Recent content by TrailBlaser

At 71, I'm still paddling my 32# Sawyer Autumn Mist most of the time, especially earlier and later in the season when there's more in my gear kit. I agree, it is only a matter of time until my Hornbeck Classic will be the main boat. I also fear that the time will come when I will be doing a lot...

I take meds and supplements with me in the SHD Outdoor EDC Pill Container. It doesn't have compartments but is solidly made and compact.

I've been using a Rhombus Hammock Hot Tarp for early spring, fall and early winter trips for a few years now. The design works great for my Warbonnet Ridgerunner hammock, with enough room for a stove and an area to sit in. I especially like the option to leave one or both ends open for airflow...

I've been using an Ursack (with the aluminum bear sack liner and an Opsak Odor-Proof Barrier Bag) in the Adirondack backcountry (though not in the High Peaks) for years now and haven't had any problems. Granted, I have not had bears in my camp or seen any evidence of any animals taking a go at...

I take my daughter's 50 lb. Portuguese Water Dog (Russet) on a couple of trips a year in the ADKs. I use my Sawyer Autumn Mist that I've paddled since 1987. He does great in it. I haven't tried him in my 12 ft. Hornbeck Classic yet; mostly because I think the gear plus him would overload the...

At 71, my 32 lb. Sawyer Autumn Mist now feels like a 64 lb. canoe. I'm going to have use the cart with it or go with my 18 lb. Hornbeck. I also have to be more disciplined about conditioning (especially the core) because I don't want to go without my "luxury" items: a chair, a book to read, my...

I use an iClimb Mini Solo table: https://a.co/d/2SQmCrz

If there are no long carries, I bring an Agawa Canyon Boreal21 saw and an ADK26 axe/saw.

Right, the shoulder straps are only on one of the sections.

I've been splitting my gear into two packs (one larger and one smaller) until I got this. Although it is designed as a two-pack system, it is easy enough to separate the two sections to go into the canoe and then taken out and re-attached for a carry. If I am just paddling to a campsite, I'll...

Agreed, they are much easier to lift when they're separated. The two packs can be separated and then be (securely) attached with the buckles/straps.

I used to contact the local ranger to find out when the ice was out; it was usually sometime in April. One year he told me it was MOSTLY out; it was around mid-April. I was teaching at the time and had more than a week off, so I decided to go for it. I could tell by the access road, that I was...

My daughter got me one for Christmas (I'm amazed she found it on her own). I haven't used it yet, but packed for my first solo trip (in my Sawyer Autumn Mist). It has great capacity; I easily fit all my shoulder season gear and clothing in it, including hot tent gear/stove. Inside each section...

I've been paddling the river since the late 80s, at times when the it's still icing out. It is the high water and the ice that takes out the dams.

I've been driving with a canoe up top and E-Z pass for years and never had a problem anywhere that the pass is useable.