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A great idea! I've been finding suitable branches to put a tarp line up over a tree branch because, as you said, on most of the trees there are a way too many closely spaced branches to allow one to throw a weighted line over them. What material did you use to make your device? Thanks!

So my search for Omer Stringer films continues to lead me to some dead ends and onto some really interesting tangents. Puddle Jumper is a paddler from Saskatchewan who has posted a number of canoe tripping videos on YouTube. He has a good sense of humour and does a great job of videoing from...

Thanks, Robin, similar comments to here. They noticed the same things that we did. I agree that, although it was somewhat staged, it doesn't diminish Angus' skills.

I'm a lighter and tinder kind of fire-starter so his ability to get a fire started so quickly was one of the first things that I found amazing about his skills. It's interesting that in your research you found only a few other people using his method when it looked so easy for him. Again, his...

One of my favourites. Re-found when I was looking for Omer Stringer films. Survival in the Bush https://www.nfb.ca/film/survival_in_the_bush/

I agree with the others, it's just good to get out. Well done. Good luck next year.

Really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Glenn, not that I'm a good searcher but I did find the full length version at: http://www.tamakwaarchive.ca/playvideo.php?passfile=video10/PaddlePeril.mp4&linknum=1957 It's interesting that I use the same canoe over canoe technique that he used. I found that many people have trouble getting...

I am starting to doubt myself. Did I really see a video of someone being "sucked" upwind in a canoe or was I just imagining that it could happen? I've become somewhat obsessed with finding the video that I think I saw. It was relatively easy to find the clips of Omer Stringer videos but...

I am a long way from being any kind of physicist so it's very interesting to me that those people are stumped. I've been looking for the Omer Stringer video but can't find it. There are a couple of short clips of his videos but nothing about what I think I saw.

I hope a physicist or two chime in. It would also be interesting to have a paddler try Omer's technique and report back.

A number of years ago I recall seeing a video of Omer Stringer using the wind to help him paddle upwind. If I recall, he tilted the canoe slightly away from the wind and the wind created an eddy in the canoe and that eddy "sucked" the canoe upwind. Perhaps that's what was happening in your...

Just got back home and found this. What a wonderfully written trip report. I'm looking forward to the rest of it.

Astral V-8 here. I tend to run warm so I got this because of advertised cooling vents. It's been OK. Fairly cool and comfortable to wear and paddle in. Pockets are small and it's also fading quite badly although I've probably had it longer than I think I've had it. I will look for a PFD...

Happy to help. Hope it goes well.

It looks like your base map is off the screen. I played around a bit and I could get the same screen if I moved the base map off of the screen. I think you have inadvertently moved the base map off the screen. To get it back, try this: Zoom out as much as possible. Move the screen...

Really interesting trip report. I would not have expected mosquitoes in the desert. Good to know. We've been thinking about this trip for a long time so it's good to have your information. Thanks!

I agree with your initial assessment that the Wenonah Escape is primarily a big lake and big river boat. I have a Clipper Tripper with similar dimensions (although a little wider and with 1.5" of rocker) and I don't consider it a good boat for smaller, twisty rivers. It's very sea-worthy and a...

Don't be shy about asking for help if you have trouble deciphering my "instructions".

Getting to the place where you can select portions of a map to download is a bit tricky. You should be able to see the base map when you open the App. If you can't see the base map then you are likely zoomed in too much and you have to zoom out until you can see the base map. You have to be...