The Kit
A guide day on the Gallatin, July flow.
Launch at dawn · full day on the water · clients, cooler, and the right lines
A good guide day is a quiet act of preparation. The raft's in before sunrise, the cooler's iced, and the spare is where you can reach it without looking.
Trip
Full-day float
Party
2 clients + guide
Skill
Guide-grade
Region
Gallatin River, MT
Season
July flow
From 8 independent makers.
Kit total
$5,193.89
The Story
This is the loadout for a full day on the Gallatin in July: a self-bailing raft you trust, a PFD that fits the client who forgot theirs, and the quiet backups that turn a guide into the person on the river everyone else is glad to see.