Absolute necessity: go to the cat food section of the grocery store and buy some, I think it's called Deli-Cat, dry cat food. It comes in a plastic jug with a nice handle and looks like it would hold about 1/2 gallon or maybe more. Throw the catfood away and cut the round top on about a 45 degree slope down and away from the handle. Makes a wonderful bailer and pee bucket. If your a beer drinker or from Texas I think the same cat food company has a bigger one that holds more than a gallon.

I like the break-down oar. I leave broken down on easy water but make sure that it is assembled and ready to go on the more technical rivers.

Beezer