RatAssassin

This is pretty embarrassing. On my first trip to the BWCA I was solo. Paddled out to a nice site on the Kawishiwi River, and set up...

We were using a 13 foot inflatable and coming off the water late at night. A friend met us in a pickup truck to transport us back to...

I was talking to my neighbors kid (now 40) a few days ago and we got on doing trips when he asked me if I and the wife have anything fun...

I’ll say this: I had to work at being solo. Really, I had to work at being alone. When my daughter was in middle school, I realized...

What I have learned over a very long time doing outdoor stuff. What people like us do, is rare in the sense of the general public. When...

Not as much as I wanted. But I am retiring this year after spending way too much time setting up my business to run without me. I...

I put a set in my little OT Pack. Kayak adjustables. It took a cute little pond hopper and made it into a much nicer and capable canoe.

A neat tent/shelter like that was the old MSR Missing Link. Half tent, half shelter. More weather coverage and bug protection, but...

Searching for a long time, I finally found this on eBay. Created by Augustus Phillips of Northeast Harbor, Maine, who made a business...

For years, our family had a summer cabin at what was then the "Masonic Camp", a family group camp in NY's Harriman State Park. Most...

I don't really know. I guess the saying, "It's in your blood" really applies to me. my Great-Grandfather was a very rich guy (before he...

Everyone who loves what we all love, should do the Nam. It's surprisingly a most excellent canoe trip by any standard.

Bob B. below your comment nailed it. The quiet water section is nice. Really nice if the water is lower which keeps a lot of the motor...

For rivers? My Penobscot paddled backwards has never left me without a smile on my face. Love that all-rounder.

Always a nice trip. One of my favorite haunts to paddle and camp.