To go on longer paddling trips, you basically need everything from the day trip gear list, plus additional gear. The additional gear list looks very much like the gear you would take backpacking, except you can take more stuff since you don't have to carry it all on your back. And if you're traveling with several people, the gear list can start to look like a car camping trip, since you have several people to carry the extra gear.

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• Personal Items
• Items For More Than One Person
• Food

Personal Items

• Bivouac sack and stakes, or backpacker's tent, poles, and stakes
• Hammer to pound stakes
• Plastic ground cloth
• Sleeping bag and stuff sack with compression straps
• Inflatable sleeping pad (3/4 size)
• Backpacker's pillow and stuff sack
• Collapsible camp chair
• A few changes of clothes, clothes for different temperature ranges, good rainwear, underwear
• Hiking or walking shoes
• Small day pack for hiking
• More water, including in gallon jugs
• Better maps and guidebooks
• GPS (perhaps)
• Spare paddle (only one spare paddle if with a group of people)
• Small blue plastic tarp to cover the boats at night - to keep out rain and animals
• Rain fly, poles, ropes, stakes - if sleeping without a tent
• Light nylon ropes
• Folding pocket saw
• Fishing tackle
• Headlamp, extra batteries, spare bulb
• Extra pair of sunglasses
• Extra film for camera
• Toilet paper
• Backpacker's shovel
• Pocket mirror
• Travel alarm clock
• Mini thermometer
• Laundry bag
• Toiletries - battery-powered razor, hair brush, toothbrush and case, toothpaste, cup (for brushing teeth), bath soap in soap dish (that snaps shut and stays shut), biodegradable liquid soap, washcloth in plastic bag, bath towel in grocery bag, shampoo (in small bottle), cotton swabs, dental floss, nail file, nail clipper, tweezer, Kerri lotion or Vaseline intensive care lotion, antifungal creme, vitamins, carrying case for toiletries
• Better first aid kit - large self-adhesive bandages, band-aids (assorted sizes but no little ones), antibiotic ointment, elastic sprain bandage, roll of bandage gauze, adhesive tape, moleskin, alcohol towelettes, paper towels, razor blade, medical scissors, tweezers, antihistamine tablets, aspirin tablets, acetaminophen tablets, naproxin tablets (aleve), cold tablets, iodine disinfectant lotion, benadryl anti-itching creme, zinc oxide creme, lanocaine creme, cortisone creme, cotton swabs, lip balm.
• Waterproof matches
• Backpacker stove and fuel bottles
• Candle lamp and candles
• Needle and thread
• Clothespins
• Metal camping clips (small versions of the clips used on suspenders)
• Safety pins
• Paper towels
• Assorted ziplock bags - snack size, quart, and gallon
• Plastic grocery bags
• Trash bags and ties - for trash and to carry wet things, and as a "poor man's" dry bag
• Collapsible canvas bucket
• Water filter (in two pieces - the pump and the filter cartridge), spare cartridge
• Small bottle of bleach (a couple of ounces) - for water purification
• Insulated mug - for hot drinks and food
• Stainless-steel nested cookware set, knife, fork, spoon, can opener
• Mesh bags - for laundry, cooling soda in river, keeping things together

Items For More Than One Person

• Frying pan and cover
• Medium pot and cover
• Large pot and cover
• Colander or strainer
• Bowls
• Plates
• Cups
• Utensils
• Nylon spoon, ladle, turner, fork
• Rubber spatula
• Cutting knife - large and small
• Cutting board
• Can opener
• Vegetable peeler
• Aluminum foil
• Plastic wrap
• Rolls of paper towels
• Dish detergent
• Dishwashing sponge and scouring pad
• Two buckets or pans for washing dishes
• Hot pot holders
• Plastic tablecloth
• Rescue rope - 100' rope

Food

• Coffee bags or ground coffee and french press
• Tea bags - regular and herbal
• Hot chocolate
• Powdered fruit drinks
• Sugar packets
• Oatmeal (quick oats)
• Cereal
• Powdered milk
• Bagels
• Paddle snacks (Honey Nut Cheerios, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Corn/Rice Chex)
• Trail mix
• Cookies
• Crackers - reduced-fat Chees-its, Triscuits, Wheat Thins
• Bread
• Cheese - packed in wax like Edam
• Raisins, dried fruit
• Fruit bars, granola bars
• Canned soup
• Canned beans - chili, vegetarian, chick peas
• Canned fruit
• Fresh fruit
• Prepackaged dry soups
• Pasta, spaghetti, and sauce
• Prepackaged macaroni and cheese (like Velveeta)
• Noodles
• Red lentils - these cook more quickly than regular lentils
• Cous-cous
• Rice
• Potatoes
• Onions
• Canned vegetables
• Canned tuna, salmon, chicken
• Peanut butter and jelly
• Popcorn - the kind in the aluminum pan to use over the fire
• Olive oil
• Seasonings (salt, pepper, chili powder, powdered garlic, Italian seasoning, cinnamon, ginger, parsley)
• Packets of condiments