paddle x 2

SweetPea Chair

Beardoh cushion

Walmart Blue Foam (for kneeling on)

Small Bucket (for scooping water and peeing in the canoe)

 

Worn Clothes

SweetPea

Patagonia Long-Sleeved Shirt

Patagonia Skirt

Watch

Sunglasses

Cheap Water Shoes

Headsweats Baseball Hat

 

Beardoh

Sunglasses

Chaco Sandals

Bandana

ExOfficio Minimo Long-Sleeved Shirt

Swim shorts and EMS Convertable shorts

Bandana

Headsweats Baseball Hat

Casio Altimeter Watch

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