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My stuff is almost all Duluth Pack, but I purchased the first of them over 50 yrs ago and the last of them maybe 15-20 yrs ago. And at nearly 77 yrs of age, I will not be making any further investments in this gear. On a recent trip I carried a friends Ostrom pack several times and I really like...

Too bad you are in the east. I have stashed several pair of Disco gunwales in the rafters of the equipment bldg at the local nature center. Since I do the boat repairs, I save all boat parts that look like they might have some future use. I have been doing this long enough that the center is...

It always starts with coffee. While that is brewing the rest gets attended to.

Interesting thread - keep the photos coming.

My daughter was in a military family and when her husband was stationed in Guam for 3 years she joined the local outrigger canoe club. I remember going out with them on early morning practice sessions in the Philippine Sea. They never paddled in anything like the seas shown in the video. But I...

Not exactly waterproof, but water resistant as long as it stays upright. These are no longer produced but apparently popular as I have gotten offers to sell it. Handy for bulky gears like stoves, lanterns,etc.

I wish the moderators would terminate this thread, too much info on one of my favorite and little known places.😉

Fortunately, I still have my vision. Without using my 2 Cochlear implants I am totally deaf. Due to the very high cost of these devices, I can not risk wearing them on the water. While using them I can hear but I miss a lot of nuisance. But I can remember what things sound like. As a result, I...

The trip I just completed last week in Canada has me really thinking my tripping days on those kinds of trips may be coming to an end. I had noticeable problems with agility and strength. The strength I can do something about, the agility probably not so much. In a couple of months I will be 77...

Great story. I was thinking this guy had a new traveling companion.

We started with a drop off at the south end of Harris Lk and continued on into Harold Lk, staying the first night on the 5 star campsite on a small island about half way up the lake. The next day we went into Handy Lk intending to connect to the South Arm of Savant Lk. Unfortunately, the...

I have been in NW Ontario twice this year, on crown lands to the east of Wabakimi PP in June and last week on crown lands to the west of the park. In neither area did we notice any evidence of the fires to the west. This is the first time in the past few years we did encounter any evidence of...

Just got back from a 7 day trip to the Crown Lands west of Wabakimi PP with Canadian friends from the Wabakimi Project days. One of them picked a route he did in 2009 or 2010. By day 2 it was apparent we could not proceed further as the portages had grown in and were impassable for us with a...

My buddy and I have a couple of our own little secluded spots that nobody seems to know or care about. Like Alan, we can go there and it appears no one has visited since we were last there.They are nothing special but we like them for the solitude.

A long time paddling buddy lives near Boulder Junction. This lake is one of a number within NHAL (Northern Highland American Legion St Forest) which are undeveloped. A local naturalist recently published a book detailing the many lakes like this. But please don’t tell anyone. Can’t find my copy...

No carpal tunnel syndrome for me yet, but I have developed osteoarthritis in my L hand. My middle finger is noticeably swollen and often warm to the touch. I have to paddle with the finger extended because the joint closest to the finger tip is frozen and doesn’t bend. Just the latest body part...

The way I view salvaged canoe parts is, I can always toss them. But for now I am hanging on to them. Now I usually keep them in my garage at home. Several times I have lost parts stored at the nature center garage/workshop due to another volunteer deciding to clear out the junk in the shop.

Some really nice photos. I have never paddled with mountains in the background - beautiful!

Sawzall with a wood blade (coarse teeth). If the boat has meta gunwales I use a metal blade. I turned one old OT Discovery into 2 bookcases. The wife makes me keep mine in the basement.

I have traveled in the greater Wabakimi area annually starting in 2007, except for the Covid years, to the current time. My trips have taken place from May through September. As previous posters have noted, your proposed route will take you past outpost fish camps. My experience has been that by...