The BWCA Gear Checklist
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What First? þ Select your route and entry point þ Reserve entry permit ý Get RABC permit for Quetico ý Reserve camping equipment ý Make flight arrangements to Minneapolis or Duluth ý Arrange for a rental car þ Purchase fishing licenses and trout stamps þ Purchase trip maps þ Check out vehicles, racks, trailers, and trailer lights ý Get current rabies certificate for pets going to Canada þ Put fresh line on fishing reels ¨ Get lures for pike, bass, lake trout and walleye þ Check camp stove and lantern operations ¨ Repackage food and gear items to reduce garbage þ Cans and bottles are prohibited ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ Don't Forget Your ¨ BWCA and/or Quetico Permit confirmation ý Lodging confirmations þ Minnesota or Ontario Fishing licenses þ Driver's license/ID þ Cash/Travelers Checks þ Credit cards ý Phone Calling card þ Health insurance card þ Vehicle insurance information þ Tools in case of vehicle troubles ý Cooler and ice for traveling in summer ý Live bait-needs to be kept cool during drive ¨ Leave itinerary and phone numbers with someone þ Leave unnecessary valuables at home þ Car: Toiletries, clean clothes, towel, and shoes. ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ What's Cookin? ¨ Pots with lids ¨ Frying pans w/ lids þ Utensils þ Plates þ Cups ¨ Measuring cup þ Bowls þ 2 Water bottles for each person þ Water bag or bucket þ Water purification system þ Silverware ¨ Potholders ¨ Pot scrubbers þ Biodegradable soap - use 100 feet from lake ¨ Dish towels ¨ Spice kit þ Fire starter ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ |
Must Have Items þ Maps ý Map marking pen þ Map case þ Compass or GPS þ Back up maps and compass þ Duluth packs or dry bags ¨ HD trash bags to line packs þ Stuff sacks and compression stuff sacks þ Day pack, fanny pack, or thwart bag þ Canoes ¨ Yoke pads þ Paddles ¨ Spare paddle þ Life jackets þ Duct tape þ Extra rope þ Bow and stern lines ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ Bare Essentials þ Tents þ Rainflys þ Stakes þ Poles þ Ground cloths þ Vestibule þ Camp pillows þ Sleeping bags þ Thermal Mattresses ¨ Dining fly or tarp, 12X12 with grommets þ Camp rope or parachute cord ¨ Camp chair(s) þ Lantern, spare mantles, and fuel ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ þ Camp stove, fuel, and funnel þ Stove repair tools and kit þ Camp saw þ Disposable lighters þ Waterproof matches ¨ Reflector oven and baking pan ý Dutch oven þ Aluminum foil þ Paper towels þ Extra zip lock bags ¨ Camp kitchen knife þ Bear ropes þ Trash bags ¨ Fresh food items ý Frozen food items ¨ Breakfasts ¨ Lunches ¨ Dinners ¨ Beverages ¨ Snacks ¨ Desserts ¨ Spices and condiments ¨ Cooking oil ¨ ________________________________________ ¨ ________________________________________ |