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I am working on my gear list for cold weather camping and I want to add a wool blanket. For those of you that carry a blanket regularly what size do you find serves you best? I do not enjoy being in a sleeping bag and I am thinking that using a wool blanket below me as an insulating barrier and my down sleeping bag on me like a quilt would be a good combination.

I was given something to me by a friend called "The Saddle". It's a polyethylene seating/kneeling platform for canoes. It was made by a company called Perception in SC who appears to still make Kayaks today. I found some pics online and it appears to mount between the thwart and yoke and most likely attached to the hull in some way. I'm not sure I'll ever use it but thought it was interesting and would create some interesting discussion.. Has anyone had any experience with this saddle...

Alan’s continuing adventure probably has some of us pondering our left behind vehicles and what to do with them. I know there are a lot of different strategies for dealing with that, some work for me, some don’t. And the effectiveness may depend on how dicey a locale you park to trip and travel. The Adirondacks or Boundary Waters seem more reassuring to me than Meth lab Ozarks backwoods or Mexican border territory. With the tripping truck loaded for travel I sure as hell can’t take...