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I use the stuff stack that came with my Klymit mattress - it has a built-in connector. You don't need "wind" to fill the sack, just open it and the volume of air that occupies the open space is then trapped when you start squishing. It takes about 7 bag-fulls - I don't like it too full...

Regarding the clothing, in hindsight what was brought versus what was used is easy to criticize. The issue is that one doesn't often know the prevailing conditions until one is in them. I am firmly in the "I should not have brought" rather than the "I wish I had brought" camp. I bring 2 stoves...

Stanfield's Merino Top I start and often end with that. If it's a little chilly, I'll throw on a poly blend work shirt like this: Big Bill The thin merino wool is miraculous stuff - wicks sweat (and I sweat a lot), stays comfortable, and doesn't induce retching after day 5. I avoid tripping...

I have a Thermarest Compressible Pillow Cinch in "Fun Guy" livery. Worth well over its weight in gold, in my opinion.

This is how I did it when I had my F150.

If a 3rd is in the cards for me, I'd buy some inexpensive pinking shears to try to mitigate that tangly mess. I had a real hard time with this on the inner stems.

I like it, but my sick mind immediately thought that the "But did you die" sections would have been more efficient as a subroutine.

I am really enjoying this, Erica. I can relate to the loss of solitude in northern QC - we used to fly-in to hunt/fish camp north of St. Michel. Now there are roads and cottages. Edit: And "lost" is a fabrication. One always knows where one is, it's the level of precision that varies. Kahel...

With my wife, we take a Klymit insulated Static V double. One uses the storage bag to inflate it. I make sure to pack a repair kit because - similar to rain gear - if you pack it you'll never need it. For solo I switch to a hammock - packs about the same as a solo tent/sleep system and no...

Bear Mountain Boats has announced that they will be retiring. News here (Facebook - sorry): https://fb.watch/mQOwaTrRBV/

Imagine now that you were in the woods nearby and hadn't seen it and wondering what the heck made that noise.

I used my tablesaw with a Freud Diablo 7 1/4" blade. A point about the table saw method, you need double the space: infeed + outfeed. My wood shop is on the 2nd floor of my garage. I had to move my saw so the blade lined up with my front and rear windows which are thankfully low enough to...

I do this on my tent bottom. I was hesitant to offer the suggestion on an inflatable in case that it may cause issues/weakness on the sometimes delicate material which is often stuffed quite tightly while packed. But then I have a (perhaps misguided) mistrust of lightweight sleeping pads.

I use GaiaGPS for navigating Quebec's forest roads. It also has canoe routes for popular destinations. There is a free version that allows you to see/plan while you have an Internet connection, but you need to pay if you want to use it offline (i.e. download the area(s) you will be visiting and...

I have a pair of Minox 8x43 HG that I use for hunting. I got them from Cameraland NY as "open box" and 50% off. For tripping, binoculars would be the first thing to remove from my list for weight/packing considerations.

Worst day yet here close to the NY border.

Yellow sky and stinky - just north of the border from Malone. I've been enjoying the cool nights with my bedroom windows open, but this morning I woke up with a sore throat.

There are (at least) 2 types in QC (and I suspect elsewhere), although I'm not sure if they are scientifically recognized as a distinct variety. One is the typical, palmated antler style. The other - what the French call an "elan" - is a very sturdy-bodied animal, usually darker in colour, and...

The BRNO 602, scoped, weighed close to 12lbs. This makes the recoil a lot less "snappy" and much more "pushy." Quite pleasant to shoot - you know you're sending some power downrange but without the snot-bubbling smack of a 3 1/2" 12 gauge turkey load.

In Quebec you can't hunt them with anything smaller than a 6mm/243. I wouldn't want to. I'd hazard that 30-06 and 308 Win are the most popular cartridges around here. My uncle - a real man's man, outdoorsy, hunter/artist shot nothing but a 270 Win out of his Remington 760. A legendary shot, he...