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As noted, I use a lot of ziplock bags, the main reason being that I find it an easy and inexpensive way to organize my food. The little bit of additional odor protection they provide I consider a secondary benefit. I like that I can easily label them (with a sharpie), see the contents of each...

On my recent 10-day Adirondack trip I took a 30L barrel. I used labeled gallon ziplock freezer bags inside the barrel, one for each day. Each bag contained breakfast, lunch and dinner for the day. I used the two barrel buckets that came with the barrel as well - one with a ziplock containing...

Yesterday I had my annual appointment with my ophthalmologist. When I told him I am retired and planning on doing significantly more paddling, he told me to get polarized sunglasses.

I use Cyberlink PowerDirector with a Windows 10 laptop. I find PowerDirector fairly easy to use and there's plenty of tutorials about it on YT (I especially like the ones from PowerDirector University). I store my videos on a 1TB external hard drive and move them over to my laptop (that has an...

I had the same problem just the other day and had a similar experience trying to delete them. Eventually I was successful using the Earthmate app. I am not exactly sure what worked though, however, when I closed the app and then re-opened it, the routes I was trying to delete were gone. I'll be...

I'm about a mile from Green Chimneys. I'll touch base for a paddle sometime.

I have two bug shelters that I use depending on the trip. Like Ralph, I have the Nemo Bug-out shelter (the smaller one). I had it modified with D rings across the top so I can use a ridgeline with it. I do hammock camp, so it does double duty. The other shelter I have is the Sea to Summit...

Welcome Ripple! I live in Putnam County too. Most of the time I paddle in the ADKs, but take some paddles in the Hudson Valley from time to time as well. I assume you paddle the Great Swamp?

I got the 30L barrel last year and have used it on a couple of solo trips. I have the zippered barrel organizers so no problem with items falling out. I like the way I am able to organize my food in them and I have used the cooler, with a ziplock bag of ice in it with the fresh food items for...

The Raquette River in the Adirondacks at 18 years old. After that, the next one was the Owegatchie (many times).

Another great trip report, thanks again for posting!

Great trip report and photos! Thanks very much for posting.

Mine is stored the garage - really convenient for loading/unloading. There's a drop-down work bench that I use to organize and pack. In the past, I tried (not always successfully) to pack for the next trip upon returning from the previous one. That should be easier to do now that I am retired...

Great trip report, thanks for sharing!

I have been hammock camping for 5 years now. I was driven off the ground because I slept uncomfortably in a tent, whether I was using a sleeping bag with a pad (I tried many different ones) or even a cot. I bought a cheap hammock ($30) on Amazon and used it on a trip to Lows Lake in the early...