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Tom Thompson. I wonder why "3 Pistols"? The lyrics sure don't give the meaning away... "Pistoles" was a "coin" used in Fur-trade times, and the name of the Quebec town of "3 Pistoles" on the Saint Lawrence was named after an incident involving 3 coins getting tossed into the water. "Pistol", in...

It looks like a Woods 9x9. There were a lot of them around in the 60's and 70's.

Something Mike said above twigged something. I paddled a used MR Independence for a few years before selling it. I liked that boat. I used to paddle it standing and did so without balance issues or discomfort. The V-hull is compatible with gentle heeling while standing which facilitates...

That's a good question. I do a lot of standup-paddling in tandems with a dedicated SUP paddle. I prefer positioning myself just behind the bow seat (between seat and stem) and paddling stern forwards, i.e. traditional reverse direction when paddling symmetrical tandems solo. There are lots of...

Congratulations on a gorgeous boat! You've done a superb job of documenting and sharing your progress. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of her on the water.

My ears perk up at any mention of Kruger boats. I learned of their existence 8 or 9 years ago when I crossed paths with a paddler who was doing a quick weekend circumnavigation of Philip Edward Island, Georgian Bay, in a Seawind. At the time I was double-blade paddling a solo-ized Tyne tandem...

I have the same model Tremblay in its original verolite skin. The "Sioux": marketed in the 70's as a 14-footer, but is a few inches shorter than 14' stem-to-stem. A lovely boat to look at and to paddle. Wooden canoe collectors disdainful of the Tremblays often mention dry rot under the decks...

Thank you, Mike and YC for your detailed responses. I'm sorry to report that illness in the family has required us to postpone our trip south. Hopefully, though, we'll be able to put your recommendations to use in the not-too-distant future.

Finally got the vehicle ready for a trip south from Ontario into the Carolinas and maybe to Florida. I believe I read here somewhere about which (paper, not digital) road atlas to get for identifying parks, BLM's, free RV parking/camping spots, etc. Which guidebook/atlas/series do you recommend...

This thread has been working on me since it was started a month ago. We're ready to leave Ontario a few days from now, but the weather forecast in the Carolinas isn't looking that much better than here. We might just keep driving south till we find warmth. Anyway, thanks especially to Mike M...

1) The Temagami-Diamond-Wakimika-Obabika-Temagami route is popular because it's got everything: short, not-too-demanding portages, fishing, a mix of provincial park BC sites and crown land, pictographs, and stands of old-growth forest making for a wonderful 4-7 day loop. 2) The Chiniguchi...

A few years ago I purchased a used, dirty, badly hog-backed Poly canoe, a Clearwater Algonquin. I think it got that way, hog-backed, by being stored for a season or three, gunwhales down, out in the elements and under heavy piles of accumulated snow and ice. I thought it would make a decent...

Eric, good video! Your step-by-step breakdown is good, but I differ on how I execute one small step that, for many, will make a big difference, and will allow people to hoist heavier boats than they might otherwise feel inclined to solo-lift. When the hull is up on your thighs and your one arm...

Christy, the Bastien 15 has history, yes. That's my son, Damien, 8 years ago, just goofing around in it. Yes, the passage of time, say what one will, is a heartbreaker. But we know the boat brought joy to us, to you, and to others before us that we don't even know about. And more yet to come...

Fantastic! I've seen neither bobcat nor lynx in a natural setting. By the look of its tail, it would be a bobcat, wouldn't it? Thanks for sharing this.

I never expected... ...38 years ago that I'd meet and marry Lisa, a wonderful woman from Tahiti, a woman of the tropics who early in our relationship embraced the pleasures of "northern" canoe tripping and didn't mind too much the cold Canadian winters... I never expected... ...that after...

Here's a hunch: 100th anniversary of the first journal-documented use of cold-handled fry pans on a canoe expedition.

I'm glad I discovered this thread. Beautiful work, Rippy. What's particularly awe-inspiring, though, is your description of the process you used to create the knives. Your understated passion for the idea and the work. I've never owned a high quality knife and my use of knives while tripping is...

Now, Christy, THAT'S a canoe!!

I believe the guy in the logo is Robin, and that, in fact, he is paddling from the bow seat. Nonetheless, as you say, Al, it's fun to question orthodoxy from time to time. I watched an instructional video yesterday featuring Bill Mason: "Path of the Paddle", which I hadn't watched in years. He...