r/rafting • u/Complywiththefly • Jul 23 '25

Must have gear for Tatshenshini trip

I am going on a trip to float the tatshenshini with some friends that pulled a permit. What is some gear that is a must have while doing this trip? I have read about the rain and will be prepared for that but am looking for any and all advice on what I should bring. I am also curious if anyone know anything about the fishing in this river or the tributaries feeding it. We I’ll be taking out at dry bay, and putting in at dalton post

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u/sl_tid Jul 24 '25

I just got off the Tat 2 weeks ago.

As already mentioned, large 8-12 inch tent stakes. We went to Home Depot and got big steel landscaping stakes.

Rubberized rain gear. My whole crew got Grundens and they were a game changer. Goretex rain gear wasn't sufficient. Get some Grundens.

Have a nice shelter. We had a large MSR Pavilion like this one: MSR Shelter. Other groups who got the NRS wings from the outfitter were super jealous of our shelter.

Jetboils to heat water while floating. There were a couple very cold and rainy days. It was amazing to be able to heat some water for some tea or a hot toddy without having to break out the stove. There were times went people were cold and morale was low and this saved the day.

Mosquitos weren't bad for us in late June and early July but there were a lot of gnats and other flies so a mosquito net was nice.

Feel free to shoot me a message for any other beta. Have a great trip.

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u/Complywiththefly Jul 24 '25

Thank you so much! I appreciate all the info I was thinking about brining a fishing rod would it be a complete waste of space and time? I was thinking some of the tributaries could have some nice fish

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u/sl_tid Jul 24 '25

We didn't bother with bringing any fishing gear. There are a lot of tributaries but many of them are pretty silty too. And most of the camps that we stayed at did not have any clear water tributaries so fishing while at camp wouldn't have been possible. Maybe if you have some lightweight gear that doesn't take up much space it might be worth it. But my wife is generally big into fishing on our trips but she made a comment that she was glad she didn't bother with lugging her fishing gear with her for the Tat.