Canoe expedition and wilderness camp
Our open Canadian canoe expedition and wilderness camp is similar to the Wilderness team building challenge but with less of a survival element, the expedition includes hammocks and tarp shelters which ensure a more comfortable stay whilst in camp.
Your team will have full involvement in setting up camp, wood collection and cutting, fire setting, cooking, water collection, derigging camp and ensuring the site is left clear and untouched when the expedition is over. This is a fantastic alternative team building challenge event.
Our team of trainers will run through safety and paddle skills on shore, and then your team will spend the morning single / double paddling around the north end of the lake.
Lunch
Your group will pack their personal equipment and clothing into barrels and then pack the boats before navigating their way to the camp.
Once located your group will empty the boats at camp, choose a suitable sleeping area, set up the hammocks and tarps and then continue with the camp chores for example collecting fire wood, wood cutting, digging a toilet etc
Fire setting and fire lighting session. Group cook dinner over the open fire and wash up.
Drinks around the fire by the lake. Short debrief on the day and information on day two.
The group rekindles the fire and gets the pan on for tea and breakfast.
Group to cook breakfast over the fire and wash up pots and pans.
Second cup of tea of the day. Free time either for sitting by the lake relaxing or walking in the woods
Group to take down hammocks and pack equipment into the barrels. Check around camp for litter. Last cup of tea of the morning before clearing the fire and leaving no trace of our camp.
Group to navigate to Peel Island at the far south of the Lake.
Group return from Peel Island and make soup over the fire for lunch before packing the boats and a final litter check around site and lake shore.
Final paddle back up to the north end of the lake, pack away all equipment.
Debrief
Whats included – all food and drinks (Army ration packs or other if preferred), all sleeping and cooking equipment, full waterproof clothing
What to bring – a full kit list will be issued on booking
Your team will have full involvement in setting up camp, wood collection and cutting, fire setting, cooking, water collection, derigging camp and ensuring the site is left clear and untouched when the expedition is over. This is a fantastic alternative team building challenge event.
Wild Camp Itinerary
Day one
10.00am -
Our team of trainers will run through safety and paddle skills on shore, and then your team will spend the morning single / double paddling around the north end of the lake.
12.00am -
Lunch
1.00pm -
Your group will pack their personal equipment and clothing into barrels and then pack the boats before navigating their way to the camp.
4.00pm -
Once located your group will empty the boats at camp, choose a suitable sleeping area, set up the hammocks and tarps and then continue with the camp chores for example collecting fire wood, wood cutting, digging a toilet etc
5.00pm -
Fire setting and fire lighting session. Group cook dinner over the open fire and wash up.
7.00pm -
Drinks around the fire by the lake. Short debrief on the day and information on day two.
Day two
7.00am -
The group rekindles the fire and gets the pan on for tea and breakfast.
8.00am -
Group to cook breakfast over the fire and wash up pots and pans.
9.00am -
Second cup of tea of the day. Free time either for sitting by the lake relaxing or walking in the woods
10.00am -
Group to take down hammocks and pack equipment into the barrels. Check around camp for litter. Last cup of tea of the morning before clearing the fire and leaving no trace of our camp.
11.00am -
Group to navigate to Peel Island at the far south of the Lake.
12.30pm -
Group return from Peel Island and make soup over the fire for lunch before packing the boats and a final litter check around site and lake shore.
2.30pm -
Final paddle back up to the north end of the lake, pack away all equipment.
4.00pm -
Debrief
Whats included – all food and drinks (Army ration packs or other if preferred), all sleeping and cooking equipment, full waterproof clothing
What to bring – a full kit list will be issued on booking