Well the food shopping is done. What a relief it is knowing that I now only have about 101 things left to do instead of 151. Now as mentioned in Crazy Joe's previous blog when he first started to go in this trip booze was the most important item to bring. Basically it was the bare essentials with a ton of alcohol. Nowadays we still bring a lot of alcohol. (The Mule and her man brought along five, no wait I think it was six cases of beer one year.) So like I said booze is a must. Yet we do bring along more things than we really need. but hey it's our trip so we can bring whatever we want right.
SO as I have said food it bought and ready to go now it comes time for the other things. Here is a list of what we deem necessary for this trip:
- Canoe - how can you canoe without one of these
- Paddles - steering is a little hard without these bad boys, some have found out when they lose them
- Tarps - to cover the gear in the canoes and to place under the tents to keep them dry
- Coolers - need to keep the alcohol cold somehow
- Tent - sleeping under the stars may sound romantic but do you know how cold it can get and how many bugs are out there?
- Sleeping bag - way better than blankets on a cold night
- Air mattress - if you don't have one of these there will almost always be a rock right under your back
- Pillow - comfort item but I sure do appreciate it
- Lanterns - we usual have about 6 going at night, the drunk have to see where they are going otherwise it is not very safe for us
- Rain Gear - there have been time we haven;t needed it but I would rather carry it along just in case than have to spent the night wet, no matter how drunk I am
- Warm Clothing - this can be jeans and long sleeve shirts to hoodie sweatshirts and long johns, when the sun goes down it can get really cold
- Summer Clothing - I'm talking about tank tops, shorts and swimsuits, we go through rapids that are bound to get you wet
- Sandals - not the cute kind that just slip on, we had a cousin that had on leather sandals the Year of the Duck, you need ones that can get wet and won't fall off in the water
- Tennis Shoes - these are for the camping portion of the trip, at night you want dry, warm shoes on your feet
- Sunscreen - every year we bring this along to prevent burning, yet every year there are some pretty crispy people at the campsites
- Bug Spray/Skeeter Beater - the mosquito's come out at night and if it has rained look out, they might just carry you off
- Camp Stove - hey you need something to cook on right
- Cooking Utensil's - we are talking pots, pans, spatulas, spoons, knifes, tongs, can openers, everything but the kitchen sink (we haven't figured how to get than one in the canoe yet)
- Camp Table - yes we bring a table there isn't too many of them just sitting out in the woods
- Radio/CD Player/CD's - music makes the world go round and it also makes floating down the river so cool
- Camera - this is my main item, you must capture the moment otherwise you might forget
- Camcorder - we had one of these one year and got to capture the Mule and her man going down the Muldoons backwards, another story another time
- Chainsaw - yes we have brought this along, unfortunately it got a little wet when we swamped the canoe, but that is another story
- Canoe Partner - this may seem kinda dumb but trying to solo a canoe is a lot of work and being one who has lost their partner almost every year, (not lost lost, lost as in can't go anymore, won't go anymore or finds a new partner), this can be a pain in the you know what
- Propane Tanks - these are the little ones for the lanterns, you need about one a night for every lantern you have
This is just the things I can remember as of right now. There are probably over a dozen things that I have forgotten but someone always brings them. So now imagine a normal sized canoe that will be hauling two people and all their crap in that one canoe. Basically double all the things on this list and imagine it in one canoe. Doesn't seem possible does it? I can guarantee you that it is possible, we do it every year.
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