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is it free? if so I'll take it... :)

I understand the need or desire for signage and modest amenities for the masses. Me personally, I hate it. I much prefer a wilderness experience, which is next to impossible these days, esp in the lower 48. Basic map and compass skills or a GPS can be used to eliminate otherwise needless...

I applaud the aspiration perhaps, but some things just don't need to be innovated

I put the vinyl on my roof rack tubes and cinched with tie straps, so its always there...

homosassa springs area or crystal river out of planatation inn or put in farther out on fort island trail (nearly on the gulf of mexico) There is also Chassahowitzka to the south. All these will have springs that are manatee and people attractions starting in fresh water to estuary to open gulf...

When I bring my dutch oven camping I just think "crockpot" when it comes to recipe's. I'm not fancy enough for much else. Any concoction I would whip up in a crockpot at home can be done with a DO at camp. To me its an easy way to prepare dinner before an afternoon hunt/fish until dark and have...

If I don't mind the weight or not camping around salt water I take 8" cast iron skillet. Otherwise, msr alpine. Been using one over 10 yrs now. Closest thing to cooking with cast iron with out the weight and easier to stow and pack.

sorry for belated response kbobb, been distracted with non canoeing stuff and not on the site much as of late. Anyway, I love fishing and hunting with the peregrine. It's light, tough, paddles great and carries all the gear I need for most any adventure on the water. I find it to be plenty...

you made a fine choice, however I might be a bit biased...

I have a wiggy's 0 deg wide mummy, very comfortable and well made bag. Never weighed it but its probably 3.5-4lbs. Anyone in the market for a high quality sleeping bag should check them out.

they probably won't leave the spray and/or weapon behind ever again

until a few years ago always a foam pad or various brands of the latest and greatest self-inflating pads, but after a few experiences with leaks on some extended trips I gravitated back to leak proof foam pads, sacrificing some bulk and comfort for reliability instead. However, after forcing...

lol, if the Indians had propane torches they would have used them too...

no birch bark around these latitudes, but I generally have some vaseline soaked cotton balls in those little 2" x 3" zip lock bags you get a wally world 100 for a dollar or something along with a fire steel. You only need a tiny piece of the cotton stretched out a bit to get some air in between...

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I've had success with lacquer thinner and as dougd suggested a scraper of some kind. Contact cement is pretty resilient and more so the longer it has dried. So with or without a strong solvent expect to burn some calories...

great trip and pics

I have a couple of those Byer of Maine tri-lite cot's and sleep quite well in them. Fairly easy to setup and break down. Mine are probably 12-15yrs old and still holding up fine although they don't get used as much as they did when I first got them. I still use them once in a while when camping...

kbobb fwiw, I'm not a technical paddler, mostly like that go straight guy YC referred too. I fish, hunt and camp with my Peregrine and nothing but impressed with it. Dave's hand layup looks vacuum bagged, light and tough, impeccable workmanship throughout. I bought it used from a member on this...