Detail Crazy

I'm known for going overboard delving into new details.  

Been gathering unscented toiletry items and cleaning supplies for the backcountry camping trips we are hoping to take this summer.  And currently waiting on our scent blocking bags to arrive so we can begin to work out food portions etc.  

Figured out our water filtering and sterilizing procedures.  When I went to Nepal, I took the filter that came with the steripen with me and found it took forever, so didn't use it after realizing the water in the area didn't have a lot of dirt or gunk at all.  It has since been replaced by a Sawyer mini, a tip from a fellow wilderness first aid classmate.  

An added small pack of water purification tablets will serve as back up.  We aren't going with a gravity system yet but may change our minds once we see how the mini works using the squeeze method.

Also waiting on a larger stainless steel billy can to boil larger amounts of water for dish washing and cooking.  Plus a larger frying pan for all the fish we think we are going to catch!  Think we may finally be coming to the end of all this gear gathering.  Wishful thinking perhaps...

Even bought a 1 person tent in preparation for solo trips, after finding how heavy my canoe dry pack was getting with my 2 man tent.  Thought I leaned towards the ultralight end of things but that 115L pack fills and gets heavy real fast when it alone weighs nearly 5lbs.

So word of warning.  If you decide to go down this canoe camping road, not all your previous gear will transfer over.  And in an open boat (I'd like to get a spray deck -- we are on the wait list), you need to consider floatation and weather proofing everything.  Neither of those elements come cheap with respect to gear.  

It can be overwhelming especially adding in components that come with bear proofing (bear cache arrived yesterday...) your site.  We have decided not to carry bear bangers as we aren't planning to be that out there.  So I returned them.  Our non lethal deterrants will primarily be our responsible behaviour along with an air horn and bear spray.  Should a visit to the far north happen, I'll go pick up some bear bangers again.