Recent content by Packrat

From childhood to senior age, I've always been comfortable doing things alone. Not that I am anti-social, but solo activities give me a choice of what and when to do things. Some activities I participate require a lot ot patience, like duck hunting or steelheading and I don't feel it boring...

I did the Bowron some 20 years ago in a Solitude and it worked out fine. It was a bit faster than the Packer I now own but heavier. If you don't have a cart you can rent one at Bowron Lodge or buy a nice light weight one from Suspenz online. Sometimes they have returns which is a good deal as...

When I retired at age 60 I started sea kayaking, I loved the experience. After about five years I decieded to buy a cheap canoe for duck hunting and it opened a new area of interest. Sold my sea kayak and ended up up with a Clipper Solitude whick I had until last Summer. Now I am 89 and have a...

My current solo canoe is a Clipper Packer ultralite. I am happy with the weight savings I got by trading in my Clipper Solitude even though I gave up a little speed. Good trade off and my back thanks me when it comes to lifting time.

I'm not laughing since that is my favorite also. I found that I can only eat half of the 2 portion meal at a time so I save half for breakfast and eat it cold.

I would consider doing Bowron again but I kind of have my sights on going to the Wells Gray park and paddling Murtle Lake. I'm looking at Vancouver Isalnd also. British Columbia has so many options for paddlers that it seems almost unfair. Glad I live a 1/2 mile from the border!

The "Seals" say that what doesn't kill you just makes you stronger. Only way to test that is to push the limit a little!

I haven't paddled for a few years and decided to give it another try. Couldn't comfortably lift my old solo, so I purchased a lighter one and did a few short paddles on local lakes and then headed for the Bowron Lake chain. With that circuit my total for the year was about 100 hours but that was...

My Clipper Packer has a tractor seat and I bought the Clipper gel pad for the seat. It works well and has an added feature of a bottle storage under the seat that makes it handy for quick drinks.

The thing I like about Mount Hagens is that it doesn't have the usual bitter taste that instant coffee normally had. And I'm not on their sale staff!!

On a recent canoe trip I discovered that I had a lot of Mountain House meals that were two servings. Since the evenings were realatively cool, I saved half of my spaghetti evening dinner and ate it cold for breakfast. Have to say that worked well. Did the same with Sweet and Sour Pork. Actually...

Found something I like better than VIA. Was given a Mount Hagen's instant coffee sample on a trail work party and really liked it. Last canoe trip I was on I Canada, I passed some out to campers and they are were impressed with the taste. Not bitter like most and handy when one or two cups of...

I'd say northwest Washington State. Because just across the border is a paradise of canoeing spots in BC Canada.

Just completed the 116km Bowron Lake circuit in my Clipper Packer 14' canoe. Did great but wasn't as fast as my old Clipper Solitude which I needed to replace for something lighter for my old body to heft. Can't find any faults at all with the new boat and love the tractor seat with the gel pad.

Number one is my folding chair. At camp during a canoe trip it is relaxing, and during a rest stop for lunch it beats sitting on a rock or a log. I'm too old for that any more! Number two is my empty Folger 1# coffee container. (plastic) I've sharpied the "2PIN" word on the side and it is very...