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Here is a short TR on a trip I did in August of 2010 solo. I had just retired from my job of 35 years and the boys gave me a fist full of sweaty cash as a send off, so I quickly planned my trip out to Woodland Caribou Provincial Park while the money was burning a hole in my pocket. I picked up my permits in Red Lake, along with my fishing license and some post cards. I sent one to the boys who payed for my trip, a nice sunset with a canoe in it. At the Red Lake post office I approached the...

Well I've Dilly Dallied around long enough ! Time to Dive into another Composite build ! First off I want to say Fools Jump in where Wise men fear to tread. And I'm about to take a leap ! Friday, Kevlar, and S-glass arrived from Sweets. I'm very happy so far ! Sweets has been in business a long time, and they know what they are doing ! Their shipping is quite similar to RAKA's but they stock S-glass, and Kevlar in the sizes I wanted ! Earlier this week, I laid Window Heat Shrink film...

I am looking for a down sleeping bag, something in the 20F range or lower. Preferably rectangular, so it can be unzipped as a giant blanket without neck baffles or foot box. It has been a while since I bought a winter weight down bag. Dang, that’s some serious coin, even those I’ve seen on discount/outlet sites. I have a zero degree synthetic bag (a Wiggys) and it does everything I want it to do in freezing temps, except pack down smaller than a beer keg. Suggestions for a down bag...