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My "table" consists of a piece of Typar which has a primary function as a groundsheet under sleeping pad. My knockoff helinox chair is already pretty close to the ground so I don't need height. What I need on bare ground is a place to put stuff so it won't get lost in the "dirt".

I'm also a frequent solo tripper with a half dozen of those in Labrador. While Labrador generally has a lot of open areas and good beach camping there are times when compact is necessary for the reasons you mention. My method of dealing with this is multiple tents! I'm not suggesting you go to...

I think when the day comes that I find my 2002 Tacoma converted to a pile of rubble in my driveway (unfortunately Toyota won't pay for a SECOND frame replacement), I will strip it of anything useful which might be primarily the factory installed combo AM/FM, CD and Cassette player. 4wd /...

Because I have it on hand I would add a layer of 4oz s-glass on those interior scrapes. If I didn't have any scrap fabric I would just go with the Gflex. On the exterior I'm not sure I've seen that combo of severe gouging on the centre line with the rest of the hull being almost scratch free.

I bought knobs and bolts from Lee Valley but not for a "fancy" boat with a threaded inserts permanently in the gunnels. Maybe Swift can tell you the thread size that fits> Be warned that since it's Swift they may be using metric threads...

NRS always has a good sale on dry suits on Black Friday, the biggest discounts for their own brand, smaller for the the other brand(s) they carry (mostly Kokatat). I have owned two NRS TriTon™ suits that have held up fairly well, Prices for dry suits have risen dramatically in the past 5 years...

Mushroom Cloud on the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador (2022). The "funny" part was that it coincided with a test ICBM launch by Little Rocket Man.

There are written reports (with pics) of this trip and others in the same area at the Al Stirt website. https://www.alstirt.com/kogaluk-river

All carbon wear......top one has a few years of moderate use, the bottom one (mine) 9 years / 8000+ km of excessive abuse.

This HD-1 has(had?) an electric bilge pump installed in the pedestal, at the opposite end of the pedestal there was a back up manual pump! The bike and the boat belonged to my 2nd regular tripping partner (1999-2011). The owner, a rafting guide and part time park'n'play paddler taught me a...

Solo's I own......in order of purchase (all used) - Mad River Guide, this was a major improvement over using a tandem as a solo. - Swift Raven, I bought this mostly for my tripping partner to use since he only had a small ww boat (Perception HD-1) - Mohawk XL14, a major step up from the super...

At least half the paddles I own are on the river salvage! Back in the days when I used to dump at least once on every trip and frequently more often I was known for never letting go of my paddle. Unfortunately all of the nice paddles I've found were dropped by one of my companions so I had to...

I am NOT a "teddy bear"!

I wouldn't speak for "I" but speaking for myself that is exactly what I will be doing 37 days from now! (I will be dragging around the one C5).