billconner

Went to an environmental conference Saturday and one of the sessions was on Great Lakes ice. Clearly the record shows the ice cover is...

I use the Swift carbon fiber yoke on my Prospector 14 Pack. They didn't have it worked out the first year or so, and the clamp slipped...

Just signed up for two work weekends on the NFCT. Buttermilk Falls (SW end of Long Lake) and Bloomingdale (McCasland Bridge and...

I didn't know you could canoe at the Mustang Ranch in Nevada. ;)

I believe most items are Rutabaga inventory. I recall when the show was canceled the evening before for Covid, Darren was sweating being...

As I started this thread, cell phones may replace satellite communicators - someday.

Rutabaga sells "boats" and much more at canoecopia. They move the store for the week and order a lot.

I carry one but can go for many trips without using it. I also have a hat - baseball style - with two lamps built into brow and flat...

I wonder how many people are alive today because they were in a canoe instead of on the highway?

In 1988 I was on a horse packing trip in Wyoming east of Yellowstone NP in the Absaroka Range. We were in 50 miles from the nearest...

Not too many places in the Adirondacks you can't get out from in a day walking, and their are marked trails. Not so in BWCAW and...

I respect the no tech in the back country and practice it with exception of communication for my wife. I made the mistake once of...

I followed on trip on BWCA.COM. He had his spot set to display location in a post, like every 5 minutes. It was fun to follow his trip...

It's early in terms of this technology but the single device is appealing. My cell phone battery lasts a week or longer so no different...

Seems the cell phone may replace the Garmins, Spots, Zoleos, Etc. https://www.backpacker.com/gear/t-satellite-backpacking-test/ I...