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This article is from the Outdoor
Activities for Young Children FAQ, by Gloria Logan
glogan@atk.com with numerous contributions by others.
53 CANOEING: Canoe Camping
Already Marc is carrying a small pack across portages, and we look
forward a "kids tent" in a few years where they can amuse themselves to
sleep. In the dim distant future we see three canoes where now there
are two, with strong young twelve and nine year olds paddling front
with a parent behind. Gosh, I hope it works out that way.
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From Cindy J. Mitchell (cindy@saturn.caps.maine.edu)
Thanks for the great information about Canoe Camping. Your timing is
wonderful since we leave Friday the 18th for a 10 day canoe adventure
in the Allagash (Maine) with our two year old. As I was making my list
of lists of things to think about, check out, find, food-to-dry, etc, I
started on my list of medical stuff. Ron and I have always carried a
very basic first aid kit on these trips, but I feel like this time I
have to go with more than bandaids, antiseptic, and the usual. To the
list I have added dimetapp, children's tylenol, after-bite (though I'm
going to check this with the pediatrician), calamine, topical benadryl
(again check with ped). I've looked through my various resources for
first aid kits for camping but thought I'd check with the kidxsperts!
For you EMTs out there, remember we're going in a canoe, so I'm looking
for the safest, smallest first aid kit!
For you folks out there who might be interested, I'll post the details
of our successful (I'm determined) trip when we get back. We have
planned it to be very low key (it's a 5 day trip for two adults), so
we're hoping Erica will enjoy it. The only part I'm REALLY concerned
about right now is the bugs. The black flies are enjoying a banner year
here. I'm packing every possible folktale gimmick/trick for warding
them off (bug hats included).
One of the prep strategies I've been using with Erica to get ready for
the trip is to pretend we're canoe camping. I don't think she
remembers the overnight trip we took her on last fall. We wear our bug
hats pretend to set up the tent and pretend to eat our food while
sitting under a pretend tarp. Hope I'm not giving her false
impressions! More than anything I wanted her to get used to the bug hat
in case we need it and the "language" of the trip.
We took her with us to buy our new (larger!) tent and pack. She go to
test it out. And we've also done some evening paddles with her.
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