Recent content by jm0278

For all who have expressed an interest in buying the canoe, there is now a sale pending and the Craigslist posting has been deleted. Thanks for all the positive comments! Jim

I received a request to see the video I made for the canoe sale so I've just uploaded it to YouTube here.

The last time I paid this much for gas was a few years ago in Canada returning from Algonquin.

Just posted more pics in response to a request in the Craigslist listing.

Just put it up for sale in the Classifieds forum: 2017 Swift Keewaydin 15 Solo in full carbon:

Well...I spent almost all last year doing training hikes for the Colorado Trail. This year, I'll be spending most of the summer preparing to bikepack the Colorado Trail. If I've gotten my canoe out for a paddle in the last two seasons, I don't remember it. Rather than have it continue to...

I'm about 45 minutes from Ann Arbor. I keep the canoe stored upside down on the travel rack in the garage and it's got over a year of dust/dirt on the bottom. I don't remember if I even paddled it at all last year, so there may well be two years of dust/dirt. If the weather cooperates, I'm...

I suspect Michigan is a bit far, but I'll be putting my entire canoe kit up for sale in the next week or so: lightly used and very well kept full carbon 2017 Swift Keewaydin 15, two paddles, homemade custom rack to carry it in the back of a pickup, seat cushion, more.

My last sailboat, a true blue-water capable cruiser despite being only 31 feet long, came from Iowa. I was the third owner. I'm not sure what lake in Iowa, but I learned from the guy I bought it from that a doctor was the original owner and he sold it to buy a bigger one! I can't imagine...

The issue with having anyone else along is that when we're within earshot, a part of my brain is always "prepared to listen" to whatever the other person may say. It's a subtle distinction/feeling, but it is key difference. My definition of "solo tripping" is going alone as opposed to a group...

I started using the Katadyn BeFree last year and love the size and convenience, but the seam on the bag gave way on my last Algonquin trip. Fortunately, I had a second larger bag as a backup. But my confidence in the BeFree system was shaken so I'll probably also be carrying a Sawyer Mini as...

Just posted a video about my DIY "gear" hammocks: https://youtu.be/jDrmQFHf5yw I started using a gear hammock for hammock camping, but realized they're equally handy for canoe trips. I especially appreciated that they keep my tent's rain fly (or tarp if you use one of those) away from the tent...

I finally finished editing the video from my Algonquin trip last September and got it posted. I switched to PC from Mac this past year, and Adobe Premiere was not as easy-to-use as iMovie. Hope you're all having a very merry Christmas and have a happy new year. Jim

Just got back from a two-night trip to Algonquin: Rain Lake for the first night, up to the Petawawa and over to Misty Lake for the second. Then it was the more direct path back to Rain Lake via Muslim, Jubilee, Sawyer, etc. I did single-carries the first full day and double-carries the second...

Ehh. The guy's an amateur. His fenders are dragging. :cool: