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    Canoecopia 2026

    I'd be interested in a meet up but my son may meet up with me. Schedule something and I'll try to make it. I'm not doing BWCA.com dinner.
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    Hello from Central WI.

    Consider Canoecopia in Madison - March 13-15 - for a great late winter pick up.
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    New Esquif Solo for 2026, Echo 2.0

    But what dies that save? not 10 pounds I guess.
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    What's changed for better or worse over your canoeing lifetime?

    Nice article. I attended his final presentation and it was quite splendid and moving.
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    New Esquif Solo for 2026, Echo 2.0

    At 45 pounds, I'm going to pass.
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    Great Lakes ice coverage - Winter 2026

    Went to an environmental conference Saturday and one of the sessions was on Great Lakes ice. Clearly the record shows the ice cover is lessening.
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    Pack canoeists, do you use portage thwarts or yokes?

    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. The add a piece of tape on the gunwale and it usually works. Tighten the clamp really good. They have since incorporated a threaded insert in the gunwales. I...
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    NFCT work weekends

    Just signed up for two work weekends on the NFCT. Buttermilk Falls (SW end of Long Lake) and Bloomingdale (McCasland Bridge and Permanent Rapids Access). About 65 miles apart on the trail.) This will be nos 9 &10 for me. Friday dinner to Sunday noon. All food provided. Have always been great...
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    Canoeing Plans for 2026?

    I didn't know you could canoe at the Mustang Ranch in Nevada. ;)
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    Canoecopia 2026

    I believe most items are Rutabaga inventory. I recall when the show was canceled the evening before for Covid, Darren was sweating being stuck with a lot of inventory. Of course as things worked out, demand for outdoor gear exploded. But I believe most of its is Rutabaga and you check out at...
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    T-Satellite

    As I started this thread, cell phones may replace satellite communicators - someday.
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    Canoecopia 2026

    Rutabaga sells "boats" and much more at canoecopia. They move the store for the week and order a lot.
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    Headlamps. Do you guys use 'em?

    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 batteries tucked in headband.
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    T-Satellite

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

    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 Quetico. And just looking at the trip from Minnesota to Hudson Bay.
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