Packing for your Rogue River Lodge Rafting Vacation

It's important to be prepared for your Rogue River rafting vacation. You may encounter all types of weather and conditions. Planning ahead and having the proper gear will ensure you have a safe and enjoyable river rafting experience.Through several decades of experience on the river, Western knows what clothing and gear will keep you smiling every second of your adventure. For your convenience, you can find all these items online with Western's retail division, Red Rock Outfitters.
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Packing the Best Camera for Rafting

Choosing the right camera for whitewater rafting is an important decision. With so many options out there, we discuss the pros and cons of the more common cameras we see on the river.

Personal Gear Bags
All of your personal items will be packed into the larger rubber gear bag received at the pre-trip orientation meeting the night before. Regular duffle bags are too large to stuff into the gear bag provided, so packing into smaller stuff bags, “ditty bags”, ziplocks, grocery bags makes it easy to pack into the gear bag.

Gear Bag
Also upon arrival at the orientation meeting the night before your trip, you will receive a water-resistant gear bag. You will put your personal bag inside this bag, roll the top down and clip it securely to avoid getting your personal gear wet. Your personal gear bag will be available at the lodges each night of your trip.

Day Bag
Upon arrival to the river’s edge, you will be provided a water-resistant day bag (approximately 9” x 20”). In this day bag, you will want to put those items you wish to access during the day (raingear, camera, gloves, sarong, medications, sun block, lip balm, river guidebook, etc). We recommend packing these items in a simple plastic grocery sack inside your duffle for easy transfer to your day bag at the launch site.