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What route do you take from Lila? Google maps has me going way around and taking me 1.5 hrs. We love the Adirondack Motel, stay there the last night of every peakbagging trip. The wife doesn't mind backcountry camping at all as long as the last night is in A/C and restaurants are near...

Hmmm, Lila sounds nice too, the only thing is I booked the Adirondack Motel in Saranac for our last day/night before heading back to Ithaca, and these would be a little over an hour from there, not a bog issue for me but will have to see what the wife thinks now. Working overnights and overtime...

I gotta admit I'm getting more excited about Lows lake the more I think of it now, gonna browse the map again when I get home and make the call then.

Part of wanting to do the 7 Carries is for her sake of not wanting to be all alone out there, and that campsites should be more or less readily available on that route since it could get busy out there next week. There are too many possibilities I want to pursue but I'm gonna keep it as simple...

Thanks for the tips Yellowcanoe, we are starting Thursday afternoon at Little Clear Pond and gonna work up toward Pual Smiths, so we have the option to change course and head towards Fish Pond if it gets too crowded up there. I was debating a canoe cart over the last week and just clicked buy on...

Gonna do the 7 Carries in St. Regis, I want to take it easy on her so she will come back here in the fall with me for a foliage tour. Two nights max followed by a night in a local hotel. Also the first time taking the new to me OT Penobscot 16rx on a trip. I don't think its too ambitious, and...

Just saw this on CL, seems it might give somebody on here a fun winter of tinkering. My wife would kill me...

No Title I have a Svea 123r that i got at a flea market for 6 bucks, a Coleman 2 burner 425, a 533 sportster, a Peak 1, and my newest, now oldest addition to the group is a Coleman 530, made in 1946, the civilian version of the GI pocket stove. Just got it last week and it fired right up with...

I was about to spring for a clamp-on portage yoke from Oak Orchard, then got hold of an old Mad River yoke from a friend so I'm gonna give it a go and make my own. Anybody got any simple plans or ideas? Its gonna carry my Curtis Blue Gill.

Vetwrap is only a couple bucks at your local chain pet store, just remember to unroll it and stretch it out before you apply it, because if you don't it will constrict and cut off circulation. As a vet tech I've seen some ugly stuff when people use it wrong on their pets, it becomes a...

Rats, it's been sold...I just sold my canoe today as well, so as of now I'm down to just my solo. Good news is I'm flush with cash for a new(ish) tandem, may end up with a Penobscot rx if nothing glorious pops up by next weekend, may look at a Sawyer 190 Cruiser, but it's a tad small...

He has someone looking at it tomorrow, so I may not get the chance to see it, but we'll figure d out tomorrow night I guess.

By any chance do you have any pics, would like to see a few more for perspective.

Spoke to the owner, he says it's 15-20 years old and maybe the kev/fiberglass hull. The Ranger site lists the 4in waterline width at almost 36 inches, almost on par with the Adirondack, way wider that the Penobscot at 33in. Only an inch shorter than a Penobscot and 5-7 lbs lighter, depth at...

Doesn't look like a repair, I think the gunwales are aluminum judging from the other pics on the ad. Is the Otter the only model Ranger ever made then? This one is the only one I've seen (of about 6 mind you) with both a thwart and a yoke. Looks like it has the diamond shaped Kevlar layup on...

Never heard of them before but one has caught my eye on Craigslist. Not a ton of info on the web either. Their website only lists one model but did they used to have more? I've been looking for something to trip for 5-7 days with in a the Adirondacks but won't be timid on a river(nothing over...

Well I've thought about this all week and I'very narrowed it down to a Wenona Sundowner 17 or an OT Penobscot, both in royalex. I love the lines of the Sundowner, and the speed it will have over the OT, but I'm thinking the wife is going to appreciate the Penobscot more for initial stability...

It is the C-list offering out here Stripperguy. , I just wanted to get some opinions before I gave the seller a call. My next canoe will be seeing the Tioghnioga, Otselic, and Allagheny rivers probably as much or more than the Adirondacks, so I was thinking royalex for durability, so I was kind...

Specifically the royalex layup. Wenonah lists it as a day tripper and good for an overnight with a light to moderate load. I'm looking for a tandem for weekend tripping in the Adirondacks with the wife and +/-100 lbs of gear. Any thoughts?

You make too much sense Dr John. I have to admit that I may a bit of all of the above when it comes to my needs. The Disco 158 suits me well on the rocky rivers by me,(Tioghnioga, Otselic, Susquehanna, Chenango) but I want to do more canoe camping in the Dacks and the Disco can be a pain to...