Recent content by shando

Thanks for the great reco! It seems like others agree that this a great product. I think I will order this one too. Hopefully, I will get a CBC signal from wherever I am in Algonquin and La Verendrye.

That is a great point. I never thought about the fact that i could not get any stations up there. But to your point about changing the outcome of the trip, it would have helped to know if the next day would be just as foul or if it would clear up. I would then be able to plan to use up a rest...

Hi, Last September, I embarked on a 9-day solo trip to Algonquin's northern section. I thought myself well prepared until the weather turned fouled for a few days in a row. While lying in the tent waiting out the rain storms I came to the realization that I could really use a weather radio...

Hi, I would like to sell my Souris River Tranquility solo canoe, kevlar layup. 33 pounds, good condition, garage kept, includes removable yoke. $1600. Thanks, Shan

That's great news. I have learned so much from the ''old timers''. This site is a gem! Thank you Robin!

No Title I use the same setup regardless of trip length, although I have never done one longer than ten days. The picture here is of a 9 day trip with my dog, Ferris, to Algonquin. I use a North Face Base Camp duffel whose volume is 90 liters (5,500 cubic inches), and Ferris carries a dog...

I dont want to shell out the dollars to rent a canoe so when we arrive in the region in about a week (headed to acadia on sunday), we will do some of the lakes as recommended by rpg. I'm also worried that if the water is too low, we don't have the skills to navigate the river safely. As...

I should add that after Maine, I was hoping to spend two nights on the Bonaventure in Quebec, should I be concerned with low levels of water there as well?

I will look into tripping on the lakes if the water level is too low. I will have my canoe with me as we are going on a three week roadtrip through acadia nat park, the allagash wilderness and the gaspe region, so I'd rather not shell out the $$ to rent one. Since I only looked into a river...

Thank you all for the great advice, much appreciated. I will confess that I have zero experience navigating rivers, all my canoe time has been on lakes. I've read path of the paddle numerous times and we' ve praticed our back ferrying a bit this year on lakes, but nothing equals true on water...

Yellowcanoe, many thanks for the great advice! Yes it was Norm that I spoke to. Now the shuttle cost seems reasonable after your explanation. Coming from Montreal, 150 miles is done in about 2 hours, I should've guessed its not the same road condition in the north woods of Maine. I will call...

Hi, I have decided to canoe the Allagash river in mid-July this year and have a few questions for those who have experience with that stretch of water. The person with whom I reserved the shuttle service has recommended that I use a river canoe, due to the many rocks in the river. I was...

Hi, I'm very happy to have found this forum and learn from folks with same interests as myself. Here's a little of my background. I've lived in Montreal all my life. I was an avid backpacker in my teens and twenties. When I bought a house in my mid-twenties, it was very close to Lake...