I've been canoe tripping for many years, and like most of us my packing techniques have evolved over time. In my teenage Grumman years we started with fresh cut tree limbs arched across the gunwales, gear on top and the bilge water would flow underneath. Then waterproof options became into play - plastic garbage bags, drywall buckets, then dry bags!!. Some friends of mine tripped with me recently and I was introduced to the blue barrel. Later on other friends introduced me to Gamma Lids on buckets - they work with sizes up to 7 gallons. So I've converted to hard shelled dry storage. Photos of my 7 gallon dry storage project - click on the link.
Let me try again. Perhaps click on slide show.
https://canoebarrelloutfitting.shutterfly.com/
Let me try again. Perhaps click on slide show.
https://canoebarrelloutfitting.shutterfly.com/
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