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| Hi guys,
Could use some advice on how to make an outpost experience enjoyable. Will most likely be staying at Hideaway Lodge outpost on Pipestone this summer.
Cabin has running water, but no flush toilet. Electricity mainly provided by solar panels, with a gas generator available for charging batteries. Just my dad and myself, 30 miles from the main camp.
Any suggestions from anyone as to how to make it comfortable. (What to bring, etc.) We've always stayed American Plan before, so don't have as much experience with the "roughing it" part.
Any info regarding outpost experiences in general, or the Pipestone outpost specifically, would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
"Jackpot" John Schroeder
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | "Jackpot" - Here's some tips for you.
Plan your food menu, but also include extra food. You can get mighty hungry after a day on the water. Eat a good breakfast- take energy bars & other high energy snacks and water with you in the boat. Plus all your wet weather gear and bug repellent. Also keep a bug suit for each of you in the boat along with dry strike anywhere farmers matches, and tinder. You never know if you may be caught away from the cabin overnight by storms or motor problems, or get lost in the fog/dark. The bugs can be murder- especially the skeeters and the No-See-Um's.
A compass is a good thing. Even better a GPS w/ a compass as backup.. It goes without saying that you need a good first aid kit in the boat- including necessary tools to remove hooks from yourselves. Also don't forget medicines. Pain killers etc. I now fish barbless because of an incident on a Canadian fly-in.
Drinking water- Don't even think about drinking any water unless you boil it first. Better yet get a backpacker's water filter. You don't have to wait for the water to cool down.
As for meal planning- If it's just two of you- make your evening meals easy to prepare- something to throw on the grill, etc. Pasta & rice dishes (premade/boxed) just add water and cook for 20-30 minutes are really easy. By the time you're on your second beer -dinner's ready.
Take a cheap ` $20 -throw away spare camera in double zip lock bags. I like the Kodak Advantix - you can get a digital CD when you get it developed.
Make sure the camp operator has provided "lime" for the outhouse- they can be pretty vile smelling.
Wear your PFD when the boat is moving- S%$t happens.
Keep the cabin/camp area clean of leftover food/unsecured food. Even if you have to take it to an island or remote spot from the cabin. You don't need to have camp wise bear hanging around, i.e. one who's figured out that your camp is the grocery store.. Bacon grease is a very powerful bear attractant- don't leave any uncovered or dump any in the cabin/camp area. (I store mine in double zip lock bags) The same is true of cleaning fish- best to do it away from camp.
Light sticks are also a good thing- very handy to mark camp with if you're planning on fishing after sunset. Just fasten to a tree limb. Can also be fastened to a marker bouy with rubber bands to mark a hot reef/spot so you can find it and fish it at dark.
Hope this helps- have fun.
Al
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Location: Holly, MI | We stayed on an island for an 8 day pike trip way north in Quebec. It was about 20 miles to the launch and another 2-3 hours to the nearest town from there. Plan out your events and daily needs carefully and bring enough. Our boat looked mighty low in the water on the way out but comming back in it was a lot lighter. If the generator is close by then use it, if it is 30 back at the camp bring a small one along with you. Honda makes an awesome 1000 watt generator that you acn carry along. We gassed her up each night and let her run until it ran out of gas sometime in the night. Depending on how much room you have, one of our guys brought along a 20 lb propane can and a pot to deep fry. We had fresh walleye everynight battered in the fryer. I think our boat had 5 extra 5gal gas cans on board. We used one of those solar shower bags for warm showers that was refreshing, swam in the lake too but it was only about 55 degrees so we didn't stay in too long. A little extra of everything in the terminal tackle, baits, line, etc. Dry ice is awesome for frozen stuff but remember it will be frozen solid. Don't put stuff you don't want frozen in there like eggs. Remember your off species gear too like walleye and panfish for eating or bait.
Don't forget your harmonica. Sigh.. it was a great trip.
Almost forgot.. A very good first aid kit would be highly recomended. I even added some sutures I got from my friend who works for a dentist. I could sew up my own arm if I had to or help somone else who was careless with the axe or whatever. | |
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Need Advice Please - re: remote outpost camp