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I do the same thing: one bag for breakfast and snacks, another for dinners. I put them in odourproof ziplocs in two Ursacks, that in turn go in a light pack that I wear on my front when portaging. Good system! ;) For a short trip, just one Ursack. I like the colour-coding of your system. I'm...

Just saw this. a little ugly but it might be a temporary solution...http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetic-Window-Screens-for-Car-Camping/?ALLSTEPS

Well that was fun. Love the thinking process and the step by step photos. Brought back memories of a small Nissan truck I drove in the nineties. BTW I'm envious of your boat collection!

Yes, thank you for that. Great editing. And no "epic" soundtrack. Wonderful. A solid demonstration of skills. Thanks also for the link to that book. It is clearly written and presented.

Awesome pics! Reminds me of a time some 15 years ago, in Quetico, my buddy was fishing while I paddled. He got a bite, reeled it in. I could see the spoon coming near with a small fish on the end...Suddenly a white and black blur appeared following the fish toward the boat.Fish and lure came...

Check out hammockforums dot net under the section for outings. There you click on Southeast and you will find some folks in Louisiana who get together for group "hangs" so you can try out all kinds of different hammocks. Cheers.

Glad you enjoyed the pics! re: falling in. The falling in was not a huge deal. As a soloist, I'm supercautious--ditch kit fanny pack, lifejacket on at all times in and even loading the canoe, loading with an onshore wind if possible so if i dump i blow back to shore, etc. In this case, a...

Thanks...Yeah, I was surprised the first time I went canoeing in the park last year. Most of the Access lakes along Highway 60, like Smoke, Canoe, Cache, Rock, and Opeongo have cottages that I guess were grandfathered into the park, along with a surprising number of children's camps. The...

Spent last weekend canoeing into Tom Thomson and Burnt Island Lakes. It's a highly travelled area. Makes a nice two-night three-day excursion from Toronto. Some pics here: http://neelands.smugmug.com/Other/Tom-Thomson-Burnt-Island-canoe/29786952_kdZB5d

From your link on the previous page, you're in tampa, right? I just typed into craigslist there and entered 'canoe' under the boats for sale. I get that you have a limited budget. The wenonah sundowner at $675 sounds like a good deal depending on condition...thy are $1500 new. Proven...

Thank you, Pinemartyn, for starting this thread. This will be the year I finally start dehydrating instead of wasting money on freeze dried meals at MEC etc. Your tips are useful and inspiring. BTW, though I haven't done any dehydrating yet, I know that this fellow's meal ideas are highly...

Can u post a picture? Sounds interesting...

found a link to the Wabakimi Whitesand and Kopka etc management plan. If you want to say something, speak now or hold your peace...Mr. Cotton said written letters probably get more attention than those submitted electronically, but something is better than nothing...there is a link to submit...

Had a good time yesterday at the Kitchener-Waterloo Canoe Symposium. Like last year's event, it was a good day...enlightening, friendly, low key, fun, not too overwhelming. As mentioned above, there was a great presentation by Phil Cotton on Ten Years of the Wabakimi Project, which makes me...

Thank you for the trip report. Your nicely composed pictures tell the story. Looks very peaceful there. It's a messy day of freezing rain here, but that report has provided some wonderful inspiration.

No personal experience, but I've heard that the latest run of these are good: http://www.theboilerwerks.com/order/ they are like a kk made smaller for backpacking

Just got some info about the 2nd annual symposium. The first was fun, enlightening, and friendly. http://kwcanoesymposium.eventbrite.ca/

Yeah, come to think of it, I did use the canoe paddle once when approaching a tricky take-out--the kayak paddle just didn't cut it. but most of the trip was windy and wavy, so the kayak paddle was used 99% of the time.

Always. My dad was a coroner. Heard enough stories to know what to do, to avoid being a story myself!

I really liked the Keewaydin. I don't have a lot of experience with solo canoes, so i can only compare it to the Osprey that I tried a few weeks earlier. In addition, I used a straight shaft paddle with the Osprey, and a kayak paddle with the Keewaydin. So I'll leave the full review to an...