Last spring we started planning our summer outdoor holiday. What should it be then, hiking, climbing? Somehow, we came up with the idea of kayaking. A bit of research later (looking at kayak rental prices in Sweden), we decided on buying a canoe. Destination should be Lake Åsnen in southern Sweden. The canoe got auctioned off ebay and picked up in Hamburg. Then, after a 700 km road trip we stand on Åsnen's shore in Hulevik.
Some observations:
As usual, we list our equipment items together with remarks about if they saw any use. It turned out that many things were wisely chosen – only bad weather clothes and survival kits were fortunately not really needed.
stuff p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | used p | stuff f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | used f |
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Paddling equipment | |||
life vest | x | life vest | x |
paddle | x | paddle | x |
spare paddle | |||
equipment barrel | x | equipment barrel | x |
waterproof bag | x | ||
Bootswagen | x | ||
floating rope ∅6/10 m | x | ||
carabiner, small | - | ||
waterproof map bag | x | ||
knee cushion (pc. sleeping pad) | x | knee cushion | x |
scooping cup | x | ||
sponge | x | ||
Big stuff | |||
rucksack | - | ||
rain cover | - | ||
Shelter | |||
tent | x | ||
sleeping pad | x | sleeping pad | x |
sleeping bag | x | sleeping bag | x |
Tools | |||
knife, Mora | knife, Mora | x | |
folding saw | x | ||
headlight | x | headlight | x |
spare batteries | spare batteries | - | |
fire steel | x | fire steel | - |
whistle | whistle | - | |
Survival kit | |||
safety blanket | |||
leukoplast | |||
small sewing kit | |||
scalpel | |||
medium compression bandage | |||
small lighter | |||
aluminium band aid | |||
Cooking | |||
spoon | x | Spork | x |
fork | |||
tin can alcohol stove 4x | x (3x) | ||
ethanol 4 l | x (1 l) | ||
wind protector | x | ||
engangsgrill | |||
aluminium foil | |||
plastic plates 2x | |||
matches 2x | x | matches | - |
tinder box | tinder bag | - | |
frying pan | x | ||
water filter | x | ||
water kettle | x | ||
thermos 1 l | x | ||
water bottle | x | water bottle | x |
mug 750 ml | x | ||
drinking mug | x | ||
Food | |||
vitamin tablets | x | ||
chocolate bars 500 g | |||
foodstuff | x | ||
Navigation | |||
compass | x | compass | - |
maps | x | ||
Misc | |||
toilet paper in bag | toilet paper in bag | x | |
waste bags | waste bags | x | |
clothespins | |||
Nikon D70 + lenses | x | Ixus 220 HS | x |
spare battery | x | spare battery | - |
hankies | hankies (2 pk.) | x | |
Clothes | |||
climbing pants | x | ||
long pants (2x) | x | ||
shorts | x | shorts | x |
rain jacket | x | rain jacket | x |
rain trousers | rain trousers | - | |
outdoor shirt | x | outdoor shirts, l+s | x |
T shirt cotton | x | ||
outdoor T shirt | x | ||
wool shirt, long | x | ||
wool shirt, short | - | ||
swimwear | x | swimwear | x |
underpants (2x) | x | underpants (3x) | x |
wool cap | x | ||
longjohns | - | ||
wool socks | x | wool socks, long (1x) | - |
outdoor socks (2x) | x | ||
Buff | Buff | - | |
base cap | - | ||
fishing hat | x | sun hat | x |
sunglasses | x | ||
biking gloves | thin gloves | - | |
fleece sweater | x | fleece sweater | x |
gumboots | x | ||
sandals | x | water-friendly shoes | x |
Beauty Bag | |||
towel | x | ||
mini towel | towel | x | |
olive oil (10 ml) | x | ||
shampoo | x | ||
liquid soap | x | ||
tooth brush | x | tooth brush | x |
tooth paste | x | tooth paste | x |
one-way razor | x | one-way razor | x |
sun cream 50 ml | x | sun cream xx ml | x |
mirror | x | ||
glasses | x | ||
sunglasses | - | ||
Organisation | |||
Zivipack | Zivipack | x | |
paper/pencil | paper/ball pen | - | |
purse | x | purse | x |
money/ID/EC card | x | money/ID/EC card | x |
keys | x | keys | x |
Handy | x | ||
Fishing | |||
fishing rod | x | ||
line | |||
spinner | x | ||
blinker | x | ||
plastic fish | x | ||
landing net | x | ||