If you are running a club trip, it will help to make things go smooth if the participants know the details of the trip. Rather than fielding calls from everyone, below is a template of the details you could copy and paste into an email to the participants prior to the trip.
Please reply to this email so I know you have received it
When:
Where:
Trip Grade:
Shuttle Meet Up Location:
Put In:
Take Out:
Washrooms at: Put In/Take Out/ Shuttle Location:
Expected Total Paddling Time:
Paddling Distance:
Important Information:
General Information:
-Please ensure you have all the mandated boating safety equipment: PFD, paddle (and a spare), bailer (bilge pump), 15 m floating line and whistle.
-Bring a lunch, plenty of snacks and drinks, rain gear, sunglasses, sunscreen, a hat and a charged up cell phone.
-A change of clothes and a towel might be useful as well. A camera (take photos for the club website trip report), Insect repellant.
-I will have a small first aid kit, others would be useful as well.
Weather Forecast for location: Somewhere, Alberta: Saturday warmish and sunnyish, high 22 C, wind 18 km/h gusting to 30 km/h, POP 30%.
Multi Day Equipment List: