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Thinking of checking this place out but can’t seem to find much info on it. Limited info on the lake sounds like it might not be the best fishing. Surrounded by state forests so it could have public hunting opportunities. Two reservable boat-in campsites, part of the regular WI state park...

Odd thing is I camp with lots of high end gear. Except my coffee mug. I use a $3 plastic mug I got from a local gas station chain. Maybe because I regard coffee mugs as disposable items that get lost, dropped, or otherwise destroyed.

Wis. Admin. Code § NR 20.05(2): “No person may…[p]ossess or control any firearm, gun or similar device at any time while on the waters, banks or shores that might be used for the purpose of fishing.” Guess the intent of this was to prevent fishermen from dispatching fish with a firearm. What...

Unfortunately, lost all my firearms in a tragic boating accident. :) Something to consider is whether or not bears are hunted in the areas you camp. That will often set the dynamics if the bears see humans as predators or prey. it’s cool and all to get an up close wildlife encounter, but...

In WI in seems kayaks out number canoes 3 to 1 if counting them on car roofs. A lot a people have canoes at their cabin or cached on a pond on their properties. They just don’t drive around with them.

About 10 years old in the old cobbled together Grumman. Friends mom dropped us off at a bridge. We floated down the river (wasn’t too far) to an area somewhere behind my friends house. Camped there one night and was terrorized by creatures of the night. We’d hear them sliding down the bank...

Mentioned this before in the tick thread. Did a 4-day trip two weeks ago. The whole time my buddy was picking ticks off himself. I didn’t have a single one the entire trip. The difference: I soaked my clothes in Permethrin before the trip.

Anyone ever consider using something like this? Trip wire device that will set off a shotgun 209 primer. Probably very effective but I’m not sure the psychological aspects on myself. Major PTSD from being suddenly jolted from your sleep by a loud BANG!! and panicking that the enemy has...

Reminds me of a stand up comedy bit from Mike Birbiglia , not word for word but something like this. “The experts say if a bear attacks you it’s best to just play dead. The bear will lose interest and go away. Ok….what if it doesn’t? What if it keeps eating me? At what point do I abandon...

Not me. Can anyone identify what this person is doing wrong?

Hasn’t happened to me yet so I’m not sure what I would do. You are awakened at ‘O dark thirty by the sound of something pillaging your food bag/barrel. Do you continue to lay in your tent defeated that your hanging/securing attempt has failed? At that point figure you’ll assess the...

I don’t like surprises and study any area very well. So much so when I’m there for the first time other people suspect I’ve been here before. It’s also so I don’t miss things when I’m there. In my younger days I didn’t prepare as much. So often I’d get back from a trip and learn I...

Got one trip under my belt with the Amok. Weathered a thunderstorm as well. Did have to run out in the rain and lower the tarp early on. Other than that it kept me dry. Easily the most comfortable I’ve ever slept outside. Maybe too comfortable. The downside was every morning my buddy...

Was thinking about something like this but I’d want to totally covered/contained. Not just for weather protection but I’ve had a canoe stolen before. The only thing holding me back from buying another canoe right now is I don’t have a place to store it.

Inexperience combined with complacency can be fatal. I’ve got enough experience in the water (triathlons/scuba diving) that I know I can’t trust any ‘skills’ if some unfortunate event happens to dump me in the water. The biggest eye opening moment for me when I was younger and attempted to...

Back to the topic, just got back from a 4 day trip. Ticks apparently were thick as buddy was pulling an average of 6 ticks/day off himself. I never had a single one. Only difference was I soaked my clothes in Permethrin a day before the trip. Guess this turned out to be an experiment...

Some people enjoy being challenged more than others. There’s a satisfaction in learning what you’re truly capable of and what you can endure. Seen if all the time in people when I was doing marathons and triathlons. I enjoy a good storm/rain on a trip. Although I don’t want Mother Nature to...

Only recently discovered they sell this in cans. Not lightweight but cook up some Bisquit biscuits and this makes a delicious, hearty breakfast.

Thank you! I never noticed that little flap on the bottom of the zipper. I had it stuck under the air mattress.