Prepping for the 2013 South Trip

Hi everyone!  Getting ready for the trip, we are leaving on March 15.

The entire trip will be spent in the Okefenokee Swamp.  Broken up into 3 different trips from 3 different entrances.

Here is the paddling schedule so far

Sunday March 17 - Monday March 18.  Paddle from Kingfisher Landing to Maul Hammock and back to Kingfisher Landing.

Tuesday March 19 - Thursday March 21   Paddle from Suwanee Canal Entrance to Monkey Bay, then to Coffee Bay, back to Suwanee Canal.

Friday, March 22 - Saturday, March 24.  Paddle from Stephen Foster to Minnies Lake and back.  

And that pretty much shoots the week, with one of the most extensive tours we setup for the swamp. 

Now for the equipment checklist.  I would really like to use my green Penobscot 16, if I can get the center seat setup.  Walt thinks we can get this done on Friday morning.  

Second, I would like to take the tent cot, a perfect setup for Oke paddling, except for the fact it will stick up like a sail in the back of the boat.  Can I put up with that?  Or maybe store if flat, on top of the gunwhales?

Went to Dick's to get a fresh can of Coleman Fuel - $14.00 for a gallon!  And Dick's was its usual charming place.  I had to supply a birthdate to buy the fuel!  And then they wanted to know the last 4 digits of my debit card - what the hell does that prove?  I would far rather supply a photo ID!  In all, I found my 15 minute visit to Dick's to be just unpleasant. 


2013-03-15 Equipment List

16ft Penobscot Canoe <
Zaveral Paddle
Red canoe paddle <
Black Walnut Warrior paddle
throw bag <
iodine <
long bungee cords
life jacket <
sun hat
rain hat<

In grey drybag

• 3 nesting pots <
• big pot <
• utensil bag <

coleman stove <
gallon of fuel <
Tent Cot??? <

iin yellow man-o-rubber drybag

• river clothes
• meds jar
• cold weather clothes bag
• warm hat
• gloves

in yellow drybag

• sleeping bag <
• Big Agnes <
• sheet sack 
• pillow <

in grey drybag

• tarp and poles <
• kermit chair <

in tall bucket

• breakfast
• lunch

in med red drybag- tent

• eureka purple tent
• floor savers
• stakes
• mallet

Personal stuff

• headlamp
• camera
• phone
• books
• wallet
• on water snack kit
• lithium batteries
• first aid kit
• TP & shovel

My dinner night, in Blue drybag

• mushroom & rice mix
• imitation beef
• 2 cans mushroom
• Tod Yum broth
• cilantro

March 14th was spent prepping the green canoe.  Decided to use my center mount seat frame O bought years ago, and glue it to the floor of the boat using construction adhesive.  It was just barely warm enough to use the stuff, but it seems to have worked.

Went to visit Bruce and use his saw to ACCURATELY trim the seat supports to lower my seat position in the canoe.  It was good to see Bruce as well.