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  1. ErktheRed

    Thermal underwear recommendations?

    The closer to your skin the more your piece will perform for you. Keeping you warmer, dryer, less clammy, and less stinky. Ultimately, merino from a number of brands will be the better option for most. There are differences in the types of merino, but all merino is still softer than the...
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    Aurora Borealis

    when I lived in Alaska they appeared almost every night. Especially cool on my drive into work. I’ve seen them here in Michigan as well, typically in the UP. Never while paddling, hoping to witness them on a paddling trip
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    Photo of the day

    That’s very cool
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    Photo of the day

    Quick late sunrise paddle before work.
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    Show me your canoe truck

    What are your thoughts on Rhino Rack? They seem to have stepped up their quality. Maybe I’ll look into them
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    Photo of the day

    Took the pup for a Halloween cruise
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    Show me your canoe truck

    Still looking for a roof rack that isn’t a set of four/2 bars
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    Algonquin Park secret lake hotspot - Freedom of Information Act used to find identity

    Just stumbled on this topic while searching for another one. Hypocritically searching. I was searching for a route I myself have never heard of, but find it to look like a good trip for my brother and I to do. Or just do in general. I read all of these comments and I can’t agree more with some...
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    Michigan Canoeing

    Very cool! Glad you enjoyed it here. I wish I would’ve reached out, I would’ve loaded my canoe up and met up with you. You hit many good spots, and did a pretty grand tour of the state. In my opinion, you also came at a good time. It might be windy, colder, rainy/snowy but the colors are good...
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    Essential nonessentials.

    I also bring a chair, it’s nice to relax comfortably and off the ground. Worth the added bulk. Coffee contraption. Either AeroPress, or an ultralight French press. Not a coffee snob, but neither of those take long, require much work and result in good tasting coffee. And a good #2 A journal...
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    Any thoughts on drysuits?

    I’ll add this small but important comment. If you, or whomever decides to get a drysuit, dry top/bottom, treat the gaskets with 303, or any protectant you choose, every few months. Many people never do, it’s fine, those that do, extend their season and their suits lifespan. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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    DIY Vehicle tie down straps

    I’ve used the loops with the tube many times, work great on any vehicle. I recommend the larger rubber tubes and not the hard plastic tubes, I’ve had the slip out on me. Could’ve been user error, but I’m not buying it.
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    Carabiners

    I also really like the Blackdiamond miniwire and the litewire. But if weight isn’t a concern, not that you’ll truly notice the difference in most cases, take alook at the Petzl spirit bent or the djinn bent. These also come in a straight gate and are non locking. The djinn is slightly bigger...
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    Photo of the day

    Sun beat
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    New Canoe

    Daaaaangg
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    Portable Water Filtration & Purification

    Used to use the Miniworks, love it still. My brother has the Sweetwater, but never uses it. Also really like that one. But for the last several years, maybe 6, I’ve been using the Platypus Gravity Works 4L. The new MSR version of this, with the guardian filtration is a bit more superior...
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    Things that interfere with or otherwise screw up canoe trips

    I can relate to many people on here. For me, it’s been a busier than normal schedule in life with cancellations and reschedules. We bought an older GMC Savana 2500 van and have been converting it into a camper, which has been a crossroads between very fun and frustrating. The Heat has killed the...
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    Canoe Magazine

    Woodpuppy, your post made me think of this shirt from Mountain Gazette. A magazine that was before my time, a free-spirited printed and very large (11”x17”) mag full of readable content. We had a few old copies in a shop I worked at, and would occasionally flip through them on lunch or a slow...
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    Lights for Tripping

    I think I’m just cursed. They tend to stop working for me, even with batteries. I’ll usually charge the batteries before a trip, Eneloop pro, and day two, it’s usually dead. The very first one I had, a few years ago, worked great but then I accidentally broke it while camping. The more recent...
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