Recent content by jdeerfoot

This is a very interesting thread - I had no idea there were so many different versions of twig stoves.

Looks like you had a very nice day paddle.

As SouthernKevlar suggests, I now use 2 person tents when I solo. I tired of a Cannondale solo tent that was too coffin-like for me after years of use. I couldn’t even sit-up in it without my head touching and it had little room inside for gear.

Yes it was. Our mistake while driving in was probably failing to listen to the radio. The weather during the last couple of hours while driving in was real funky - periodic torrential downpours, temperatures in the 70’s and periods of absolute calm. Real strange especially for the western Upper...

My Little Bug twig stove comes along on most trips as a backup.

Buckwheat pancakes are my favorite.

In late April 1984 a buddy and I entered the USFS Sylvania Recreation Area in the UP of Michigan at the north end of Clark Lake, a lake about 2.5 miles long running north/south. It was uncommonly warm that day in the 70’s. The lake had just gone ice free and was covered in a heavy fog. We were...

I have used 2x4’s which a friend routed out slightly so they fit over my existing 48” bars, then clamp in place. Or use pipe as pointed out in an earlier post. This should be an easy fix.

Scratchypants mention of Under Armour reminded me of a friend I used to paddle with. His son was a University of Wisconsin standout football player who went on to play with the Cleveland Browns for many years. He had an endorsement deal with Under Armour so the entire family was always wearing...

I use synthetic underwear on trips for their quick dry ability. And I don’t like the seemingly high cost so I watch for them from vendors such as Sierra Outpost, etc. I do like merino wool tops which I wear daily about 7-8 months of the year. I am an old guy with declining metabolism.

I would agree with Glenn that my best purchase was the Platypus gravity filter system that I got at a 30% discount while working at Canoecopia. A friend actually paid for it and we donated it to the Wabakimi Project for use on their trips. Previously we used MSR Miniworks Filters, which I...

A well used canoe - nice.

Well run weekend training can be very helpful. It was through the River Touring Section of the Wisconsin Sierra Club that I got my initial whitewater/river running training in the early 1980’s. Sadly, I understand the Wisconsin Sierra Club no longer includes the River Touring Section. They...

I have had one of these GSI folding tables for quite awhile. A bit heavy but I justify it as one of my comfort items which advanced age entitles me to. It is used on my increasingly common base camp trips. I also have a roll up table about size of a card table which was used a lot when my card...

In the last several years I sold off my Quik-n-Easy rack which was great and attached to rain gutters. And I sold off my dad’s which he attached to 2x4’s for his rack. When vehicles with gutters disappeared these racks went into the garage rafters. And years later there was a market for them...