2007-10-08 00:42:34 · 8 answers · asked by lostboy 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Camping
the old timers say your not a true canoeist unless you do
2007-10-08 00:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by larry m 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greetings. depends on what you mean by camp out. If you mean in a ordinary camp with a tent and a fire and all that, then why not? as long as you have a place to land and set up such a thing. a canoe can carry everything you need for a land based camp. Or you can rig your canoe to be a camp. I have done that a number of times. Simply pull your canoe on land, tip it on its side with a few branches as braces so it leans at about a 45 degree angle. set up your ground cloth under it. roll under the canoe with your gear and go to sleep. or you can sleep in the canoe itself by not having much gear with you and simply setting up a insulating ground cloth on the bottom of the canoe and either anchoring your canoe or tying it to a fixed object in the water so you won't drift off during the night. possibly over a waterfall, which is not good. Most ordinary canoes will carry about 700 pounds including the paddler. so you can take a huge amount of stuff with you if you intend to camp regular camp ground style. Places where you can do that are becoming scarcer every year though. No trespassing signs are now common along all bodies of water one can travel on, even way back in the bush where there are no roads anywhere near by.
2007-10-08 07:54:17 · answer #2 · answered by Rich M 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully not in the canoe while the canoe is floating in the water as who knows where you may end up by morning. However many people do overnight canoe trips (such as down a river) and camp out along the shores.
2007-10-08 19:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by cgflann 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You certainly can. I've been canoe tripping in the Canadian wilderness for 25 years. We carry everything we need for a week in the bush in a 17 foot canoe. You can get canoe routes from your state DNR, which will show where you can camp on a trip. You do need to pack well, and learn what ya gotta have. But, it's one of the greatest ways to enjoy the outdoors. If you'd like, e mail me and I can give lots of good ways to save space, and if you are near Michigan, I'll even tip you off on spots in Ontario where you can camp for a week, and never see another human.
2007-10-08 12:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't camp IN a canoe, but you can certainly pull your canoe to the side of the river, pull it up, all the way out of the water (so it doesn't leave you in the night!), pitch your tent and CAMP.
I've been on two week-long trips like this. It's SO much fun.
2007-10-09 15:02:49 · answer #5 · answered by KristenCO 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is too possible to camp IN the canoe. I've feakin' done it...several times I might add. It's not really comfortable, but once you get a good Therm-a-rest and a bivy sack it's awesome.
You need an anchor, and it doesn't work on rivers, but on a lake....no problem! Toss in the anchor, inflate Therm-a-rest, pull the sleeping bag out of the sack, place sleeping bag and Therm-a-rest in one Gore-Tex bivy sack and lull yourself to sleep with the sway of the lake.
On a clear night you don't need the bivy.
2007-10-09 21:32:22 · answer #6 · answered by Willie D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes.
if you take a tarp you can make a little shelter using the canoe as a wall
2007-10-08 17:22:41 · answer #7 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
thats a fun idea! (scary as well, in a way...). If it's a big one you can? wait... obviously, yes you can. why did you ask this question?
2007-10-08 07:50:11 · answer #8 · answered by awesomely_lame 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋