Recent content by gadabyte

reworked the back half of my route with the help of some people at FoT. days 1-5 remain unchanged, but instead of leaving Nasmith creek and heading towards Wakimika, I'm going to follow Nasmith to the Obabika River, run that down to Wawiagama Lake, and then head over to Obabika/Temagami and end...

if you like hummus, it dehydrates well, and rehydrates with cold water in just a few minutes. very light, very easy.

my bad, thanks Glenn. here's one from the same catalog gumpus linked, but for the yellowstone solo. agreed on the self-measuring, even coming from my furniture/cabinetry background - physical reality is always a lot more accurate than a tape measure, and certainly more accurate than scaling an...

hey, something i'm qualified for! (note that i scaled the boat length as 168" from tip to tip, so Ecksilon's actual tangible canoe measurements are far more useful)

the purple likely won't stay purple for long, it'll fade to a dark brown or gray unless adding fiberglass and epoxy into the mix changes something (seems doubtful, but i've only witnessed what happens to it with typical furniture type finishes).

Glad I stumbled across this mention from almost a decade ago. Even a 30L barrel is monstrously oversized for the type of food I pack (home dehydrated) and the length of trips I'm able to do (2 week max) which is what has prevented me from trying barrels previously. Just ordered a 17L variant...

i use a nylofume pack liner inside . the handful of things that absolutely need to stay dry (sleeping bag, change of clothes, mesh inner tent, spare lighter, etc) go in a 15L NRS tuff sack dry bag, everything else goes in lighter duty dry bags like the eVent ones Glenn mentioned (mine are sea...

it's only the grills and grill tips links that are manipulated, the rest of the domain seems to be functioning (but likely dead/hijacked). looks like the domain may have been transferred in late January.

i think the MEC Fulcrum Guide is what he was wearing in that video. i got a Salus Ungava a couple years back and quite like it. some storage, but minimal and unobtrusive (which is what i prefer), very comfortable for paddling. seemingly bombproof construction.

Planning out my trip, looking for any feedback or warnings or alternate routes or points of interest that i might be missing. Planning on getting a shuttle at both ends since I'm yet to come up with any loops that I like. I'll have 11 days total for this, though I'm planning on only having 9...

I somehow managed to order a bug shirt twice (my goof, not the company's) and dealing with the hassle of returning it for less than I paid for it (postage, tarriffs, etc not refunded, plus return postage) isn't really appealing to me. Willing to trade it for the mere promise of a small donation...

i imagine you've come across this already, but in case you haven't there's a nicely detailed myccr trip report from last year that includes this bit of travel. came across it during my own planning.

a compromise trip somewhere in maine with my son. he's not crazy about canoeing, i'm not crazy about fishing, so we're going to go on a canoe fishing trip. (suggestions welcome). 1-2 week temagami trip, details TBD.

depending on what time of year you're planning on going, buy one of those bug jackets, have a backup bug headnet, and have antihistamines in your first aid kit. i went west of there solo late june/early july last summer and elected to end my trip early because my face was swelling like crazy...

the quehanna wild area (a bit SE of the national forest) is another great place for winter (or any season) backpacking trips.