Canoetrip in Swedish nature
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A 9 day trip paddling traditional wood and canvas canoes on the Dalalven in
Sweden.
The trip starts saturday the 30th of August 14 PM at Sjovik, close to Avesta.
It ends on sunday the 7th in the morning so everyone can get home.
In between that there's many days paddling with the wood and canvas canoes, cooking on the campfire, good food (no fast food) and sleeping in a baker tent of natural canvas. Natural camping like it is done in the Friluftsliv-Hantverk-Ledarskap education at Sjovik Folkhogskola in Sweden.
I followed this year the first year there. Now I do the second year and have the opportunity to organise this trip.
Because the canoes and equipment can be used from the school at a small price I see this as a chance to let others experience doing a trip in Swedish nature with these beautiful canoes.
During the days we paddle the canoe. You'll learn some paddlestrokes, resceuing a turned over canoe, a little paddling in fast streaming water, etc.
In the evenings we cook over the fire (even lasagna!) , we bake bread for the next day, and we can practice making fire, carving spoons, etc. In the river is a lot of fish so you can have a go at that too.
I want to share what I know, skills etc, but I'm only 23 years old so it would be nice if we all share skills together (kind of like the bushcraftweekends). I'm not an expert.
The total price is 200 euro for the trip, food, canoes, equipment (tent, cooking equipment, first aid,..), and taking care of the canoes after the trip inclusive.
All you need is:
-Sleeping bag
-Compass
-Knife
-Hygiene: toilet paper, soap, towel, personal first aid
-Rainclothes
-If you have it you can bring an axe or saw
-Drinking cup, eating bowl, spoon
-Drybag (or garbage bag)
-Sitting pad to have your knees on in the canoe could be useful
-Firesteel, matches, lighter, etc
It's possible to get cheaply to Sweden with Ryanair, Sterling.dk, eurolines, etc.
Please send me a PM if you are interested or have any questions.
Look at this topic to see a picture of the kind of canoes whe'll paddle.
Thanks for reading,
Gunnar
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A 9 day trip paddling traditional wood and canvas canoes on the Dalalven in
Sweden.
The trip starts saturday the 30th of August 14 PM at Sjovik, close to Avesta.
It ends on sunday the 7th in the morning so everyone can get home.
In between that there's many days paddling with the wood and canvas canoes, cooking on the campfire, good food (no fast food) and sleeping in a baker tent of natural canvas. Natural camping like it is done in the Friluftsliv-Hantverk-Ledarskap education at Sjovik Folkhogskola in Sweden.
I followed this year the first year there. Now I do the second year and have the opportunity to organise this trip.
Because the canoes and equipment can be used from the school at a small price I see this as a chance to let others experience doing a trip in Swedish nature with these beautiful canoes.
During the days we paddle the canoe. You'll learn some paddlestrokes, resceuing a turned over canoe, a little paddling in fast streaming water, etc.
In the evenings we cook over the fire (even lasagna!) , we bake bread for the next day, and we can practice making fire, carving spoons, etc. In the river is a lot of fish so you can have a go at that too.
I want to share what I know, skills etc, but I'm only 23 years old so it would be nice if we all share skills together (kind of like the bushcraftweekends). I'm not an expert.
The total price is 200 euro for the trip, food, canoes, equipment (tent, cooking equipment, first aid,..), and taking care of the canoes after the trip inclusive.
All you need is:
-Sleeping bag
-Compass
-Knife
-Hygiene: toilet paper, soap, towel, personal first aid
-Rainclothes
-If you have it you can bring an axe or saw
-Drinking cup, eating bowl, spoon
-Drybag (or garbage bag)
-Sitting pad to have your knees on in the canoe could be useful
-Firesteel, matches, lighter, etc
It's possible to get cheaply to Sweden with Ryanair, Sterling.dk, eurolines, etc.
Please send me a PM if you are interested or have any questions.
Look at this topic to see a picture of the kind of canoes whe'll paddle.
Thanks for reading,
Gunnar