jtbeck
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My daughter and I are getting ready for a 3 day canoe/camping trip down Current River in MO with her youth group from church. I absolutely love canoe camping. I think I like it better than camping in our RV.
I'll be taking along my Coleman Exponent Heka X2 for me to spread out in and our Columbia Hawk RIdge for her and one of her friends to sleep in. Trying to get everything crammed into dry bags over the next couple of days should be fun.
One of the "extras" that I just can't do without are our Coleman Cool Zephyr fan/light combos. They can really make the difference between a steamy, miserable night or a pleasant night.
What are the things that some of you other canoe campers (or any type of campers, really) bring along purely for comfort?
Me (69), DW (69), DD (95), DS (00), DS (01) and 1 camping toy fox terrier (08)
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Kamper_Kelly
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We bring a hammock. It's great to gentle swing in it after a hard hike. The motion puts me right to sleep.
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vwGTImkv
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I bring my REI LTG chair. It sits low to the ground and super comfortable. Great for car camping.
It is a bit bulky to bring on a backpacking trip though. But those type of trips is more about utility than comfort.
A nice cold beer. Doesn't matter if everything hits the fan throughout the day. A cold one seems to make it all worth it! And it puts me to sleep on those warm, humid summer nights! 
Speaking of warm weather, a tent with excellent ventilation is a must have if you seek any type of comfort in any climate.
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jtbeck
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vwGTImkv wrote:I bring my REI LTG chair. It sits low to the ground and super comfortable. Great for car camping.
It is a bit bulky to bring on a backpacking trip though. But those type of trips is more about utility than comfort.
A nice cold beer. Doesn't matter if everything hits the fan throughout the day. A cold one seems to make it all worth it! And it puts me to sleep on those warm, humid summer nights!
Speaking of warm weather, a tent with excellent ventilation is a must have if you seek any type of comfort in any climate.
Amen to all of those! Especially the beer and ventilation!
I won't even consider a tent (at least not a three season tent) that doesn't sport a full rainfly with some vents for decent circulation anymore. I've sweated through too many miserable nights.
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I grew up on the water or should say ice. Our freighter canoes held a lot of gear, much more so than today's rentals can carry. We had several two man tents, cookware, utensils, foam pads and netting - since we had limited trees. Later on I started bringing heavy duty blue tarps and chute cord to create one large tent for cooking.
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Dagnabfarm
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We use the ThermaRest Chair Covers for the ThermaRest mattress when canoe camping. The cover slips over the mattress and forms a chair with a backrest. Super comfy on the bottom in the canoe. We use it as a camp chair in camp after canoeing. At bedtime, unfold it for use as a mattress.
We also carry a few candle lanterns with citronella candles this time of year. They help with the bugs and put off some light.
Don't forget your tarp(s). Nothing is worse than canoeing all day then having to retreat to the tent or sit in the rain.
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Gunship Guy
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jtbeck wrote:
What are the things that some of you other canoe campers (or any type of campers, really) bring along purely for comfort?
My wife.
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tplife69
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Purely for comfort? That's an easy one. It used to be our home pillows, first jammed into the other stuff and later I found a paper-recycling blue drawstring sack that was ideal for carrying pillows and keeping them clean. Last fall I bought first a medium and then a large ThermaRest Compressible Pillow. Saves a ton of room and + cool factor!
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Kamper_Kelly
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TPLIFE69, Is the Thermarest pillow really as comfortable as your home pillow? We take out home pillows with us now. I use a down pillow at home. I wouldn't mind the price if we could save some space.
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Kamper_Kelly wrote:TPLIFE69, Is the Thermarest pillow really as comfortable as your home pillow? We take out home pillows with us now. I use a down pillow at home. I wouldn't mind the price if we could save some space.
Absolutely not. However, my fireside chair at home is not as comfortable as a stool next to my campfire. I think there's more to it than the chair! The ThermaRest compressible is miles away from jackets inside of stuff bags, etc. and is the closest thing to home pillows in performance. The beauty is the huge room saved in my car from compressing the thing down for transport. Two fit in the space of a hat, meaning there's enough room to spare for almost a night's worth of hardwood. Space is everything for us! And these littles pillows have a lot of cool factor in-country!
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