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So far in almost 20 years of travel in the Canadian bush the bear seem to be timid and quickly vacate the area when we are around. We...

I have nowhere near the kind of deep bush experience as some of you....I am in awe, frankly. Growing up in Montreal,Quebec, I was lucky...

If I were to do this on a regular basis I would have both. I only need four I” holes, once those center points give me the spot to drill...

Boatman53, The guide you show is much more reliable for a true cut than the dowel centers. I would certainly recommend the guide over...

Welcome to the group. Nice to have a few more midwestern folks on this site which seems to have a heavy eastern US membership.

I agree completely. I never tire of living in isolated wilderness. In January of 1999, Kathleen and I flew to a one-room cabin 100 km...

I used to use a Garmin GPS. Past 5 years I've just been using my smartphone with Google Earth. Really I still prefer to use a good...

1. You can load your phone up with a mapping app, there are a few good ones out there to choose from, but in my opinion, none as good as...

My best canoe & plane combo? These two: 15' Island Falls Canoe Co. Willow model Stanley #5, Type 11 bench plane (circa 1902-1919)

The oldest one is probably Wilbur Wright as shown below examining a Rushton canoe attached to the airplane before his first flight over...

I love the look, sound, and history of radial Beavers. However they're a bit small for most of my uses (30-42 day trips w/4-6 people)...

I've always found the float plane flights to be an interesting and enjoyable component of my northern trips. The perspective from the...

Great idea with your chair. I have a very similar chair with the nylon material of the seat giving out. Now I have a winter project -...

I bought this chair years ago,it has an aluminum frame which makes it very lightweight yet tough enough to hold up to hard use, out...

In case anyone has any interest. Here are some photos of my SOF builds from this summer season