7 Days with Minimum Kit
I am planning to go on a canoeing and camping trip this summer. I might go with a friend of mine who really enjoys fishing. I am not great at fishing, and he doesn't have much kit, so I think this would be a good fit.
He would catch the fish. I'd cook 'em over the fire along with the bannock.
I want to bring minimal kit if possible, to make it both lightweight, but also a memorable trip where we could both learn bushcraft and minimalism lessons in the woods.
- Flint and steel for fire, cooking
- Cooking pot, 2 cups, 2 spoons, 2 Nalgene bottles and 2 bowls
- Knives, axe, saw
- Wool blankets
- Tarp shelters
- Compass
- Fishing gear
- Rope & 550 paracord
- 2 Therm-a-Rests
- 2 Sleeping Bags
- Books (Rogers Mushrooms, and fiction)
- Camera
- 2 Legless Folding Chairs
- Food
- Booze
- 2 cigars
- Toiletries
Cheers,
Mungo


9 comments:
No offense, but I would love to be able to put $5 in a bet against your going this summer. Although I would like you to have your getaway.
My assumption is based on a simple equation: New Mother = the world changes.
wood blankets are flammable... use them carefully!
DanT - You're on! $5 it is!... Let me see if I have change somewhere on my desk.
Px - the whole point is that they ARE flammable. You wrap yourself in them, then hold a match to one corner. Over the evening, the whole piece smoulders and keeps you warm. Right?
:-)
Mungo
Mungo, like I said, I hope to lose the $5!
Dan
Between your posts and the comments my whole life flashed before my eyes.
I have loads of fishing kit
I'm terrible at fishing
I have kids
I hardly ever get to go camping
I lose a lot of bets
SBW
How about a couple of bottles of fine Brandy for that evening toast? Also, strap a .22 pistol to your belt for sure! Then your kit is complete! Hope yopu get to go. Jack
Sounds like a plan for sure, you will have to keep us posted.
Sounds like a good plan. A bit minimalist for me, but you have booze, so roughing it might cease to matter after a while.
I want to hear about how this goes.
keep us posted.
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