Solo Overnighter

[Coosa]

So after getting away for a 3 day 2 night trip last weekend I was lucky enough to have a surprise couple days off work this week and  decided to head out again. I was quite surprised my other half was ok with this.

  Went 24 miles 2 days 1 night. Fishing was great and size was pretty good. Lost some good ones as always, just fish stories now. Biggest was 17 3/4". Just couldn't get him to stretch another quarter inch.

[ollie]

You are tougher than me!  I would at least want a tent!  lol  Nice fish BTW

[Gavin]

Good for you! Solo floating is not for the timid. Great experience always. Fish all you want, think about things. Great mental cleanser.

[DownStream]

Thanks for the report. Never done a solo overnight, need to make that happen. Looks like that tree makes a good tp holder.

[RSBreth]

Yeah - I'm a "tenter" too - a Eureka Solitaire is a small price to pay for no mosquitoes. But anyway I miss those days of saying "screw it - I'm going (wherever)" for a couple of days.

 

 

[grizwilson]

I can picture myself waking with a cottonmouth or copperhead warming on my belly...... tent for me, the rest excellent

[Pat Magee]

Good on you for getting out.  That Coosa HD is a fantastic boat, good to know it can swallow some gear for a couple nights on the river, I never felt like my non-HD Coosa could. 

[moguy1973]

1 hour ago, Pat Magee said:

Good on you for getting out.  That Coosa HD is a fantastic boat, good to know it can swallow some gear for a couple nights on the river, I never felt like my non-HD Coosa could. 

That's what I like about my Ocean Kayak.  Has a big center hatch that's supposed to be used for rods but I can shove a small tent into it and back down under the rear tank along with a sleeping bag, camp mat, and pretty much everything I would need for an over nighter.  I'm the one that usually carries a lot of our gear when we are out on the river.

[Coosa]

3 hours ago, Pat Magee said:

Good on you for getting out.  That Coosa HD is a fantastic boat, good to know it can swallow some gear for a couple nights on the river, I never felt like my non-HD Coosa could. 

I feel like I can fit the same in my regular Coosa as my HD. But the HD storage in the back has a tiny opening. Most of my stuff goes in the front where as with the Coosa the gear is more spread out.

It's taken me a few trips to really figure out what I really need and what i don't, but I got I down now.

I think if I can go for 2 nights I can go for 4. Ice is the issue but I can always pack food that doesn't need to be cold and drink cooler temp water. I have even drank the cooler water through a lifestraw when I run out.