Complete Outfitting Package
Be the best prepared you’ll ever be to explore the Boundary Waters.
Our Specialty
You will travel with the best trail-tested, quality gear used by the most savvy wilderness travelers.
We provide the quality ultralight canoes, camping equipment, and delicious camp food for your canoe trip!
What Is Included
The Complete Outfitting Package is the simplest way to ensure you have everything you need for your self-guided adventure. Just bring the clothes you will wear and a first aid kit. We’ll provide expert routing and trip planning assistance and show you how to use all the gear. It’s all at a great price!
Planning and Preparation
- Expert trip planning and routing advice
- Thorough pre-trip orientation at our shop. We review your outfitting, show you how to use everything, answer your questions, and do a complete route-out sharing our favorite campsites, fishing hotspots, and points of interest. We also share advice on navigation, safety, leave-no-trace ethics, and how to get the most from your trip.
Traveling System
- Ultralight canoes with comfy portage pads
- Performance paddles
- Premium, comfortable life vests
- Detailed waterproof navigation maps of your route (One free set per group. Yes, take these home with you!)
- Navigation compass with lanyard
- Specialized portage packs (for camping equipment, clothing, and personal items), with waterproof liners
- Nylon stuff sacks to stow clothes in your portage pack
Sleep System
- Ultralight backcountry tents (in sizes rated for 1, 2, 3 or 4 people)
- Comfy, freshly laundered Big Agnes sleeping bags rated to 20 degrees F
- Thick, light, comfy, inflatable Big Agnes Rapide SL full-length sleeping pads
- Therm-A-Rest pack pillow
Deluxe Camping Food
- Deluxe camping food – Click here for our exclusive mouthwatering menu including fresh food options. Our guests rave about the menu. You’ll find signature local items made in Ely as well as Ely’s own gourmet coffee. We even pack snacks, s’mores, and optional individual packets of tartar sauce, lemon juice, and malt vinegar for your lakeside fish fry. With advance notice, we can accommodate many dietary restrictions. Our food packages comply with BWCAW rules prohibiting metal cans and glass bottles. A great trip deserves great food!
- Color-coded food packing system
- Specialized food pack, with waterproof liner
Camp Kitchen
- Camp stove with pressurized fuel
- Nesting cooking pots
- Deluxe fry pan griddle
- Specialized pot and griddle gripper handle
- Trail coffee press
- Plates, bowls, and cups
- Specialized northwoods utensil bag designed to tie on a tree trunk for off-the-ground drying and storage
- Utensils including forks, spoons, knives, serving spoon, ladle, and spatula
- Folding bucket (for doing dishes and dousing your campfire)
- Dishcleaning kit, including biodegradable soap, sponge, abrasive cleaning pad (SOS pad), and non-scratch pot scraper
- Bear rope system for hanging food
- Cook grate and trowel (Quetico only. BWCAW campsites have iron grates and latrines.)
Hydration
- SteriPEN drinking water sterilization device
- Souvenir Nalgene 1 liter personal water bottle for each participant (Yes, take these home with you!)
Camp Comfort
- Crazy Creek camp chairs that also work for canoeing back support
- Compact trail hammock
- Slap straps for safe, simple and tree-friendly hanging of hammock
Camp Essentials
- Quality lightweight coated nylon 10′ x 12′ rain tarp (ie, dining canopy) with attached rope
- Matches and lighter
- Trail saw
- Toilet paper
- Hand sanitizer
- 50′ of utility cord (handy for a clothes line, extra guyline, securing a canoe, etc.)
- Small roll of duct tape
Hot showers & a cold beverage on your return
The EOC Experience
- Superior service every step of the way
- A friend-helping-friend vibe
Daily Per Person Rates
| 2 – 5 People | 6+ People | |
| 2 – 5 Days | $125 | $120 |
| 6+ Days | $120 | $115 |
Youth under 18 years save 20%. Children under 8 years free. One youth or child discount per adult at full price.
Bring your own sleeping bag and save $2 per person per day. Bring your own tent and save $3 per person per day. Package rates are significantly discounted and require the entire group be outfitted with the complete package. Downgrade to heavier aluminum canoes to save $10/person/day.
First and last days count as full days. Rates do not include permit fees.
Solo travelers add 15% to 2-5 People rate. Nonprofit groups with a tax exempt number receive a 10% discount off above rates. Some gear substitutions may be necessary.
FAQs
What canoes should we use if my group has an odd number?
We suggest using a three-seat canoe if your group has an odd number. Our three-seat canoes have three "real" seats, and all three occupants can paddle. Or, the middle person can sit back and relax.
The B19 is our go-to three-seat canoe. It is 19'6" long and weighs only 49 pounds (for reference, two-seat aluminum canoe often weigh 70+ pounds). It is big enough for three grown men and a week's supply of gear. Our guides love this boat. It is a fun, sociable, efficient and stable canoe that makes for a great fishing platform and load hauler. We also recommend the B19 for families with small kids. It works well to sit two children next to each other in the middle seat.
For lighter paddlers and parents with a small child, the Northwind 18 with three seats is 18'9" and 44 pounds, and could be a good option for a slightly lighter canoe.
Another option for an odd number of people is to use a solo canoe. We typically discourage this option unless the person in the solo canoe is very experienced paddleing a solo. It can be tricky and sometimes frustrating to maneuver a solo canoe in windy conditions, and the pace of the solo canoe may be significantly slower than the tandem canoes in the party.
Happy Campers
"We recently completed our very first Boundary Waters adventure, and Ely Outfitting Company made it absolutely unforgettable. As first-timers, we opted for the complete outfitting package - and it exceeded all expectations. The gear was top-quality, the food was delicious, and every detail was thoughtfully prepared.
The staff were incredibly knowledgable, patient, and eager to answer our many questions without hesitation. Their support made us feel confident and well-prepared from start to finish. The bunkhouse was spotless and a huge convenience both before and after our trip - it gave us the perfect space to pack, unpack, and yes, repack. 🙂
We're already planning our next journey into the Boundary Waters, and we can't wait to return and reconnect with the amazing team at Ely Outfitting Company."
-Chris Baker
"We opted for the complete outfitting package for our 6 day trip in BWCA. Everyone on the team was helpful from trip planning, pre trip brief, drop off and pick up. Highly recommend for any first timers going to the BWCA."