Water trip on kayaks

With whom to go on a water trip on kayaks?

A water kayak trip is ideal for beginners, for families with children, for people with minor physical trauma, for example, sprain. It is advisable to select participants of the campaign with common interests, non-conflict people. If your friends can not stand each other and constantly quarrel, it is better to leave some of them at home.

If you decide to go on a kayak trip,and none of your surroundings support you, then you will be able to find a suitable company in tourist forums. Usually there is indicated the date of the trip, the path, the level of complexity and other features. Before the hike, all participants must gather on the appointed day and discuss the details.

Required one of the participants must be experienced, know all the pros and cons of the chosen route. This person you trust your life for the duration of the hike, but do not forget to listen to him. If the conductor says not to jump from the kayak, then he knows that most likely it will turn over and go to the bottom.

Today, there are many organizers of hikes. You can choose the route and time of the trip, but you do not influence the choice of those who will be around and what you will eat.

A water kayak trip is considered the easiest. If the family has children and parents want to add them to tourism, then this is the ideal choice. Of course, you need to take care of the measures safety for the child. But about this in a separate article.

What to take in a water trip on kayaks?

We will divide this question into 4 categories: personal, general things, equipment, food.

Consider personal effects:

• clothing preferably of natural cotton. You will sleep in a sleeping bag, so be sure to wear pajamas or appropriate clothes. A light cotton shirt with a long sleeve, in which you will float along the river, and one more to replace. According to statistics, on the first day of the kayak campaign all those who decided to "get a little tan" burn! Sunscreen agents last 1-2 hours, followed by burns. Be sure to take warm waterproof things and shoes, raincoat. And of course - a swimsuit, we're going on vacation!



• Tableware everyone takes his own. It should be metal, unbreakable. You will be enough for one cup, a spoon, a deep plate. You can take with you a folding knife.



• First Aid Kit going personally, based on the characteristicsorganism. A water trip on kayaks presupposes remoteness from settlements, so think carefully about your personal first aid kit. Do not spare money for medicines. Let it "roll" in your warehouse. But if it is vital, then in what forest will you look for it?



• Means of personal hygiene.



• Construction gloves fabric with half-cut fingers. They are needed in order to keep the oars. Very many rub the calluses on the palms of the rowing.



• Life vest. It is desirable for people who do not swim very well, and obligatory for children.



• Headdress.

Basic equipment you can rent it. It is not worth buying expensive professional things for the first hike,but also for cheap there is no sense to spend money. You can buy a carpet or a self-inflating mat. It is useful at home - for sports or going to the beach. A backpack, a sleeping bag, a tent can be rented.

Common things These are the ones that everyone uses, their massdistributed among the participants of the campaign. Arrange in advance who will take what. Base tent, pots, plates, knives, a tourist shower, hermetic bags, a saw, an ax, garbage bags and other small vital things.

A water kayak trip implies that you are beyond civilization, the preparation of hot food depends on the presence of a fire. Take care of stocks of dry fuel and waterproof matches. If you get caught in the rain, your warmth and hot dinner depends on the presence of the fire.

And, of course, do not forget to agree in advance about the rental of kayaks. There are double and triple rooms. When renting kayaks do not forget to take repair kit, paddles and if there are inflatable seats and skirts for kayaks (this is what things cover).

The menu is made up by experienced tourists, taking into account the general preferences in food. Do not forget about cookies and condensed milk! Experience shows that they are always small.

Love nature. Enjoy its perfection. Draw inspiration from it. And let the water trip on kayaks will be pleasant and unforgettable!