Recent content by LanceR

We've used Dutch ovens, two pie pans with one inverted over the other as a field expedient Dutch oven, a reflector oven, calzones in a Coleman folding oven and likely other methods I can't remember offhand. This one was done while camping last year and is a Lodge 15" skillet with a 14" DO lid...

Good find, Robin. About four years ago I lucked into a mint Tuf-Weave Spirit II and Trailex single boat trailer combo for a fair bit less than the trailer cost new. The trailer saves a good bit of wear on my aging shoulders over hoisting a canoe onto the roof of the Expedition. All of our...

Mountain House seals some air into their pouches to provide some cushioning to protect the contents. My understanding is that Mountain House "Pro Pak" meals are the same as the regular meals but with little to no air to make the meals store more compactly. Mountain House is having a sale right...

The timing of the resurrection of this thread is interesting. I talked with my brother earlier this morning about dogs we missed and I mentioned a Lab/Rottweiler cross named Patience that I had who died 20 years ago. I still miss that dog. She loved backpacking, canoeing and pretty much all...

Gee, Mem You'll likely have to put a second portage yoke in that..... Lance

Colleagues, Nancy and I use a mix of fresh, home dehydrated, off the grocery store shelf and freeze dried foods on backpacking and canoeing trips. We often buy bulk freeze dried meat for these trips and use it to pack our meals. Mountain House has had a sale for the last several days on some...

Nick and Gamma, I'm in! Just let me know when it's arriving in North Carolina and how many to plan for when I load up the smoker. Sorta, reminds me of a good friend and fellow Boy Scout leader years ago who was a physical therapist with a big practice and a very nice workout and rehab...

The Friends of the Fox River are raffling a Northstar Northwind 16 for $10 a chance. Details are at: The canoe must be picked up in Kane County, Illinois. Does anyone live close enough to pick up my new canoe and hold it until I can drive the 750mile to pick it up? 🤣 Lance

Great job!! Check you're inbox..... Lance

Welcome from Pinnacle, North Carolina. Adding your location to your profile would help us answer your question as would some basic info as to whether you are looking for flat water, a river blueway, coastal waterway, portage or no portage etc. Lance

We live between Winston-Salem and Mount Airy, NC just off US 52/I-77. If you're up this way give me a shout. Lance

Greetings from Pinnacle, NC. We had a tall 36' fifth wheel camper years ago back when we had a farm in Upstate NY and it made taking a canoes or our big sea kayaks a two trip or two vehicle affair. We sold the fifth wheel when the youngest kids got to an age where they'd rather spend a vacation...

I figured it was something like that but I just couldn't resist.......

So, you have to cook the stove over a fire for it to work? :rolleyes:;)

We have both of the larger Solo Stove twig stoves, the Titan and Campfire, along with the pots and lids that were paired with them. The Titan nests into a 1.8L pot while the Campfire nests into a 4L(?) pot. The stoves and pots each have their own carry sack and the bagged stove nests into the...