1. Helinox Chair
2. NoBugZone Bug Shelter from mid-May to early August
3. Whiskey to sip on in the bug shelter
2. NoBugZone Bug Shelter from mid-May to early August
3. Whiskey to sip on in the bug shelter
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Your three favorite pieces of comfort or luxury canoe camping gear
- Thread starter Glenn MacGrady
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I thought about writing down Whiskey (or Whisky, depending if it is Irish or Scotch) as a luxury, but it feels more like a necessity
Crocks, huh? That one surprised me. I find a lot of those floating in eddies on my local river. Never a matching pair. I never gave them a thought for my use. But - antimicrobial? Maybe I'll take a closer look.
My current three favorite luxuries....
1) Was my Helinox chair, but a couple years ago I found a high back knockoff like the on ykpdlr showed. Can't think of the brand and it's packed away right now, but yeah, that's luxury.
2) Sea to Summit large Ether Light sleeping pad. I can still get by with a thinner pad, but why? I sleep as good on this as I do at home. Sometimes better.
3) Ultralight canoes. Still a luxury for me. Maybe not for long.
3a) (for when (3) becomes a necessity) Klymit inflatable pillow.
My current three favorite luxuries....
1) Was my Helinox chair, but a couple years ago I found a high back knockoff like the on ykpdlr showed. Can't think of the brand and it's packed away right now, but yeah, that's luxury.
2) Sea to Summit large Ether Light sleeping pad. I can still get by with a thinner pad, but why? I sleep as good on this as I do at home. Sometimes better.
3) Ultralight canoes. Still a luxury for me. Maybe not for long.
3a) (for when (3) becomes a necessity) Klymit inflatable pillow.
Planning trips for next year for this ol boy involves old man "pipes" and eyes throwing darts at a map. Don't mind the misses.
My sons and I are Irish/Scots tipplers. Our chosen malts are a luxury I'd forgotten to include in this. Paired with stories and memories.
My wife's fruitcake didn't turn out this year. You could say it's history, but she's taking it personally. So I didn't joke about it in her company. It is broken up and soaking in yet more Irish as an ode to our distant past, and an effort to salvage what will probably go into my favourite Christmas dessert...trifle. Too bad that can't handle a canoe trip. Now that would be luxury. Ordinarily the fruitcake gets paired with our tipple around the campfire under a blanket of stars. But like all plans, sometimes the misses turn out to be bull's eyes.
My sons and I are Irish/Scots tipplers. Our chosen malts are a luxury I'd forgotten to include in this. Paired with stories and memories.
My wife's fruitcake didn't turn out this year. You could say it's history, but she's taking it personally. So I didn't joke about it in her company. It is broken up and soaking in yet more Irish as an ode to our distant past, and an effort to salvage what will probably go into my favourite Christmas dessert...trifle. Too bad that can't handle a canoe trip. Now that would be luxury. Ordinarily the fruitcake gets paired with our tipple around the campfire under a blanket of stars. But like all plans, sometimes the misses turn out to be bull's eyes.
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My wife gave up on fruitcake decades ago because there's no way an English/ Irish lass can compete with out almost 500 year old Scottish recipe, so I've been forced to buy commercially made ones- I find some of the local bakeries do an adequate job, especially if you wrap it in cheesecloth, give it a drink of some nice 18yr old Glenfiddich and Lambs Navy rum and let it hibernate for a year or so...
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