Boundary Waters for Beginners

Saturday, August 28, 2010 by Sue prom
     A Boundary Waters canoe camping trip is a great outdoor adventure for experienced campers and novices alike.  A completely outfitted canoe trip with a BWCA outfitter is the perfect way for beginners to feel comfortable about heading into the wilderness.
     At Voyageur Canoe Outfitters we love to introduce people to the Boundary Waters.  The experienced paddlers who come year after year are fun too and we often learn things about the area from them as well.  However, our complete outfitting package is designed for someone who has little or no gear or someone who doesn't have time to pack up all of their own gear.
     We prepare the canoe packs with everything needed for a canoe camping trip into the Boundary Waters.  Sleeping bags, sleeping pads, tent and tarp provide a comfortable sleeping experience in the wilderness while items like a stove, fire starter, cook kit and all of the food  ensure hunger is not a problem while out camping.  Guests choose a combination of fresh and freeze dried items from our expansive menu and we make sure it is packed and ready for them upon their arrival. 
     We like to ease our guests into the idea of canoe camping in the BWCA by inviting them to spend the night before their trip in one of our private bunkhouses.  That way we can spend some time with them at a trip routing session going over all of the information necessary to enjoy a BWCA canoe trip.  We show them the equipment they will be using, tell them how the food is packed and go over the map and route with them.  Then if any on the water practice is needed we can show them that too.
     Outfitted with a canoe, paddles and life vests guests spend the night at Voyageur before getting their fill of pancakes on the morning of their departure.  Staying across the river at Voyageur is quite similar to camping in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area.  You can only get to the other side by paddling a canoe and without telephones, cell service and television it feels quite remote.  Some guests enjoy spending their days paddling and hiking yet like a roof over their head at night.  A bunkhouse stay is a perfect way to get comfortable with the Boundary Waters experience.
     We know you will enjoy your Boundary Water's experience and hope you will make Voyageur a part of it.  There's still time to come paddle this season so give us a call today. 1-888-CANOEIT
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Comments for Boundary Waters for Beginners

Saturday, August 28, 2010 by Jody:
If you are thinking about a BWCA trip - just go for it. If you don't know the area and it's needs, just let these guys set you up. When we took our trip in 2002 with our 10 and 14 year old sons, we were experienced campers and paddlers - in Hawai'i, on the ocean, in Hawaiian Canoes. In fact, I was even working as a guide for a kayak outfitter in Hawai'i. Getting full outfitted assured us of two things. We wouldn't pack the wrong gear for an area we were unfamiliar with, and we didn't have to bring it all with us from 4,000 miles away. Our permits were arranged and we were helped with our routing. The only thing I would do different was choose to rent a lighter canoe to make the portages less arduous. Our trip was so perfect - days in the 90s and water as warm as Hawai'i that we are sort of scared to come back and try it again because another trip could never match the magic of the first. But I'm sure it would be wonderful in other ways. I hope we'll be back. And the best part of getting outfitted? At the end of the trip, you grab your small bag of personal gear and walk away from all the clean up! Do it!

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