The temptation is to over-pack. Avoid this temptation. Here’s what’s provided for you:

• All food and cooking gear

• Canoes, paddles, PFDs, tent, packs

• First aid kit

What you need to bring is listed below, but know this: you will share a gear pack with one other person. That pack will hold all your clothes, sleeping bag and pad, and your tent. On every trip, gear gets left behind because it doesn’t fit and/or is unnecessary.

• Sleeping bag (rated to 15 degrees F) in a stuff sack

• Sleeping pad (inflatable is preferred because it packs smaller)

• Camp chair (keep it small; optional)

• Clothing (polys and wool; no cotton):

  • Pants: one pair of shorts, one pair of long pants (no jeans!)

  • Shirts: one short-sleeved, one long-sleeved

  • Underwear: two or three

  • Shoes: one pair to wear all day (closed-toed sandals or old sneakers) and one dry pair to wear in camp at night (slides or Crocs)

  • Socks: two pairs (the thicker the wool the better; no cotton!)

  • Sun hat and beanie for warmth

  • Waterproof rain jacket and pants

  • Swimsuit (optional)

• Other items:

  • Headlamp

  • Sunscreen

  • Bug spray (at least 30% DEET)

  • Toiletries (keep it minimal)

  • Water bottle (32 oz. Nalgene or similar)

  • Warm liquid mug (Yeti or similar, optional)

  • Sunglasses

If it’s not on this list, either it’s provided or you don’t need it. Of course, email Tony with any questions.

Finally, here’s the reading list for the trip (optional but recommended, in order of importance):

• The God of Wild Places by Tony Jones

• The Singing Wilderness by St. Sigurd Olson

• The Idea of the Holy by Rudolf Otto

• Wisdom of the Wilderness by Gerald May

• The Practice of the Wild by Gary Snyder