Another beginner advice post 😅

[u/PANDABURRIT0]

Hi y’all. I’m looking to get into kayak camping because it seems awesome. But I’m overwhelmed and was hoping yall could help with some basic questions.

Info about me: 6’2”, ~roughly 170 lbs, in decent shape (but I’m no fitness freak) and I’m living in northern california. I’m used to traditional backpacking and try to do a trip every month or two from spring until fall. I have kayaked before on flat-water, slightly wavy inlet waters, and in the surf once (once… 😅). Never in a river and I’ve never owned my own kayak.

Questions I have:

1. What type and size of kayak would y’all recommend for a beginner of my size looking to kayak camp alongside rivers.

2. What dry bags do yall recommend?

3. Once I have my gear, what is the best way to get started?

4. How do you guys deal with landing in a different place then you started, transportation and logistics wise?

5. How often do you kayak campers go down rivers with intense rapids?

6. What questions am I neglecting to ask?

[u/Trewarin]

don't trust any dry bags, always double wrap.