Planning a trip and need some advice.

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Well I have decided that i need to get away for a little R and R. I am planning on heading up to Canada for a week sometime in August. This will be a trip that I have been longing to take for a few years. The plan is to drive up to the Little Missinaibi lake in Canada. A few of us will unload our Kayaks and spend the week fishing and camping. The goal is to take only the essential gear that we need so that we do not weight down the Kayaks. I have a few months to get my gear around and fine tune what I am actually going to take. I would like to keep the weight of the gear to around 70 lbs max.
Also for anyone that lives in Canada, any of the rules and regulations that I need to be aware of would be helpful. I would love to hear what you guys think would be "MUST HAVE" items. I know that many of you are way more experienced in this kinda of stuff then I am, so any suggestions would be helpful. There is a chance that we will be without any form of communication for the entire week that we are out there. Thanks in advance for al of your help.

Joshua
 
^^^^^^ yes. My thoughts exactly! Whiskey is more minimalist than beer. But I'd suggest contacting some local professionals.

Extensive research revealed several good Canadian resources... but I found one resource that will work for beer.



Their name's are Bob and Doug McKenzie....

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Bob and Doug are great guides. Just make sure you keep them supplied with plenty of Moose Head Lager! Take off Hoser! No seriously, I would suggest a SARGE 7.
 
I would recommend taking a quality fixed blade knife with you. A good knife out in the wilds can be a simple and invaluable tool to be used in a number of tasks such a fire and food prep. I would also suggest taking along maggot loads of beer and all the meat/bacon you can carry. :D
 
I would add bear spray. You're going to be in black bear country. And remember to have either a plastic food barrel or dry bag to hold all your food, trash, and other scented goods such as toothpaste. Along with this you will need enough throw line to hang your food well out of reach of bears and well away from your campsite.

Have a great trip.

Hope this helps,
- Martin
 
Canada Josh?

Come on, you've seen South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut and Canadian Bacon right?

Evil place up there
 
I lightweight waterproof 2 person tent. The good ones come without a fly as the material is waterproof. Bibler do really good lightweight tent. The I-tent weighs only 4lb 14oz packed!
 
For a small light stove I love my MSR Pocket Rocket. Small, light, reliable, and one fuel can should last a week. The bigger ones last me 2 weeks of every day use.
Fixed blade is essential. This is the Busse forum so any one you have should be fine. I like the small fixed small axe combo, but maybe a NMFBM would change that opinions...
 
IF your going to be out of cell service....you can rent a sat phone these days for emergency. Might be good for one of you to carry.

Dry bag is absolutely key for me cause Im prone to taking the rapids haphazardly with an improperly loaded canoe and a friend that couldnt or wouldnt paddle:(
 
I will def have a dry bag. The group I am going with are good at finding ways to get people into the drink.
 
Hindsight said:
I will def have a dry bag. The group I am going with are good at finding ways to get people into the drink.
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Don't stop at one. The more the better. Several different sized and colored bags can be a big help organizing. Even the cheap Wally World waterproof bags can come in real handy. I keep smaller dry bags in larger ones.:D
 
Raincoat!

When ever I think: I don't need a raincoat; it rains.

I have a hooded waterproof poncho, which is invaluable.
 
I have two ponchos that will be making the trip with me. I already did one trip without one and it was miserable.
 
Make sure you take that bottle of Maple Crown with you and then just leave it there. Maybe it tastes better in Canada, it couldn't be worse.

Garth
 
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