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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...

Conifers are smarter?

In the future there will be an extra cost (currently fees start 2 years after activation). SOS calls will likely continue to be free, Non SOS calls will have fees or will be free with premium plans.

I have never rented but try these two. Swift probably have the largest fleet of rentals but they may be hard to get in July/August https://swiftoutside.com/georgian-bay/ https://www.hartleybaymarina.com/marina-rates

Power Bank.....Yes Power Bank with solar recharging capability....unreliable recharging Depending on how long of a trip, how many devices and how often will you need to charge those devices you should probably calculate how much power you will need and get a power bank(s) that can provide that...

Here is an actual Canadian Silver Dollar There have been quite a few Canadian coins that feature canoes, some are special editions and some are just regular circulated coins. This one is a little different

Hard to tell from the pic how deep that is but regardless I would fill with epoxy and then cover with a small patch of s-glass or dynel. I have a few similar "chips", if I just fill with epoxy it tends to need a refill fairly quickly if it's going to be getting the rough treatment...

That "damage" is very minimal, in my opinion it's just a tiny bit past the optimum time to apply skids. EZ-Keel would work but real skids using Dynel will last a lot longer and provide protection from both scraping and impacts. There are lots of old threads here in the archives with techniques...

I converted what was intended to be air bag cages to gear cages (using quick release buckles. This holds whatever is in the bow or stern sections securely "locked" to the boat. In the "cockpit" section I usually have a 110L dry bag which is tightly tied to the floor of the boat using cords and...

My former paddling partner drying out some clothing with a Reactor Stove. I don't remember if we moved on to drying out the tent but we likely had breakfast in the tent. The tent warning tag says "if you use a stove inside the tent you will die" (maybe not quite as blunt) but we did that...

I have no concerns about packing up a wet tent IF I'm going to be setting it up again the same evening. Of course packing a wet tent for long term storage is just asking for a mould invasion.

Fully zipped at all times It's the one refuge that is 100% bug proof, no need to fill it up with bugs while pitching. This habit/policy was established years ago when I only went tripping during peak bug season.

I have an Anker that is more than 5 years old (20,000 mAh), I am very happy with it, holds a full charge for months. I also have a few other cheapie ones, they work but are not as robust and seem to drain somewhat over the course of a month long trip. Multiple ports are nice to have if you have...

I have a first gen (2002) Extracab with the six foot bed. I have a cap, are you adverse to the concept of a cap or is it the cost of one? With a cap and two 2x4's I've carried 3 canoes (1 stacked) on a number of occasions. I realize that is not any help if you don't/can't add a cap to it...