Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Solo Tripping :: Tandem trip just turned solo
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chiblkhwks |
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HighnDry |
quote gkimball: "I would avoid packing any gear with food other than stove and cooking related items. I agree with gkimball. On my previous solos, I carried the gamma bucket for a week or a few days. I have never needed more food than that and have often packed less. This has left plenty of room for cookware. I have managed on one trip to get the bucket into a large portage pack but I double portaged anyway. The boat was a breeze to haul (48lbs) over a mile + portage (at least I thought so at the time). When it was the portage pack's turn, it seemed less strenuous. It might have just been my perception though. I imagine that anyone could pack light enough to get it all into a single pack that would allow one to carry everything (boat + pack) at once. I would opt for a smaller bucket of perhaps 3 gal sized - online bidding sites and the other one with the "guy's name" are familiar resources but there are many. Have fun with your planning and enjoy your trip. |
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chiblkhwks |
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Frenchy19 |
quote boonie: "Frenchy19- That certainly makes sense! |
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nctry |
quote Frenchy19: "quote boonie: "Frenchy19- Your not really lifting it like you would to portage it to just move it aside. If your on a long portage leapfrogging it won't make a difference. You still have to put it down to go back and then re lift it into the water at the end. Unless you have someone to hold it in the water while you go back for another load. I carry a pack with the canoe so it makes sense to take my other pack first to get to know the trail. Kind of a safety thing. |
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boonie |
I started carrying the canoe first after a guide I met in the BW suggested it. Since it's the last thing picked up out of the water, it saves putting it down and then picking it back up again. The same for the packs. He said it saves a lot of lifting over the course of a day with many portages and he's right. |
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butthead |
Never worried about a separate pack for food, my food needs do not justify that (5 liter dry bag fit inside my Ursak). Went to 2 smaller backpacks quickly though. Daypack to carry with canoe and internal frame backpack. No single portaging for me! However you pack, enjoy the trip! Let us know how it went. butthead |
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gkimball |
You don't want food odors on anything but the inside of the food barrel and the equipment it takes to prepare food. This is the origin of separated food and gear packs. |
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Exo |
My GG Great Northern Nimbus fit just fine in a Bell Magic. 1 pack does bring up the issue of trimming options... |
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Frenchy19 |
quote boonie: "I have typically done 7-8 day solos with a small pack to carry with the canoe that will have sleeping bag, pad, clothes. Everything else including the food in a lined BearVault would be in a medium sized pack which would be the second portage load. The second pack also allows me to make a small adjustment to the trim. +1 Pretty much the same for me with the exception that I take the larger pack first so I can see what I will be walking on when I have the canoe and smaller pack on the second trip. I have come to enjoy double portaging as the empty trip back gives me a chance to take in the scenery and dig around the woods to a degree that I do not do when carrying. |
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boonie |
Of course, I am not carrying bacon, eggs, sausage, steak, etc. in the BearVault. . . |
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OldGoat |
General portage routine for me is Carry Canoe (and day pack) half way through the portage -- Return and carry Granite Gear pack all the way through -- Go back and bring the boat the rest of the way In my case the canoe is less comfortable to carry than the pack, so this breaks things up and gives my shoulders a break. Good luck with your first solo -- it can become addicting. Goat |