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Friday July 17 (Day 5) I was a little late getting up, likely due to the after affects of yesterdays portaging adventure. The sun was shining, the westerly wind was blowing strong, Christian was outside spreading his wet gear out to dry. Eventually we started to pack up, it was a good thing...

First thing is that rescue rope used in a pin recovery and lining rope are rarely the same thing. Lining rope (and painters) should float ALWAYS, the last thing you want is a rope that doesn't float that can get tangled up with underwater rocks or tree debris. If you want to save your hands...

Entry Level translates to the level of rapids you are running and the likelihood of swimming. For Kokatat it also means NOT Goretex and not priced like Goretex. These semi-dry pants will not compare to a full dry suit in terms of the build but if they did they would likely be 3 - 5 times the...

There may be others but those are the only two that I know of that are paddling specific. In the past I have seen true dry pants (no socks) with gaskets at waist and ankle, they are intended to be paired with a a dry top (an alternative to a full dry suit. .

My post has been corrected, 9:35 was when I turned on my GPS, My first paddle stroke was at 10:18 (you no doubt left a couple of minutes earlier). Hmm 45 minutes to tear down, load up and get on the water, that in itself is pretty amazing.

That would work but these days most of those food container stuff are much thinner than they were years ago. Along the same line I have a couple of containers that were originally used for supplements, the ones I have only have the weight of the contents but I would guess they are 3 - 4 liters...

Wednesday July 15 (Day 3) Since my tent was just a pile of soaking wet fabric as a result of it's launch into the river last night I was sleeping in the Pod again, luckily the only other thing that was in the tent was my Mondo pad which I had managed to get pretty much dried out. I slept in...

Monday, July 13 (Day 1) It was another lovely sunny morning. With our gear mostly packed and ready to go we needed a simple breakfast and I have just the thing, a Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Cheese pie from Costco! Even a modest slice contains a ton of calories. We started moving our pile of gear...

I've been wearing (semi) dry pants for about 15 years, I have the Kokatat version which is similar to the NRS. Like you I have a dry suit which I use in the Spring or when I expect that a swim is highly likely. I like them a lot and pretty much wear them all the time. They will develop leaks...

Friday July 10: My plan was to leave Toronto mid-afternoon and hope to avoid the worst of the usual traffic along with the hordes going north to cottage country. On Thursday I had managed to get mostly packed and complete some last minute repairs to my Mohawk XL14. With some final food shopping...

I am still heavily in recovery mode, not sure what has happened to @VA paddler, probably back to the grindstone and taking the weekend off? This trip is a top candidate for the Top Three Most Brutal Trips, I have to decide who gets dropped from the list. My Mohawk had a few scrapes but...

I use Typar house wrap, it's quiet and not slippery. It comes in a 3ft wide roll (cut to the length you want). I fold it for storage during a trip which will eventually create holes at the folds, you can roll it then it will almost never develop holes. It comes in a 100ft roll. Also available...

Tyvek or Typar (my preference) makes a great footprint, add some Gorilla Tape (or similar) and a grommet kit from the Dollar Store. A small roll from Home Depot, Lowes or any building supply store costs about $70 but you can make quite a few footprints from that depending on the size of your...

Route map with details. The details deduced mostly from Sat images and Topo's so while locations are accurate the grading of rapids and the need (or not) for portaging is merely experienced speculation. It is unknown at this time if or how many Costco chickens will be involved :unsure: Map...

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