Recent content by jdeerfoot

Medical dog tags might work for some but I think mine would have to be fairly large. I wonder why people aren’t microchipped like pets.

As soon as we added a door hood over the back door, the local birds began to attempt construction of their nest on top of the light under the hood. From a bird’s perspective this was an ideal place for a nest - out of the weather with nighttime warmth from the dusk-to-dawn light and a great view...

The entertaining evolution of this thread is just one more thing to love about this site and its denizens.

Through the years I have used a variety of inflatable pillows which I generally liked but none of them seemed to last more than a few years. Now when I find one I like I usually order a spare. A buddy suggested that perhaps it was my tainted booze breathe (too much cheap scotch and bourbon)...

Pasties are available in the UP and some are tasty. I had a friend from Green Bay WI who had a side business commercially producing pasties, which were not. Sorry Pete. When Gamma mentioned poutine, the best I have ever had was from a small mom and pop food trailer parked in an alley between...

I remember trying a chest load on a BWCA trip long ago when I was still agile. I learned then that I needed to see where a placed my feet. So, given my current and permanent lack of agility, it is not for me anymore.

Finally finished viewing the video - what a trip! I always wondered what Labrador looked like, now I know.

Very similar, if not the same, as the cagoule I purchased from REI in the early 1970’s.

When I first joined this site I was looking to sell a never sold, unused 17’ OT Penobscot RX. It came out of the boat storage area from Johnson Outdoors, the owner of OT Canoe. What I really wanted was a 16’ Penobscot RX, but the company only had two 17’ Penobscot RX boats left. I got the red...

The nature center where I volunteer just got a donation of several canoes and about a dozen kayaks from a university paddling program that was shut down. To be included in the donation was a pristine and apparently never used 1975 OT Tripper with a hull date of 1975. As we were picking up the...

Gamma, I feel your disappointment in how the logistics of your trip are not working out. I guess the FOW trip advisors (I am one) have steered too many want-to-paddle Wabakimi trippers to the railroad for inexpensive entry/exit. To be fair many paddlers are seeking the inexpensive option so get...

The train will stop anywhere on its route as long as you request it, by noting a mileage marker, when you make your reservation. Somewhere FOW has a mileage marker map of all the usual stops for the train in the park - these are stops where you could start or end a trip.

Reach out to the Friends of Wabakimi (www.Wabakimi.org) for trip planning advice. Train-in/out is a popular and low cost option to access Wabakimi. The passenger train (Via Rail) runs several times weekly. Fares are low cost and the fee for a boat/gear in the baggage car is $100. Reservations...

Andy Baxter, RBW owner, was at Canoecopia while many other Canadians skipped the show this year. He is a very entertaining guy, who serves as the straight man in Kevin Callan’s video. My main paddling group, the Friends of Wabakimi, had a good turnout of US members but none of our Canadian...

Canoecopia 2026 purchase. I decided to gave this pack liner a try after years of using plastic bag pack liners with my #2 Duluth Packs. It cost about $40.00.