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  1. Bob B.

    What Do You Do In Winter ?

    Man that sounds like a real crap ton of snow … only November!! Yikes!
  2. Bob B.

    What Do You Do In Winter ?

    Oh boy, I sure love Vizsla pics! Your dog is gorgeous! I think active dogs help us to stay active … I might get lazy and want to be a coach potato, but when I look at Jake giving me the “let’s go explore eyes“, I am motivated to keep moving. Watching dog joy as they romp about makes me want...
  3. Bob B.

    What Do You Do In Winter ?

    Halpc, any pics of you and your dog? Man, they love to run! Bob.
  4. Bob B.

    What Do You Do In Winter ?

    I mostly hike with my dog Jake. We also go to winter camp about 4 times a week. https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/winter-camp-is-ready-to-go.128792/#post-155676 Jake and I are a nationally certified therapy team so we often go to assisted living facilities and visit with the residents...
  5. Bob B.

    Winter camp is ready to go.

    PaddlingPitt, I have no idea how many for winter camp. New tent, larger stove … I am burning mostly Norway Spruce as that is what is right there. I do have some red elm processed right now, but there is not much around in that vicinity. Norway spruce is very dry standing dead. It burns very...
  6. Bob B.

    Winter camp is ready to go.

    Appreciate you Rippy. Will do. Hopefully Jake and I will have a lot of winter time adventures up there this year. We are always up for a good timber romp.
  7. Bob B.

    Winter camp is ready to go.

    29 years ago a family who owned 2 connecting 40s were quarreling. The decided to sell their properties . Long story short, one party tried to under cut the other as an easement was granted to the land locked 2nd 40. This made the 1st worth MUCH less. My wife and I got it for well under a...
  8. Bob B.

    Winter camp is ready to go.

    I live On 80 Glenn. Surrounded by thousands. In the winter I have yet to cross another track that is not mine. After deer hunting it seems no one has any interest in being outdoors
  9. Bob B.

    Winter camp is ready to go.

    Last couple years my dog Jake and I would hike about 4 days a week and spend the day in winter camp, a snow trekker base camp set up in my pines. . This year after a summer of saving, I purchased a 10x12 wall tent. It is set up as deer camp, but after thanksgiving will be Winter Camp for Jake...
  10. Bob B.

    Time to make a new paddle

    Patrick, Good on ya for building with Sycamore, one of my favorite woods … quarter sawn no less - boy howdy can’t wait to this thread develop!! I had a long bow a decade and a bit ago … spalted sycamore back and belly with boo cores. Beautiful and very pleasant to shoot. how long will the...
  11. Bob B.

    Questions about sassafras for a paddle

    I have paddled my Shaw and Tenney sassafras paddle ( the guide model I think ) for 2 years now. It has a larger blade surface than I thought I cared to pull through the water. I ordered it unfinished and oiled the entire paddle with badger oil after wood burning a quote on each side. I did...
  12. Bob B.

    Seasonal withdrawal

    I would love to hear about … see pics - of your hot tent set up. Bob
  13. Bob B.

    Solo - fears and boredom

    I am a solo guy. This is because most of my friends have no interest in multi day trips in the bush … or visiting the bush at all. So, it was tough at first. I think Alan is correct when he writes about a persons make up ie, being comfortable alone or not. I was not comfortable, but over a...
  14. Bob B.

    I’m comparing three boats: the Clipper Prospector 14, Clipper Caribou S, and the Nova Craft Prospector 15.

    My dog is 65 pounds in the bow ( stern facing forwards ). I sit on bow seat as stern seat, at the time kneeling. I found the cross section of the NC to be flatter than the Chestnut. My memory is a little fuzzy, but I THINK I remember the NC being a little ”Cheekier” towards the stems, were...
  15. Bob B.

    I’m comparing three boats: the Clipper Prospector 14, Clipper Caribou S, and the Nova Craft Prospector 15.

    Glenn, I mean a real Chestnut Prospector in wood canvas. That boat compared to the Royalex version I owned is far superior relative to paddling. It is faster, even being short and wide. With my GPS I found I paddled 4 mph easily when empty with dog. When paddled with a tripping load … just...
  16. Bob B.

    I’m comparing three boats: the Clipper Prospector 14, Clipper Caribou S, and the Nova Craft Prospector 15.

    Can not compare the boats, but do have Nova Craft 15 experience. Mine was Royalex and came with the assurance from Nova Craft higher ups it will not oil an. I only paddled the boat solo … with my dog in the bow. It was very nimble and stable. However, it was slow and did not ”feel” like a...
  17. Bob B.

    Panther to Snowtrekker Winter Tent

    TheIndian, Congratulations with your new purchase!!!! I hope it is everything you are looking for. Please consider reposting some pics of camp once you get it and are having tripping adventures, they would be well received! Good on ya! Bob.
  18. Bob B.

    Panther to Snowtrekker Winter Tent

    Simuliumvenustum, Not to hijack this thread, but thank you for posting pics of your tent. I have heard great things about it and nearly purchased one before buying a 10 x12 wall tent. I now use that as my deer hunting, ”winter camp “ . It is up now and will be taken down in March or April ...
  19. Bob B.

    Panther to Snowtrekker Winter Tent

    I am lucky, Snowtrekker is located only like 6 hours away from me. As such, there are people around with various products I can talk to-see in use-to find what works for me. Like Memaquay said, I took the pain once and bought a Snowtrekker base camp ( older model now ). I have never canoe...
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