How to Pack for your Multi-Day River Trip

August 10th, 2012 by Malina

Leave the 10 person tent, head-to-toe mosquito netting, and battery-operated blender at home people–packing for a multi-day river trip starts with thinking “less is more.” For starters, we provide you with most of the infrastructure you need–all your on-river gear, kitchen supplies and food. If you want some **adult bevvies** you’re welcome to bring them, although keg stands/beer bongs aren’t very neighborly. Functionality the next day, people–keep it in mind.

What you really need to provide is your personal stuff. Your shorts and swimming suit, your sunscreen and toothbrush, those things. Also a sleeping bag and a camp mattress of some kind. You really don’t need a tent–our guides never bring them and they’re out on the river all summer long so they know what they’re doing. Of course if you reeeeeeeeeeeeeaaallly reeeeeeeeeaally love to wrestle with a tent, and are confident you won’t poke somebody’s eyes out with the poles or initate divorce proceedings as part of the set-up process, feel free to bring a small tent, but we don’t think you’ll actually miss it. Or want to waste valuable leisure time in setting up and breaking it down . . .

For a full list of what to bring see the “maps and travel details” pages for the river you’re traveling to on our website: South Fork Two-Day List, Middle Fork Two-Day list, Tuolumne Two-Day list.