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Im not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just throwing my devalued Canadian two cents in, but...... David Jackson and his partner are, well, hard-core. They accomplish things that would have most of us mewling like baby kittens in a snow storm after the first day, lol. I was thinking, another...

My usual formula for routes like that is to assume that the portages are completely gone, no matter what anyone else says. An important part of a trip like that is to examine all possible ways to re-route if needed.

I wouldn't want to speculate, as I have no experience with t formex. However, I have lots of experience with royalite, their makeup was indeed soft, and the hulls routinely oil canned, but still were good boats. Our school club has been running them hard now for over 15 years, they look fairly...

I used a kevlar Spirit II on a ten day trip. Ran lots of white water, some pretty big stuff too. Had a light weight girl in the bow, she was sometimes pretty high up in the air, but the canoe performed well. Fast on the flats too, although I'm not sure how the rubber version would compare...

Very interesting video, and canoe came in under 30 pounds. I've got to do some research on this style.

Your interior looks better than most of mine. A light sanding and varnish, call it a day. Or better yet, roll on a couple of coats of tremclad, there's a nice forest green.

Where I live, the threat of fire is just as important as the lack of fire. Our summers are ruled by fire or the absence of fire. During dry summers, there is a strange juxtaposition of abundance and scarcity. Fires will be burning all around us, often out of control. The air will be thick with...

I haven't heard that word used by anyone other than myself since I left the east coast. My grandfather was from new Brunswick, and that's where I first heard it, such a good word, especially when combined with "That Big Feelin So and So will get his comeuppance soon". My apologies, on to the...

Back in the day I was a single carry guy. It was the only way to go when you had to worry about dodging dinosaurs on the portage trail. I kept it simple. I had a big Seal Line dry bag, and everything went in there. I found on solo trips I never really ate much, as I usually paddled from dawn...

If the road does not improve, starting at Santoy might be the norm. I'll know more in the spring.

I do it pretty much the same way Mark does.

I run my cloth across the interior hull, I usually have 60 inch rolls, so a solo is usually 3 pieces. I'm not out to win any beauty awards with my canoes. I find this method to be quite a bit easier than a full sheet, if you develop bubbles or wrinkles, it is much easier to work them out.

Lol, I did retire, five years ago, but I keep getting called back. One of these years soon.

Yes, thanks for the great read! If I ever retire, it's on my list, looks like probably one of the most scenic canoe trips in Canada.

Fantastic trip report! I really enjoyed it, started reading it last night, finished it this morning with my coffee. I should have kept a list of the comments I wanted to make, there was just so much info, lol. I'm wondering if you ever contemplated taking a small chainsaw? Most of our trips...

This dream of existence that we all share is individualized by our own unique subjective conditioning. I lived for two years on a fly in reserve many miles north of my current location. Most people would consider the location to be in the middle of a vast wilderness. Human impact was minimal...

Ok, so video links finally fixed, in case anyone wants to check it out. Imugr doesn't seem to work for their video links, youtube is still fine.

Yes, I tried several different links supplied by imugr, none worked. Maybe I'll try again.

Lol, I don't want all that work, not even sour grap'in. Anyone know how to link video files?

The Save the Moose Campaign 2024 kicked off to a great start on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. It might be a bit of a stretch to call this a canoe trip, as it was our first time taking the big 20 foot freighter, with a mighty 2.5 horse engine on it. Then again, it might be a bigger stretch...