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I really miss that journal. It was well-written with interesting articles and stories.

What a great trip report! I really enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.

I have been using a Platypus gravity system in camp and a BeFree on the water (and as a backup). They have worked out really well for me.

Fortunately I have never had anything really bad happen in more than 50 years off canoe camping. My worst injury was about two weeks ago, when I tripped on a root while unloading the canoe at a campsite, hitting my knee on another root. It didn't take long for it to swell and stiffen up. By the...

Found this article about Augustus Low and the Bog River/Lows Lake when going through my files.

Found these articles from an old canoe journal when I was going through my files.

When going through my files, I came across some of my old canoe journals and these articles. I thought they might be of interest.

Packed, loaded and ready to go!

No, that's the two barrel buckets in there. The first one has snacks, the the one underneath has beverages (coffee, tea, hot chocolate, dried milk etc.). The meals for each day are stacked underneath, from the first day to the last.

Here's my canoe camping kit for the next (9 days) Adirondack trip (front to back): - Hornbeck New Trick canoe and carry yoke - Food dry bag: in the front, has 7 days of food (3 meals/day) in it - Cooke Custom Sewing Thwart Bag: near food bag; bear spray and other essentials - NRS Chinook PFD -...

I had subscriptions to these two publications back in the 80s and 90s. I still have a few issues around. I really enjoyed them.

As noted, I use a lot of ziplock bags, the main reason being that I find it an easy and inexpensive way to organize my food. The little bit of additional odor protection they provide I consider a secondary benefit. I like that I can easily label them (with a sharpie), see the contents of each...

On my recent 10-day Adirondack trip I took a 30L barrel. I used labeled gallon ziplock freezer bags inside the barrel, one for each day. Each bag contained breakfast, lunch and dinner for the day. I used the two barrel buckets that came with the barrel as well - one with a ziplock containing...

Yesterday I had my annual appointment with my ophthalmologist. When I told him I am retired and planning on doing significantly more paddling, he told me to get polarized sunglasses.

I use Cyberlink PowerDirector with a Windows 10 laptop. I find PowerDirector fairly easy to use and there's plenty of tutorials about it on YT (I especially like the ones from PowerDirector University). I store my videos on a 1TB external hard drive and move them over to my laptop (that has an...

I had the same problem just the other day and had a similar experience trying to delete them. Eventually I was successful using the Earthmate app. I am not exactly sure what worked though, however, when I closed the app and then re-opened it, the routes I was trying to delete were gone. I'll be...

I'm about a mile from Green Chimneys. I'll touch base for a paddle sometime.

I have two bug shelters that I use depending on the trip. Like Ralph, I have the Nemo Bug-out shelter (the smaller one). I had it modified with D rings across the top so I can use a ridgeline with it. I do hammock camp, so it does double duty. The other shelter I have is the Sea to Summit...

Welcome Ripple! I live in Putnam County too. Most of the time I paddle in the ADKs, but take some paddles in the Hudson Valley from time to time as well. I assume you paddle the Great Swamp?

I got the 30L barrel last year and have used it on a couple of solo trips. I have the zippered barrel organizers so no problem with items falling out. I like the way I am able to organize my food in them and I have used the cooler, with a ziplock bag of ice in it with the fresh food items for...