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If I carry one, it's just a cheap carwash kind... sort of a figure 8 shape, natural colored, maybe 4"x8"? something like that. Tie a piece of paracord around the waist, and the other end goes on the handle of the bailer.

My canoes are a Chestnut Chum restored by Robin (no idea the age), and an OT Yankee from around 1950. In around 2005, I gave my old (80s?90s?) Kelty Trekker to my brother, who didn't use it for 12-13 years, so I got it back out of his basement and have started using it experimentally again...

I'm with Turtle... Adirondacks are my favorite canoe waters, and there are plenty of loops and in/out trips... Low's can be 3 days or 2 weeks. Lila, with it's long carry in, can be people free after Labor Day, and there are plenty of side excursions to keep you occupied. The St Regis Canoe...

I use an OES McCat Standard on my Hennessy most times... It's cat cut, but was only about $100... not sure they're made anymore. Another good option is a Bushcraft Outfitters 10x10. You could also get a cheap one from CampMor and trim it to size (diamond), then hem it yourself. I like the...

I use Technora... have no idea if it's a brand name or material name. I just know a friend threw me a spool and said 'take what you want'. So I have 40'. It's slick, but simply tying off another half hitch does it. The prussiks I tie on it are slippery, and an extra loop seems to do the...

I finally put a dehumidifier in my shop. Even in winter, the best I can get is about 50% humidity unless there's an especially cold front that comes through. Thing runs continuously. For that reason, my best tools (handed down from my dad) are kept on a shelf in my gear room. Hand chisels...

Sent. Thanks Doug and Robin.

If I fish, it's mostly for Trout, sometimes Bass, in the Adirondacks. (I live in bass heaven, but they're wormy and I won't eat anything but sea fish or farm raised catfish locally.) I use a small rod, about 4'-4.5' long (idk for sure) with a small bait-casting reel on it. I carry a tiny...

Here in LA, we have 4 seasons... We'll start with "Hell", which begins in May. It's a week earlier some years, mid June in others, but averages the 3rd week of May, and is indicated by being too hot to be outdoors by 10am. Mid-day temps top 100 and humidity is so bad it remains hazy all day...

No Title Aside from the excellent techniques mentioned above, I try to leave a decent pile of firewood (tinder, kindling, and wood; if you need it, you need all of it). If I've been at the site for a day or longer, I usually have a huge pile anyway. I also like to leave a "Chicken Stick" or...

Here in LA, if it's that dry, it's often so hot I don't WANT a fire... in which case I usually just lay in my hammock and read. But I also have a Nimblewill Nomad stove (the original, free/public emberlit) that I made for use in just those conditions... it only weighs about 11 oz, and I use it...

Over the years, I have developed a system, this is what I do most of the time. First, I don't waste food by cooking 'extra'. If I make it, I eat it. I carry no metal canned goods, ever. Another rule is 'no wet trash'... So, no coolers, no fresh meat after the first day or so, specially...

No Title It was great meeting the folks I did. Thursdays wind absolutely kicked my tail, and I had put in an extra couple miles going to and past site 12 to find no one, then back up to 10 where Robin and I spent the night and he told me bcelect had done the smart thing and stopped for the...

No Title This is my favorite chair. I can slouch all day in it. If the trees are too far apart, you can still prop your legs up on the ropes.

Beautiful camp, pics, gear, canoe, and trip report Robin, as usual. Thanks.

Hey Bruce. Robin and I actually made it all way out to 12, then returned to 10 to get out of the wind Thursday evening. I was about dead. Seem to have pulled every muscle in my chest and arms. It was nice meeting all of you on Friday at lunch, and I ran into a few others on their way in as I...

Beautiful... looking forward to my own trip in a week...

Loaded question, but I'll go. #1, Cousin Dave... strong as an ox, makes fire in the rain, never complains, always happy, eats what you make, common sense, skilled woodsman, knows funny stories, just a good camping companion. Was my tent mate for years in Scouts. #2, my daughter... observant...

Bungi cords and zip ties... now why didn't I think of that!?! Genius Gerald. thanks. Being lazy and cheap, I have only used a portage yoke once, with a Rapidfire rental... and yeah, it sits way higher and creates some strain on some muscle in the arms with me... I often use my painters to tie...

I'll probably be there... I love solo trips, but I really like having folks around the fire at night. I may have mentioned elsewhere that my limit is about 4 days. The voices in my head from work go quiet after about 12 hours, and then it's too quiet. If it looks like site(s) 11 and 12 are...