Recent content by Aslowhand

Not today but a week ago, Lake of Thoune, Switzerland

Making bad decisions that have dire consequences. That's what I fear most.

:)Ha, ha! Me too!!;)

I'm smoking those cancer sticks that recped mentioned. I'm educated about the risks. I also use tobacco for another reason on wilderness canoe trips: I was told that you place some tobacco after crossing a height of land at the beginning of a new river system or if you visit a pictograph site...

It's a small car........but it works.......;)

Planning (and dreaming of) a trip to Northern Ontario either in Wabakimi or adjacent crown land. 3 to 4 weeks solo, starting end of May.

Yesterday, last paddle in 2021: Today, first paddle in 2022: What a difference! I take this as a good sign for this year! Wish you all a happy new year! Greetings from Switzerland André

I was born into a family that made a living from alpine farming. We produced meat, cheese and other dairy products. The alp/pastures that my family managed had several sections with huts at different heights. No roads, no machines. Everything had to be carried up and down on our back (and the...

Merry Christmas from (today rainy) Switzerland!

Thank you Bothwell Voyageur for your answer! Please don't get me wrong, I'm not the one who wants to start a forest fire! 1. I'm aware of the open fire rule in Manitoba and can imagine the reasons why it's like that. I follow the rules when a fire ban is imposed. 2. Here I'm with you! The...

Why should I bring fuel in the bush when it's already there? I use wood for cooking on fire, in very wet conditions a twig stove. As a back up I bring a trangia alcohol burner that fits in the twig stove.

Day paddle yesterday, Lake of Thoune Switzerland. The air temperature was a bit below freezing (-1.6 C) and there was a thick layer of fog above.... ....so today I decided to take the mountaineering skis out for a walk (sorry not canoe related).... on this picture you can see the thick layer of...

Usually in my pants pocket...

As a foreigner in the USA / Canada, I never think of taking a gun with me on my wilderness trips. I don't take a gun with me when I travel where I live. (I don't want to start a discussion about guns versus bear spray!) I carry bear spray in the bush. I share the fear of homo sapiens sapiens...

Marco, This is a German site dedicated to open canoes/canoeing. https://www.canadierforum.de/f14-VERKAUFEN-Angebote.html Maybe this helps a little. André