Recent content by soloskip

Snapper, How do you like your Hok Skis? I broke the tips on my skilom Xcountry skis about 35 or 40 years ago skiing at night

Love good coffee, this is what I’ve used for a decade or more for canoe trips and camping (see photo below). Since I started having issues with caffeine, (even in the morning) I will generally stick to decaf coffee, but I do enjoy my morning coffee. We now have to mail order the boxes of...

I’m reaaaaly late in watching your trip videos, but have really enjoyed the relaxed way you present it. Thanks, Skip

Here’s my 34 pound paddling partner hard at work. He is pretty comfortable relaxing on the deck plate of my Hemlock SRT or curled up on a canoe pack for a nap. He has the option of lying down on a kneeling pad or canoe pack but seems to prefer the forward deck plate. For what it’s worth, he has...

Sometimes I just need to tip my hat and acknowledge those who are wiser than I. “Then take a few College boys, and one College girl. The Boys will be trying so hard to impress the girl You may not have to carry anything!”

Anybody know if the wooden canoe heritage group is going to be there? They used to always be there with one of their newly built/restored canoes…and raffle tickets. Never win, but always willing to take a chance and make a donation too. I usually bring (non-vegetarian) cookies for the pot luck...

I really like my folding firebox. I have the stainless steel model and have been using it for 10 years, maybe longer. The stove is pretty bomb-proof with the advantage of needing a whole lot less wood to get the job done. Some of the things I like about it is/are the relative ease finding...

Thanks for the “heads up” Robin. Just watched both segments and thoroughly enjoyed the trip…beats shoveling snow!

0 He who dies with the most toys…Wins!

Great pun B. Birch!

https://geneseeriverwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Genesee-River-Blueway-Map-Brochure-230426.pdf Good morning: I found a link to a map of access points/‘put-ins’ for the Genesee River (I believe the map is relatively new). I have paddled from Wellsville to Lake Ontario (excluding the...

I also use a bleach jug (small size) with the end cut off on a slight angle. It fits into the bilge area nicely. It’s durable and free (after the bleach is used up). I tie a lanyard of paracord to it that I attach to slotted gunnel or clip on inwale. It’s always handy and does double duty as a...

Those video clips are pretty spectacular. I have no interest AT ALL in doing any of the runs that Glenn posted, but I wish I had just a tiny bit of the skills and reflexive actions that allowed D Jackson to make it through to the end of those runs alive and still smiling. In one of the clips he...

Folgers makes both regular (caffeinated) and decaffeinated ‘teabags’ that I have been using for many years. I like them-they’re packaged in some sort of air and waterproof individual packages that keeps the coffee fresh until you open the individual package. They don’t take up much space and it...

Oh my, I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time. I was expecting an enraged Bigfoot bursting out of the port-a-potty/ outhouse looking for the joker who tipped him over. On topic, I would make the argument that many of the things I find offensive and damaging in the backcountry is/are...