{"id":3595,"date":"2010-12-23T15:33:40","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T20:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2010-12-23T20:20:48","modified_gmt":"2010-12-24T01:20:48","slug":"canoe-camping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/canoe-camping\/","title":{"rendered":"An Introduction to Canoe Camping"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3612\" style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/canoecamping-redmoshannon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3612 \" title=\"Canoe Camping Boat Launch\" src=\"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/canoecamping-redmoshannon.jpg\" alt=\"Canoe Camping Boat Launch\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/canoecamping-redmoshannon.jpg 640w, https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/canoecamping-redmoshannon-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canoe Camping Boat Launch Karthaus Pennsylvania<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Canoe camping is one of the\u00a0few hobbies I&#8217;ve stuck with longer than a few years and one of the things I\u00a0enjoy most in my life. My first canoe camping trip was in the summer of 1987, on a small creek located in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. There were six of us on that first canoe camping trip and we continue to canoe camp together to this day.\u00a0This article\u00a0will provide\u00a0the basic information that you will need to get started on your first canoe trip, and hopefully turn canoe camping\u00a0into\u00a0your lifelong hobby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selecting Your Canoe Camping Destination<br \/>\n<\/strong>Your destination is a major consideration because the longer your trip and the more challenging the water the more technical things become in terms of packing food and gear, experience level and vehicle shuttles, so it&#8217;s very important to select a trip that\u00a0is within your\u00a0ability. \u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inexperienced\u00a0canoe campers can easily manage a multi-day river trip with some guidance from experienced canoe campers but there are always those who want to give it a go without any guidance or experience. If you are one of those people I&#8217;d suggest\u00a0doing your first canoe camping trip on a lake or slow flatwater river.<\/li>\n<li>If you decide to descend a\u00a0river on your first canoe camping experience\u00a0use some common sense and choose something in the class\u00a01 range. After that trip you should be ready to move on to something a little more challenging.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Canoe Camping West Branch Susquehanna River\" href=\"https:\/\/moshannonfalls.com\/canoe-camping-the-west-branch-of-the-susquehanna-river\/\" target=\"_self\">Read an article about\u00a0on one of our favorite canoe camping rivers in Central Pennsylvania. It&#8217;s called the West Branch of the Susquehanna River and\u00a0\u00a0is very popular for overnight canoe trips through a slightly remote region of North Central Pennsylvania. It&#8217;s the perfect river for a first-timer canoe camper.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Selecting\u00a0Your\u00a0Canoe<br \/>\n<\/strong>First-time\u00a0canoe campers don&#8217;t often have the luxury of choosing the perfect canoe for their trip because they are often using a borrowed canoe. But the main considerations in choosing your canoe is the length and design. In most situations the\u00a0ideal canoe\u00a0for canoe camping should be in the 16ft-17 ft length\u00a0range and\u00a0the design should be a touring design that provides\u00a0both good stability, maneuverability and tracking. Read more about <a title=\"Choosing Canoe Designs\" href=\"\/how-to-choose-your-canoe\/\" target=\"_self\">choosing canoe designs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choosing\u00a0Your Canoe Camping Gear<br \/>\n<\/strong>A gear list can become rather lengthy in terms of what you&#8217;d like to have on a\u00a0canoe trip but let&#8217;s start with the absolute\u00a0must-have gear that are often overlooked.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Choose a life preserver PFD\" href=\"\/how-to-choose-a-life-preserver-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Personal floatation devices<\/a> that fit\u00a0snugly and are properly rated for your\u00a0body weight<\/li>\n<li>At least one &#8220;extra&#8221; paddle<\/li>\n<li>Throw rope of some type (this may help save a life in dangerous water situations)<\/li>\n<li>Cooking equipment &amp; essential food<\/li>\n<li>Flash lights\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Waterproof dry bags\" href=\"\/waterproof-dry-bags\/\" target=\"_self\">Dry bags<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dry clothing<\/li>\n<li>Toilet articles<\/li>\n<li>First aid kit<\/li>\n<li>Waterproof matches or lighter<\/li>\n<li>Rain gear<\/li>\n<li>Sunblock<\/li>\n<li>Cell phone or other communication\u00a0devices (these have\u00a0become essentials over the past few years)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Of course then you have all the other items that make the trip more comfortable but not necessarily essential for survival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a title=\"Tents for canoe camping\" href=\"\/tent-designs-for-canoe-camping-how-to-choose-a-camping-tent\/\" target=\"_self\">Tent<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Choosing a Sleeping Bag\" href=\"\/sleeping-bags-for-your-canoeing-and-camping-trips\/\" target=\"_self\">Sleeping bags<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Extra food, snacks &amp; drinks<\/li>\n<li>Lantern<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Choosing a camping stove\" href=\"\/choosing-a-camping-stove\/\" target=\"_self\">Camping stove<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sleeping bag\u00a0mat<\/li>\n<li>Clothesline<\/li>\n<li>Chair<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"best waterproof cameras\" href=\"\/top-rated-waterproof-cameras\/\" target=\"_self\">Camera<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coolers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0As you can see the items you could take along on your canoe camping trip are endless. The amount of gear you take with you\u00a0depends on the\u00a0length and\u00a0remoteness of your trip as well as\u00a0the location of your trip. For example\u00a0when wilderness canoeing you are likely going to portage across land for long distances so you are limited to the amount of gear you can pack. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0My last trip to\u00a0a remote region of the Adirondacks proved that I&#8217;m no expert at wilderness canoe camping, but I\u00a0have\u00a0successfully completed\u00a0a few wilderness canoe\u00a0trips\u00a0in the St. Regis Canoe Area.\u00a0 Wilderness canoeing is\u00a0advanced\u00a0level of canoe camping that includes map reading, trip scheduling, canoe carries and a degree of efficiency that isn&#8217;t alway so easy to master and certainly not for the\u00a0first-time canoe camper. You can read my\u00a0<a title=\"Adirondacks Canoe Camping Trip Report\" href=\"\/canoe-camping-adirondacks-september-2009\/\">Adirondacks Canoe Camping Trip Report<\/a>\u00a0to find out how challenging\u00a0wilderness canoeing\u00a0can be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As you probably guessed there is a lot more to canoe camping than what I wrote in this short article, but hopefully this article\u00a0gave you more incentive to pursue canoe camping. For more information browse through the many articles on this\u00a0Website,\u00a0or visit your local canoe outfitter or\u00a0your <a title=\"canoe kayak clubs\" href=\"canoe-and-kayak-clubs\/\" target=\"_self\">local\u00a0canoe &amp; kayak club<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canoe camping is one of the\u00a0few hobbies I&#8217;ve stuck with longer than a few years and one of the things I\u00a0enjoy most in my life. 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