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I have two bug shelters that I use depending on the trip. Like Ralph, I have the Nemo Bug-out shelter (the smaller one). I had it modified with D rings across the top so I can use a ridgeline with it. I do hammock camp, so it does double duty. The other shelter I have is the Sea to Summit...

Welcome Ripple! I live in Putnam County too. Most of the time I paddle in the ADKs, but take some paddles in the Hudson Valley from time to time as well. I assume you paddle the Great Swamp?

I got the 30L barrel last year and have used it on a couple of solo trips. I have the zippered barrel organizers so no problem with items falling out. I like the way I am able to organize my food in them and I have used the cooler, with a ziplock bag of ice in it with the fresh food items for...

The Raquette River in the Adirondacks at 18 years old. After that, the next one was the Owegatchie (many times).

Another great trip report, thanks again for posting!

Great trip report and photos! Thanks very much for posting.

Mine is stored the garage - really convenient for loading/unloading. There's a drop-down work bench that I use to organize and pack. In the past, I tried (not always successfully) to pack for the next trip upon returning from the previous one. That should be easier to do now that I am retired...

Great trip report, thanks for sharing!

I have been hammock camping for 5 years now. I was driven off the ground because I slept uncomfortably in a tent, whether I was using a sleeping bag with a pad (I tried many different ones) or even a cot. I bought a cheap hammock ($30) on Amazon and used it on a trip to Lows Lake in the early...

I like having changes in weather during a canoe camping trip, so I don't mind some rain. I have the gear and clothing to stay warm and dry so it is not a problem. That being said, I like going in dry and coming out dry.

What a great idea and trip! Thanks for sharing it. I haven't paddled Lake George since I lived in Ticonderoga back in the mid-1980s. Your trip report inspires me to do it again, like you did, before (or after) the camping season. Happy paddling!

For a number of years (before getting married and buying a house) I lived in an apartment in the suburbs with no place to store my Sawyer Autumn Mist. At the time, I had to keep the canoe at my parents' house, more than an hour away (in the wrong direction). I had no problem with all my gear; I...

My list is a lot like others here, but varies by the season, destination and expected conditions. Regardless, everything goes in a dry bag and a thwart bag. In addition to what others have said, I bring my inReach mini, a BeFree water filter, rain gear and an emergency blanket. I always have...

My gear and some of my clothing (for the current season) is on one side of the garage; the rest of my clothing is racked in my basement home office and the food stored there too. This photo is pre-season; during the season gear would be packed up and either placed on top of the shelves or hung...

I am 68 and do almost exclusively solo trips (last year I did my third trip with someone else in more than 30 years) because my wife and friends are not interested in wilderness tripping (or even car camping for that matter). Two of those trips were with my daughter and son-in, who are...

Depends on what kind of trip it is and which canoe I am using. If I am base camping and just taking daily excursions, I have no problem bringing extra gear, including cooking items (reflector oven, fry pan etc.), fishing gear, photo/video and field recording equipment. If there are multiple or...

I'll have to keep an eye out for that next time I go.

I start put-in at the Green Chimney's school and paddle from there. The problem is that put-in is only open to the public on weekends. I heard that you can sometimes get permission from them to go in during the week if you get dropped off and don't leave a vehicle parked there, but I have never...

Raquette River in the Adirondacks (50 years ago) in a Grumman. We were loaded down - two coolers which resulted in doing the (1.25 mile) carry around Raquette Falls three times. My buddy and I went lighter on our next one - the Oswegatchie from Inlet up to High Falls.

Great Swamp, Patterson, NY - less than a mile from my house.