CANOE CAMPING GEAR I take on an expedition
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2022
- All the canoe camping gear I took with me on my 28-day expedition on the Murrumbidgee River in 2022. Drop a comment below if you've got any questions about any of the gear I do or don't take!
Hi Amy. Am looking forward to seeing your Murrumbidgee trip. Your gear run down was very interesting. I'm Lawrence's partner and being a woman, albiet much older, of similar size I found your clothing options most helpful. A couple of items you might find useful. At the beginning of this winter I lashed out and purchased a pair of NRS Boundary boots (now available in Australia) and love them. No more cold wet feet and an added bonus is the sole is thicker than that on the usual wet boots so no more ouchies over sharp rocks, gravel etc. They are expensive but oh so worth it. The other is pants; in winter I paddle in Adrenalin Thermal long pants, they are super comfie and when damp stay warm (even wet, as I can attest after falling in the Murrumbidgee up in the Snowy Mountains one year at the end of May) they kept my lower half cool but not cold) and for cold nights when kayak camping I take an extra pair and with some Crane merino long johns underneath they make toastie pj bottoms. Unfortunately the Adrenalin tops are too small and I'm yet to find a good top for paddling. Over the past 40 years we have tried many sleeping mats and a few years ago purchased Nemo Nomad 30XL pads - finally a comfie nights sleep. If space is important this pad packs up to 33cm long by about 15cm diametre but when inflated is a spacious 76cm wide and 15cm deep - no more painful hips and shoulders or turning over and finding myself on the cold tent floor :) :). Re your paddle, I don't know how it will relate to your Next. I paddle an Old Town Castine 145 sit in kayak. I was paddling with a 130cm Werner Camano but was getting shoulder pain so swapped to a Werner Shuna 120cm and paddled with a slightly higher stroke. No more shoulder aches, though I can feel them after a long windy paddle. Thanks for your vlogs. Your and Andrew Robertson's vlogs inspired us to cross the mountains and spend a few days on the Murray above the Hume. We had a fantastic time and have since tried to go back twice, but had to cancel, once because of foul weather the next because Lawrence got Covid. We'll try again in late Spring. Cheers. PS Lucy lights - what a great invention!
Thanks for the very thoughtful input. Have you tried the Icebreaker merino tops? I’m a male so I have a different perspective as to the fit. I’m in Melbourne and I wear the leggings and shorts. I’ve never been a fashion conscious person 😝 there is a new superfine wool underwear company called Ottie Merino. Their products may be good for you? I was going to buy a pair of pants but won’t do just now. I’m wearing the Icebreaker 260 weight pair. A touch warm at work, fortunately I don’t work with fashionable people, sometimes I change to my shorts. My residence is about three degrees cooler than work, more comfortable with the trousers.
G'day Lucy, those are some great tips, thanks for passing them on! I really love the look of the boundary boots and the nemo mat... definitely adding them to the birthday wish list! I'm pretty happy with my polar fleece track pants for my paddling bottoms though. I've tried a lot of sleeping mats too, and the only ones I really like are the self-inflating mats, because they're not noisy. The size penalty is *just* worth it. How noisy are the nemo nomad 30XL pads? I'm a very restless, light sleeper, so whenever I turn over on the lightweight air mattresses I wake myself up.
My wrist pain is mostly because I get lazy when I get pooped paddling into wind all day, and when I get lazy I stop paddling with a decent technique and use my wrists more than I should. I was brainwashed in my early 20s to paddle with a high stroke through many sea kayak expeditions, so when I'm not being lazy I have a high stroke even when I'm touring - I have tried and failed to cement a touring stroke into my technique, but it just won't stick, lol. I have found that having no offset on the blades has helped a lot with wrist pain, as my wrists do less work that way, but on windy days it them means I'm pushing the full face of the top blade into the wind.
haha ... Paul, I'm clearly no fashionista either 😝superfine marino is very comfortable and great for layering, unfortunately it's just a tad fragile... hence the bra bags! When I've finally put too many holes in my current tops I'll be getting a couple of the Ottie tops. I've had my eye on them for a while - they look really nice and designed for all sizes!
@@AmyOutdoors The Nemo mat is noisy however one of our fellow kayak campers with the same mat solved the noise problem by making a pillow case type sleeve for it out of an old flannel sheet. The added bonus she found was that by shoving her pillow under the flap, the pillow stays in place on the mat. Re the wrists, I had another thought - look at the bent shaft werner paddles. I think they may be designed for people with wrist problems. Is there any way of attaching a rudder to the Next? If possible, in windy conditions it would help you track straight and relieve the need for the continuous wrist wearing corrective strokes. Lastly re the NRS Boundary boots - if they materialise for your b'day - the easy way to get them on and off is to fold down the leg to half way or just over before pulling them on/off. So far I've only worn a pair of thin woollen socks with them, however the lowest temp we paddle in is around 13-14oC.
Thank you for sharing, Amy. Enjoy
Wow Amy, that's a lot of gear - but you certainly have your bases covered! I think you've just sold me on an Adapt-a-Cap as well, they look great. 😁Happy adventuring!!
Cheers Mich... yeah, trying to get it down to a bit less, but I just love a bit of luxury when I'm camping, lol.
Wow. You are so organised and modular. I totally GET you.
Haha, at least someone does! Cheers Caren!
Hi Amy I can't believe you get all that stuff in one little canoe😀 you must be very good at Tetris keep up the good work.
Haha... Tetris level: expert
Cheers Ed 👍
impressed with your detailed run thru,most look like you have aquired based on past experience
Thanks BJ, yes, most choices are made based on past experience... plenty to draw from too!
well i was amazed how much you put in that canoe
👍👍👍😊😊😊
You would not be the first to say that Toby 🤣
Nice to see whats in your ship! I got to get into these river expeditions, you can take so many luxuries compared to hiking! Excellent stuff!
yep! and you don't get blisters either... well, not on your feet anyway ;)
Hi Amy, another useful addition to your repair kit is a handful of cable ties. They Come in hand for repairs but I’m thinking from a sea kayak perspective where there is possibly more things to break, such as foot pegs and rudders etc. I am very jealous of how much gear you can take with a canoe vs a kayak… hmmm, maybe I need a change of vessel.
Hi Jan, Thanks for mentioning the cable ties! I do have a couple of them in the repair kit too. I've never had to use any of them thankfully, but always good to have with you just in case!
you had a really good setup there, i really enjoyed this
Cheers mate 👍
Hi Amy, thanks a lot for looking under the hood (old Czech proverb). David PT
G'day David, and it was my pleasure! 👍
Three cheers for firelighters...no need to be a purist bushcrafter/survivalist...all the time! Great vid.
Indeed, hooray for firelighters! Its fun to use a ferro rod sometimes... but not at the end of a day on a long expedition. Thanks Paul 👍
Thanks Amy so many things I never would have thought of.
It's always interesting to see what others take with them!
Enjoyed the video Amy. Always nice to see what other people bring on a canoe trip.
Cheers Dan. Yes, a bit different to what you guys over there take... only the occasional portage for me means I have the option to take a bit of bulky stuff.
Thanks Amy, that was a really good run-down and insight into the gear for your trips👌
Cheers sisters, I reckon we probably have the same "it's gotta be comfortable" ethos when it comes to gear 😉
Great load out! I have not been getting notifications for you, so I have some catching up to do! HooRoo!!!
Welcome back Jon, and thanks! I hope you enjoy the ones you've missed too!
@@AmyOutdoors All caught up! Looking forward to the rest of the trip!
Really helpful information as always. Thanks for making my future Murray treck easier to plan for Amy, really appreciate it. Your a 🌟
Always a pleasure Greg! Good luck with your own trip 👍
That was tops! I learned heaps! Thank you!
Awesome 👌
Especially the camera. I have spent ages trying to figure out some of your shots…. That one with the ant climbing up the leaf for example…. And how you did the dolly zoom type shot. I was thinking iphone with gimbal. You have packed so much more than gear into this video! And now I have gone down the canoe rabbit hole. There is so much to see from that perspective. I wouldn’t change a moment of our tinnie marathon, We are number 419 in the register so not far behind you, but gee I would love to do it again in a different vessel! Says she who has never paddled a stroke in anything!
Oh, cool! I remember seeing the IRNMR post about you guys finishing - that tinny looked pretty well set up too! nice. I'd love to do the whole river in a tinny and in a houseboat and again in a canoe 🤣 maybe one day I'll get all three done!
Well done Amy, clear, concise, detailed 👌 I got a few pointers, thank you 😁
Great to hear, thanks Jason 👍
Any more gear and you'll need a trailer canoe 🤣Glad to see Covid not slowing you down Amy👍
🤣 ... or a bigger canoe 😁 Cheers Marc, yep, a week on the river in the midst of covid was really NOT something I can recommend at all though!
“We have the technology- enjoy it!” What do you mean you don’t like pretending to be a cave man every time you start a fire? 😆
Epic video Amy, tight editing too 👍
🤣👍 cheers Matt, glad you enjoyed it!
Great to see what you have stored in your canoe. As a hiker who is constantly trying to shave off grams in my gear setup for a more comfortable load to carry, it was making my head spin a bit seeing all that gear! Haha!
Do you ever forget to take any of those items on a trip when there is so much to remember to pack?
No, i dont forget anything... i use a list to pack everytime 😉.
🤣 yes, it actually took me a while to realise that 'small' is more important than 'light' with canoe camping gear! And when I get back to hiking I have to go back to remembering that I DON'T NEED THAT EXTRA STUFF, lol! But gosh it's nice to have everything you could possibly want with you... the only pain is taking it all out of the canoe each night and putting it back in each morning. Totally worth it though! And of course on shorter trips I don't take all the redundancies with me, in fact I take about 2.5 less blue dry bags with me on a short trip.... this is definitely an expedition load-out. Thanks Chris 👍
WOW!
I have a Next also and don't know how you fit all that in.
You should rename it Tardis.
Thanks for the video. I have got a few ideas from it.
Cheers.
Haha, yes, she is a bit of a Tardis! Amazing the nooks you can find to stash bits and pieces in this boat. This does all fit very nicely in my swift cruiser 16.8, all in a single layer... it just has to get stacked in Little Blue to fit.
Glad to hear you got some ideas! Mine are always changing, and I already switched out a few of these items on my recent expedition!
lol nice one Amy canoes are like the semi trailer of paddling . all that gear and some wonderful comforts but no chair . or did you just forget to mention the chair ?
G'day! Yes you got that right... gotta love a canoe for a huge gear load out! I don't carry a chair on solo canoe camping trips anymore... I spend all day in a comfy chair in my canoe (the OT Next's seat is just so bloomin' comfortable!), so when I get to camp it's just more convenient to sit in the doorway of my tent on the little butt-sized piece of yoga mat which is on top of one of the small tarps I use as a verandah mat for the tent... because everything is within easy reach!
@@AmyOutdoors fair enough . happy paddling
I thought you would have at least 8 more bags to go over 😁 Joking aside, great breakdown of your gear. I am really surprised it all fits in that 13' Next.
🤣 thanks mate, yep, Little Blue is 1/14th tardis, I'm sure!
@@AmyOutdoors Awww. Love the Dr. Who reference.
So another great video but it has raised questions
The little table where did you get that from looks awesome and I can’t seem to find one that’s not super tall
The canoe cover also where from
And lastly this gas refill
Connector you speak of what and where
I’ll put my own town bag together at some stage , just so I can say I have a town bag :-)
Cheers Bec 😁 that's not that many questions, lol
Re: where to but all those things... I'll put links in the description to them tomorrow 👍
PS. Everyone needs a town bag 🤣
@@AmyOutdoors legend as always .. I shall await the links :-)
Welcome back. Is that a vineyard in the background? Could we be buying wine from you guys?
Thanks Paul 😊 yep, that's a vineyard... you might be buying my neighbours wine 🍷
Hi Paul✌
@@OpenAirOutdoors Hello Marc, I only just saw your boating outing with your wife just as I was about to have dinner last night. I’m at work now (0935 Wednesday) so will watch your adventure when I get home after 1630. Cheers, Paul
@@l214laus awesome👍
You have inspired me Amy! :) Why not take those creature comforts since you don't need to carry them. I'm currently looking for a canoe or kayak to do some adventures. It will be a nice change to hiking. Would you recommend any particular brand for a canoe?
That's awesome! Any canoe or kayak you can get all your gear into is going to be fine - the length and shape of the hull will determine how fast you go, and if speed and distance are important to you then you'll probably want to look at kayaks or a "performance touring" style canoe, but if speed and distance aren't the be-all-and-end-all then it's not going to matter which boat you choose - Little Blue was perfect for my priorities... which were comfort and space for gear. That meant I compromised on speed and distance, but I try very hard to avoid being in a hurry on my paddling trips! A plastic boat is much more durable than fiberglass, kevlar, etc... but will weigh more and therefore make moving it on land a bit more tiresome... that's one of the main reasons I got a Swift Cruiser recently. The payoff for a lighter boat is that you have to be a lot more careful with it, and for that reason you may be limited in where you want to take it (rocks and snags are best avoided in these boats) though some fiberglass boats are a lot more rugged than the other composite boats.
@@AmyOutdoors thanks so much Amy. Yeah, I would probably go plastic so it can take a few knocks. I used to have a Finn Kayak, but unfortunately sold it when I moved Interstate. I thought that maybe a canoe would be better for its carrying capacity. I'll need to go and look at a few, its a bit hard to tell looking at them online. Slower probably doesn't bother me too much, as long as its stable.
@@SamClarkPhoto yeah, canoes are definitely more comfortable, can carry more and just look cool 😎... and they're very stable compared to kayaks. Where are you... there's probably a canoe club or a hire company near you to have a try if a few to see which features you want to look for.
@@AmyOutdoors ha ha, yes, they do look cool. They have that 'going on an adventure' look about them! Thought it may be better with camera gear as well having that extra space and stability. I'm in Victoria.
Going back to our previous chat about computers and software... did you hear anyone talk about davincci resolve as an alternative to premier/final cut. Obviously you didn't go with it, but just wondering on your thoughts if you did hear youtubers talk about it. After doing some research...it appears to be maybe third in line, so was just curious. I'm still torn between windows and Mac. 😅🤷♀️🤦♀️
Haha, only you can decide which OS you want to go for! yes, Davinci Resolve was 3rd on my list as well. I can't exactly remember why though, lol. From memory a few had started out using DR, and moved onto Premier Pro or FCP after a while, so I guess it doesn't have quite as many features maybe?
Its good to have luxuries while on a trip. I paddle a two man canoe just for the room. 🙄
Yep, luxuries make the end of a day so much more enjoyable, especially if it's been raining and a headwind all day it's so nice to tuck yourself into a comfy cooshy bed under a thick quilt and listen to the pitter patter of rain on the tent.
However after just returning from a week paddling down the glenelg river 🛶 i realised how much gear i took and did not even use. I planed too many redundancies . So after i unloaded i made two piles . Stuff i used stuff i did not . I could easily knock off about 30 to 35 kg of weight in the boat . I found the mad river 14.5 foot performed well loaded up but it was the multiple trips between the boat and camp everyday .
Looking forward to your next installment . I would love to ask you a few questions about your big trip . About camping along the way and logistists im planing to do the sa part of the muarry as you did but in one trip.
Happy paddles amy 🐢
@@turtlepurple9304 G'day mate, yes I do that pile trick every time I come back, although i find that the longer between trips the more redundancies I apparently feel I need to take 🤦♀️
I've just finished a 10-day paddle from Curlwaa to Customs House, detouring along the Lindsay River and a few other creeks to enjoy the high-water coming down at the moment.
I'm happy to answer any questions you've got, of course! Now would be an excellent time to do the SA section in one go, as there's a lovely current giving you a push along the whole way!
Did you enjoy the Glenelg?
I have to ask, Amy are you a Taurus ♉️ by any chance?
Nope, not a Taurus - is that a good thing or a bad thing?
Neither really lol I was just curious. It was the focus on comfort as well as practicality that got me wondering 😊
"Its basically rubbish, but I'd never throw that out now" 🤣
🤣 yep ... rubbish meaning trash, not meaning terrible... if you catch my drift 😉... I reuse, recycle and repurpose wherever I can. The only problem with using an old olive tub is that it takes about a year for the olive smells to disappear 😜
I related to this because I am the same!! Now I know what I look like when I say that stuff ahhaha!!