Allegheny Tom

Fully zipped at all times It's the one refuge that is 100% bug proof, no need to fill it up with bugs while pitching. This habit/policy...

Zip them up (at least half way). Facilitates pitching, particularly with stakes, as you can't make things too tight for zipping them up...

We got one of these and we like it a lot. It's not super heavy but it is a little bulky. I love it for base camping...

I’ve driven through EZ Pass tolls in PA and NY with fiberglass and royalex canoes without issue. That said, your account and...

Never had a problem with either my car or truck.

Use mine al the time with canoe on top and no issues, for Royalex, Kevlar or aluminum.

with all my time in northern Ontario, I've taken to carrying a 50/50 mix of windshield washer and alcohol in a spray bottle- when I...

The drive back from Smith River Montana, July 2017. Bugs were pretty thick. June in the BWCA. The entire front of the van looked like...

Thanks for the replies. I bought the Mitchell book, which has good descriptions of the sections of interest to me. For the most part It...

Oh my. I have to look at a map of North America. That's the only continent on which I've paddled. Maine (where I started canoeing every...

Wife and I have paddled 28 states as of now but last year we decided to set a goal to paddle all 50. We'll probably check off another 5...

Other sources of information worth mining: Burt Martin from the Allegheny Canoe Club did the West Branch yearly for 50 years (may still...

There are some decent resources on the WB Paddle Club site. Scroll down and click on the different sections icons and it will bring up...

Finding shuttles is often a challenge on a lot of river trips, especially for multi day distances. A few years ago, we made arrangements...

I believe that both Elk and Sproul State Forests touch the river there and dispersed, minimum impact camping is allowed anywhere on...