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TriTodd

05/12/2010 04:14PM

What's your favorite piece of equipment you always take and why? No matter if you need it, weighs too much or is not always used.

Mine is a camp pillow. I have a Kelty pillow that I always take no matter what. I just need a soft pillow. Not a bag full of clothes, a pillow...

Life is about being outside enjoying God's world...

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jeroldharter

05/12/2010 04:30PM

I don't know if I can limit it to one! But high on the list:

Hennessey Expedition Hammock
CCS Lean 3 (I have only used it in the yard but already like it)
Littlbug Senior stove for boiling water
CCS Tarp
Platypus gravity water filter
Cache Lake hash browns and fry bread
Boga grip
Handheld depth finder

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kanoes

05/12/2010 04:44PM

does a journal and a pen count?

i think bigfoot is blurry. (mitch hedberg...youtube it))

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CaptnDan

05/12/2010 05:00PM

I'm with Kanoes; journal and pen. Also a couple of books; Sig Olsen, Robert Frost, Thoreau, or something similar.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else- Yogi Berra

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billconner

05/12/2010 05:05PM

I'm sorta fond of the canoe and paddle.

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snakecharmer

05/12/2010 07:08PM

Rod and reel.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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bear bait

05/12/2010 07:39PM

20lbs. of camera equipment

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Savage Voyageur

05/12/2010 08:05PM

fishing tackle and camera gear.

"So many lakes, so little time."

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Merganser

05/12/2010 08:52PM

That could be a long list if I started tallying up little things. Extra socks and long underwear, duct tape, spare batteries, etc.

I always have at least one CCS tarp, maybe two and maybe even some nesting poles. The tarps are my favorite item, I enjoy working out just the right rig (engineer). I consider tarps essential though.

But my number one entry for favorite & non-essential would have to be my "Cliff's favorite chair" from Piragis. It's my favorite too. This is no lightweight affair, over three pounds but worth every once IMHO. I've use the chair every day of every trip I've taken since I got it.

"That sort of thing is my bag baby."

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jeroldharter

05/12/2010 09:10PM

quote Merganser: "...
But my number one entry for favorite & non-essential would have to be my "Cliff's favorite chair" from Piragis. It's my favorite too. This is no lightweight affair, over three pounds but worth every once IMHO. I've use the chair every day of every trip I've taken since I got it."

I should have added that same chair to my list - it is a real back saver. Likewise a canoe seat with a back. I prefer Sitbacker but the thermarest type work well too.

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BlackMagic

05/12/2010 09:17PM

I could forget the paddles, PFD, whatever, but if I forgot my camera equipment, I think I'd just sit down and sob like a baby.

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canoller

05/13/2010 05:08PM

good rain gear

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heavycanoe

05/13/2010 05:28PM

quote CaptnDan: "Also a couple of books; Sig Olsen, Robert Frost, Thoreau, or something similar."

CaptnDan too much thinking how about Harry Potter or John Grisham or Stuart Woods? much less thought involved.

most memorable quote from a camping trip "Uh Guys... the tent is on fire"

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bradcrc

05/13/2010 05:39PM

hammock

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Trix

05/13/2010 05:48PM

Hammock & binoculars.
Hammock to relax in after a hard days paddle & binoculars to find my campsite & hopfully view some wildlife from a distance.

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E: Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.

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mooseplums

05/13/2010 06:07PM

1. Bell Magic
2. camera
3. rod and reel

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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gutmon

05/13/2010 06:21PM

tent and sleeping bag

"The trouble with the world isn't that people know too little, but that they know so much that just ain't so." Mark Twain

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MNDan

05/13/2010 07:33PM

-My Kifaru 4-man tipi with stove if I know it'll be cold
-Corona saw for ripping thru firewood like nobody's business
-GPS!

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CaptnDan

05/13/2010 08:03PM

quote heavycanoe: "quote CaptnDan: "Also a couple of books; Sig Olsen, Robert Frost, Thoreau, or something similar."

CaptnDan too much thinking how about Harry Potter or John Grisham or Stuart Woods? much less thought involved. "

Grishim and Rowland books are too heavy for the pack. Frost and Thoreau pack a lot of thinking into a light weight book....kinda like grain alcohol.

If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else- Yogi Berra

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lilcowdoc

05/13/2010 08:12PM

Bota Bag, filled.

“A sky as pure as water bathed the stars and brought them out”

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That Guy

05/14/2010 12:34AM

Good Cigar

"The earth is being overrun by mankind and his machines. There will always be a need for quiet places that can only be reached by physical effort, skill and endurance." Bill Mason

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lorileinenkugel

05/14/2010 07:28AM

Camera equipment and a good book. I like taking my camera and wandering into the woods at our site looking for flowers and things to photograph. A good book is the best for wind bound days and lazy afternoons at camp.

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Wallidave

05/14/2010 07:51AM

quote Savage Voyageur: "fishing tackle and camera gear."

I'm with SV on this one...plus I like my pillow, AHH!

Dave

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whiteh20

05/14/2010 08:33AM

I guess the boat, paddle, pfd are a given.
My favorite is my CCS tarp. Makes camping in the rain no big deal and is a great place to sit and watch the storms blow over.

"With an ax, you can build a life. With a stove, you can boil water. That is if nothing breaks and you don't run out of fuel." -Samuel Hearne

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fishguts

05/14/2010 10:58AM

fishguts

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jaimed

05/14/2010 11:39AM

All my gear has necessary uses or it does not go. In the context of this question, I guess I'd have to say poncho.
When it rains and rains and rains and rains etc...It's nice to have that extra shell layer over everything else. Also, its good for tarping whatever. You can make it into a stretcher if needed too.

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sloughman

05/14/2010 12:53PM

Probably the ENO hammock.

"You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one-man wolf pack." - Alan Garner, The Hangover.

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solotrek

05/14/2010 01:08PM

I have a butane lighter that my son gave me over 25 years ago that I wouldn't go without. Still works!

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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NDCanoe

05/14/2010 02:55PM

A book.

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Corsair

05/14/2010 03:12PM

Permit?

If not I'm with Kanoes, Journal and a pen

"Pack lightly, Tread lightly"

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steven

05/19/2010 10:32AM

At the moment when I am in the BWCA my favorite accessory is a chair. I never regret bringing one. Although, months and years later as the memories of the chair fade away, I am always grateful that I packed my good (heavy) SLR camera. I love looking at the high-quality pictures from trips past.

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campnscrap

05/19/2010 11:11AM

I have to have my chair to sit in when I journal

THE EDGE, there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. - Hunter S. Thompson

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otter1

05/19/2010 06:43PM

My girlfriend, with her goofy hat on! Pflueger rod and real a close second.

"Common sense is not so common" -Voltaire

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GSP

05/19/2010 07:13PM

Only filet knife taken is my canoe partner's. AND he won't let me use it.

German Shorthair Pointers Rule Serenity is found in your mind, not somewhere you seek.

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BWPaddler

05/20/2010 08:27AM

Love a hammock for relaxing - or entertaining kiddos. Also love my 2-burner Xpedition stove.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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9th Bearded Infantry

05/20/2010 08:50AM

Last trip, my favorite piece of gear was either my canoe seat (first time with one) or my rod/reel. Next trip, I'm certain my favorite piece of gear will be my sling light chair. My buddy had one last time and every time he got up, it didn't stay empty for long. Glad I now have one in my possession.

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CanoeKev

05/20/2010 09:21AM

Camptime Roll-a-Chair. Would never take a trip without it. Best chair without a doubt.

http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___41193

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Koda

05/20/2010 10:56AM

My favorite item is the one I look at and think, "I sure am glad I brought this!"
The flip side, of course, is the item that gets unpacked at the end and I ask myself, "What was I thinking?"

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TriTodd

05/21/2010 05:04PM

quote Koda: "My favorite item is the one I look at and think, "I sure am glad I brought this!"
The flip side, of course, is the item that gets unpacked at the end and I ask myself, "What was I thinking?""

Isn't that so true. I try to think, "Okay, we don't need this anymore." I seem to have less and bring more. So it always balances out to be the same. You should see the first aid kit my wife puts together. I keep saying that we don't need some first aide items for 7 days. If something terrible happens, we're heading out.

With her, I try to make it nice and cozy, warm, and shady...

Life is about being outside enjoying God's world...

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dsk

05/22/2010 04:50AM

My Optimus Nova stove. I just love to find an excuse to use it. This is the most reliable and well simmering stove I know.

I have to admit the Coleman Apex ii and 550B is good stoves too, more easy to use, but more "lumpy" to pack. It may be I change to the Apex, but I doubt. For use in a tent, the Coleman makes more CO, but this is only a winter-problem. (The CO production was tested by NATO some years ago)

dsk

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bobapunk

05/24/2010 04:32PM

I would have to go with my Jetboil Flash w/ French Press accessory. Nothing like a great cup 'o joe in the morning!

Hennessy Hammock is a close second.

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shoreviewswede

05/25/2010 05:56PM

This is quite a varied list.

Hard to pick one, but I'll say my Taj tent.

Be Nice -Swede

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