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Numbers I've seen are different to that, about 30% more for pasta and twice as much protein

You'd probably need a spare piece to cover the strip of hook and loop once you take it of of the canoe. If making a cover you could include a flap to cover it. How about magnets?

Yes, but pasta has way more calories than rice so you need less of it! We aim for foods that hit 125Kcal/oz to cut down on weight and bulk. We certainly don't bring "fresh" foods for the start of the trip. That's when we miss it the least and the packs are heaviest. Now if I could arrange a...

One option would be to sew a cover for the pad and attach the velcro to that

Nice! I remember paddling mine on an overnight trip in the English Lake District. We discovered that the heritage steam ferry would create a wake that travelled down the lake to become a large 3ft plus swell by the time it hit the opposite shore. We paddled further out from the shore to escape...

Just buy a small 12” stove from Snowtrekker. I believe you can also buy it directly from Kni-co thought they don’t list it on their site. I use mine with a titanium roll up pipe to fit everything inside. Haven’t been brave enough to cut a pot hole though!

Last thing I heard was winter is catholic so you’re in it for life! Global warming is in northern Alberta. Grand Prairie has 10 Celsius today and temperatures over 5 forecast for the rest of the week. New snow again here south of Winnipeg. Very slow run off and still 3ft of ice on the lakes. I...

Had one many years ago, only reason I let it go was I came across a Bell Merlin at a great price. Very nice flat water touring boat. Dry, handles waves and big swells with confidence. It was a bit twitchy getting in and out but that’s not uncommon with narrow solos. The purple is “eggplant”...

Fill it with water and squeeze gently, see where water comes out

If the fabric is porous forget it. If you are trying to seal the seams then you'll need to turn it inside out and use Seam Grip all around the perimeter seams and on any stitching. Really your best options is to put stuff in waterproof bags or buy a new one

We have a don't ask, don't tell policy in our household, though I'm not so naïve as to think my wife doesn't know exactly how much I spend on gear.

James Bay is a place famous for its sea going freight canoes. Scott used to make a 22ft freighter by this name but no longer it seems. They were traditionally wood canvas canoes. There is an article about freighters on the Canadian Canoe Museum blog. You could get plans and make your own or...

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The dealer in Winnipeg is Heartland Archery. Maybe they would bring it across the border to Minnesota for you or there are several good shipping companies in Manitoba that would do it. They could drop it at one of the parcel pick up depots. A lot of folk in Manitoba buy large stuff from the USA...

Try contacting Canada Map Sales- http://www.canadamapsales.com/en/index.html

Many Canadian maps are still only in black and white so colour isn’t an issue. Both CalTopo and Gaia GPS have an alternative satellite image database than Google Earth, Mapbox I think. It often seems to have much higher resolution imagery for northern Canada.

As above. If you use something like CalTopo you can just print the parts of the map sheet around the river. You can create a multi page PDF with overlapping pages to cover your route. Page size depends upon your subscription level and what size printer you have.

Provided you can keep the fabric of the bivy bag warm enough it will stay breathable. Uncoated non-waterproof bivys are less of a problem than coated or laminated fabrics. In colder weather breathability drops and in really cold weather you'll get ice on the inside. A really warm bag can make...

Get a lightweight, breathable (non-waterproof) bivy from someone like Katabatic Gear, Borah Gear or Oware and use a 6 x 9 silpoly tarp. Would weigh less than a pound and a half.

Deep snow is incredibly tiring for dogs and people. There would come a point when our pup would switch from trying to walk to using a bounding motion instead. Presumably this is more efficient but it still looked like really hard work to me.