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Background The Reservoir Manicouagan was created in 1970 when the Daniel-Johnson Dam aka Manic-Cinq (Manic-5) was completed. It is one of the largest dams of its type in the world. This map shows what the area looked like prior to the existence of the dam After the dam was completed, the...

Proper? I guess it depends on how big of a cat you are planning on burying...... Personally I just take one of these cheap nylon things

Yes it is, an XL14 spec'd at 3" of rocker. Later in the story you will understand the reasons I took it rather than one of my more flatwater oriented boats (less rocker and sharper ends). The only true flatwater boat I own is a w/c Lakefield tandem from the 60's, last time I paddled that one was...

Introduction I am basically a river paddler, I can count on one hand the flatwater trips I have done over the past 40 years. Sure, some of those river trips have included long sections of flatwater. For example, my 2018 George River trip started with a 100+km crossing of the Smallwood Reservoir...

I've posted this pic in other threads but it seems appropriate for this one. When you want to go for a paddle you can leave the Camper truck at the takeout and take the motorcycle and canoe trailer to the put-in. It would also give you more "critter comforts" space in the trailer which might...

I have returned. I would consider it a "good" trip, not spectacular but any solo trip without some sort of "hiccup" is a good one. I have never done a solo trip that is intentionally 100% flat water, not sure I would want to do it again (the all flat water part) although during the trip I was...

No big surprise.....I'm a little late departing so I expect to arrive at the put-in on Tuesday afternoon/evening, may camp there or head for one of the close by small islands or get across the open water to the centre Island.

Because these fisher guys like to stand by the shore and flick their cigarette butts into the bush.

You won't heard any sound from my pry!

They look better than the two-piece clued together versions

This trip was originally planed for the Summer of 2024 but cancelled at the last minute. See Original Post for details https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/paddling-in-circles.129381/ I hope to be on my way Saturday night but this is a solo trip so NO DEADLINES, I hope to get to the put-in...

Pirate Ship is a very good option for those that only ship infrequently, it's free to use. They don't have much to offer in the way of alternative carriers that have mushroomed over the past 5+ years, the big three are no longer the only services out there that can delivery to almost all lower...

USPS is usually the best option when using retail rates. Keep in mind that even a pretty small business can get 30+ percent off retail rates with UPS or FedEx. The discounts from retail for UPS and FedEx go as high as 60 - 70% off what you would pay walking into a UPS Store. USPS also offers...

Dimensional Weight is now used by virtually all carriers. Here are the details and formula for USPS Dimensional weight calculations, UPS, FedEx use the same type of formula but the dimensions used may be slightly different.

Bents will cost more to ship not because of the length but because of the Dimensional Weight.