Gear List: Overnight Shuttle Trip
We are heading out on a quick 14 mile overnight on the Upper Colorado, and I thought I would make a list of overnight gear that anyone could expand upon. This is our bare bones overnight shuttle gear, mostly comprised of our backpacking gear and a few “luxury items” we usually only get to use truck-camping. Don’t worry if your camping gear is bigger than ours, like I mentioned before, a lot of these items cross over into backpacking gear for us! Shuttle trips are the best time to enjoy all of the camp luxuries! While portaging is easier with a lighter boat, we portaged boats with 5 days of food and water no problem, so don’t stress too much about the weight unless you’re reaching the boat’s limit.
Boat + Water Gear
(top to bottom, left to right)
Alpacka Raft Forager
Forager Deck
Seat
Billow Bag
Tandem Paddles / Kayak Paddle
Alpacka Pack-a-Pump (not shown)
Safety Gear
PFD
Helmets
NRS Rescue Throw Bags
Repair Kit
Camp Gear
(top to bottom, left to right)
Telescoping Tarp Poles (2)
Nemo Tensor Sleeping Pad
Western Mountaineering Ultralite Sleeping Bag or Nemo Bag
Primus Lite Stove or Whisperlite
Sarong
Nemo Kunai 2 Person Tent (warm temps: Tarptent Double Rainbow)
Inflatable Camp Pillows
Steripen
Luci Solar Light
REI Flexlite Chairs
Camp Shade Tarp
Boat Prep Tarp/Plastic
Hygiene + Electronics Bag
*Shuttle Trip/Luxury Items