The open canoe is a remarkably versatile craft and it can open the door to a variety of great adventures. Load it up with the family and a picnic for a gentle float on your local loch or pack your tent, or load the camping kit and head off for a canoe camping adventure. To help you plan your first foray into canoe camping and make sure your trip is a success, here are a few pointers. First of all, before you head off on a multi-day canoe camping adventure in the middle of nowhere, it's well worth making sure you've got the basics covered with a few practice day trips. These canoe camping practice runs will give you a good idea of how far you can comfortably paddle in a day, the best way to load your canoe and give you great practise at navigating, launching and landing. It's very important that you don't bite off more than you can chew for your first outing. Going hand in hand with the following advice are the Leave No Trace key principles - really worth having a quick look. Planning Your Canoe Camping Adventure Putting some extra thought into your canoe camping trip in advance will help make your adventure run more smoothly and will help to eliminate many simple problems that could otherwise spoil the fun. Talk through what you want to get out of your canoe camping trip with your paddling partners and then decide on a location. Weather will play a part, so discuss what sort of conditions you are all happy to put up with or decide on an alternative if Mother Nature decides not to play ball! The Internet is an invaluable source of good, reliable forecasts and staff at Canoe Hire Scotland will be be
The open canoe is a remarkably versatile craft and it can open the door to a variety of great adventures. Load it up with the family and a picnic for a gentle float on your local loch or pack your tent, or load the camping kit and head off for a canoe camping adventure. To
