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I have been wondering, does anyone make buckwheat pancakes or use this flour for a heartier Bannock in the back country? As a young boy, I used to love using this flour to make very hearty pancakes. It has been a very long time since I experimented with making them in the bush, or making a...

Sweeper, I have always been a little curious about the Kelly Kettle, and not until I looked again at your pictures did I realize they did more than boil water. Do you use the "hobo stove" or the pot stand often to cook meals, or primarily just use the kettle to boil water. I guess there...

Excellent post LanceR! Bob.

Glenn, Could not find the pics I was looking for so I took 3 off my deck today. This is a 1 quart pot, and a solo stove - the smallest one. It is great, but most of my trips I take the next size up. It does a much better job - cooks faster, makes coffee way faster so when I cant decide...

Kahel - cool looking firebox ... you had me at potato pancakes!

Oops Glenn, in the picture post, I have not included a picture of the cook pot the stove nests in. I will see if I can find one. Bob

Not really Glenn. The top of the stove that supports your pot, is removed, flipped upside down and nests inside the burner. Your alcohol stove will fit inside as well. I put the stove inside my cooking pot so that helps to reduce pack volume, but it does not really disassemble. Bob.

Here are some picks of my solo stove - very efficient, does not scorch the Earth, but is a little heavy . Also - works well with an alcohol stove - great for fire bans if not wanting to use a gas stove.

Alan, great post! The first pics are of a littlbug, maybe a littlbug Jr.? It is a tremendous stove, I have used both a lot. Robin here trips with one and has many pictures of it in use. Glenn, I use a solo stove now. I use this stove now because it does not scorch the ground beneath it and...

Excellent post Robin! Loved it, and the pics, great info. Bob.

Calories seem to be most important item for me on a trip. Regular food seems to give me energy more so than pre-made offerings … So, regular food like those carried in the olden days for me include eggs … although in a plastic container to protect against breakage. Bannock true, but cooked in...

You are correct, if you are not dog people, you just do not understand what it is like when the family dog is put down. Having lived through this, my sincere condolences. Losing such a special dog can be particularly devastating. Brownie looked like a tremendous canoe dog. Bob.

Can’t wait to see this set up, really like your attention to detail.

I forgot to add, when looking for a canoe, you may want to try one with foot braces. They are really helpful in fighting fatigue and getting the most power in your paddle stroke of you are not paddling from a kneeling position. Bob.

Miss Katie, Welcome to the site! I think you will find a lot of great info here, from a lot of really great people. You have many recommendations so far, all very reasonable and worth serious consideration. I especially would encourage you ( like has been mentioned here ) to talk with Bear...

This is the kind of post that interests me. I am a huge fan of the Baker Lean-to, but like Whelens as well. I used to have a large Baker with a wood stove that was base camp for deer season, November through January in Wisconsin. I am excited to see your finished product … and read details of...

Welcome rmoreau. I am not sure you are going to find an easy fix . That said I used to own a Royalex Old Town Penobscot, 16 feet long that had wood slotted gunnels. Finding one like that would be pretty hard. Good luck to you. Bob.

I too make my food from dry goods. Dehydrated burger ( venison), mixed with hamburger helper. Knorr rice sides with dehydrated burger etc. My breakfast is coffee and a breakfast bar. Lunch, if I eat mid day, is a flat bread with peanut butter and honey and coffee. I usually travel a good bit...

Very interesting post. My first thought is I make sure all my canoes are tandem not solo, a sacrifice in ease of paddling, to make sure my dog can go with me … but that is really not what Glenn is after. To his point, I have missed out on some family events to participate in my wilderness...

I always travel with my tarp - solo or in a group. I find it to be a most useful piece of kit. I sometimes use a screen tarp bugout shelter. Usually I just bring my Lean one tent tarp and my 10 x 14 CCS tarp to put over my cooking area. When trips are really rainy, I incorporate my tarp with...