Jatfomike

The modified Pal did a seven day trip last June. It was paddled by a fellow who is a white water specialist, he prefers a looser boat, I...

Just returned from 3 lovely days in the Sylvania Wilderness in the Southern UP of Michigan. Had exquisite weather , daytime in the...

Boges and I went to familiar territory off the Gunflint Trail. This is my 8th entry from the Gunflint, most through Seagull, a few...

In my later tripping years, as I knew I was declining in strength and willingness to portage, I transitioned to an Ursack with...

I would set my 10x12 tarp up so it can be quickly altered if the wind changes. A lot of bug nets that can be draped over your sleeping...

This is my most recent tarp set up. It's certainly not minimalistic, but I felt pretty well protected.

I was there, even the same site the last week in July. They had some nasty storms the week before, damaged canoes and a midnight ranger...

Which foot brace? They have a kayak foot brace that bolts on and canoe foot braces that either rivet or glue on. If you're looking at...

Hope you've all had an exciting paddling season, it's been a while since I posted something around here. However I believe this will be...

Here is my idea for a Milk Crate Wanigan. https://a.co/d/0i9Kg8Dr ^Amazon listing for an interior bag. I think it should be made...

Came across this and figured I'd show off my fancy "wannigan" It originally was a padded tool crate that went inside a rectangular...

Currently reading a real page-turner of a novel by a favorite mystery writer, William Kent Krueger. The book is called "God's Country"...

My current list of solos has grown a lot recently, but given I am now at capacity for space, and several have overlapping use cases I...

So, these are my two current solo canoes plus my first solo which I built, but did not own. That first solo I paddled a lot anyway...

This is a timely post for me because I made a run yesterday that should have been a 3 hr easy trip and turned into a 7+ hr ordeal with...