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Quetico in September is usually fantastic. Enjoy.

Got permits this morning for two of us in solo canoes, 12 days in Quetico in September. I've driven across Canada a couple times but...

As you are only limiting yourself to Northstar and looking for stability to use as a fishing platform, the Trillium or Northwind Solo...

Besides gorp and bars, I/we tend to bring an assortment of dried fruit (Trader Joe's!) like mango, chile-spiced pineapple, cherries...

As planned, I looked closely at my Sassafras strips and decided that I had enough to close the football. I switched to Sassafras and...

I guess they figure we canoeists can quickly subtract blade length from paddle length in our heads. (That's what I had to correct.)...

DCF is also called Dyneema Composite Fabric; that's not a brand. There a a handful of cottage manufacturers of DCF stuff sacks and...

"In an effort to reduce weight" Well, if that is your primary goal, I would steer you towards roll-top dry sacks...but the DCF ones...

The Trillium is a very nice all-around boat but it's not quick. I have one with a drop seat and do sometimes swap out for a lower...

Three or four times a week, I try to do a little lifting, stationary bike and stairs. Then swim 2/3rds of a mile; three of my laps are...

Working out on a stationary paddling machine with no scenery passing by can be incredibly boring. My first machine was a waterrower...

There's a rumor that Savage River has a mold for the "Grand Illusion" - a 14.5' upscale of the 13.5' Illusion - this would be one heck...

Savage River offers light Textreme in various colors. It is a lighter fabric than regular Textreme and the fibers are dyed to get the...

Last Friday I took delivery of a 2026 Swift Cirrus 14.6 in carbon fusion with the crimson tint, matching float tanks, carbon foot bar...

I own one of those aluminum tower yokes with the sling-style aluminum-framed pads. I also have a canoe with a fixed wooden yoke and the...