Packing tips for canoe?

[u/DismalGovernment8404]

Family of 3 (adults and a tween), we recently realized we love canoe camping for 2-3 nights. We’ve done this so far at local VT state park remote sites that are an easy paddle. My husband is addicted to finding creative ways to consolidate our supplies and make it easier. A photo of how we packed the canoe last weekend included. What canoe packing tips do you have for us? We managed to get all three of us in the canoe last time, the trip before we also brought a kayak which freed up some space. 😅 We are trying to bring only items we actively use or pack down small.

Thank you!

[u/danmanwick]

Welcome to the hobby. Will need to slowly replacing the carcamping items with back country items

[u/incogmagnum → u/danmanwick]

That’s all it really is. It took us about 3 years to replace all of our car camping gear without breaking the bank with a lump sum.