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A reasonably nice but nothing fancy 1 acre waterfront lot with a small cabin will run you about CA$2 Million in Muskoka, a bigger lot with a smallish all season house on a good lake will be in the 3 - 4 Million range. If you want high end you are looking at 5+ Million in that area where Swift...

Cottage canoes, Swift are located in the highest density, uber expensive cottage area in Ontario (perhaps all of Canada)

I have solved this issue by being the old fart in a group of not so old farts. For the past 25 years virtually all of my whitewater tripping companions (when I'm not solo) have been "required" to be at least 20 years younger than I am. I've been planning my regular Spring trip for 2025, I will...

It's a reasonable idea and a reasonable way to do it BUT it goes against the stated policy of this site to never have paid for advertising.

I have 8 canoes, one w/c, 7 Royalex. I plan to continue beating the crap out of them and maybe just maybe they will last until the end of (my) time. The oldest Royalex is an 1990 Explorer, the newest a 2013 Mohawk XL14, I've never owned a composite boat, not sure if I ever will but I recall...

I spend (part of) a layover day attempting to calculate how much animal poop was in the river I was paddling. I never came up with a reliable figure but it was obviously a lot..... Beaver Porcupines Bears Caribou birds fish Moose 1 guy in a canoe!

I can list my injuries while paddling and I will include injuries on a canoe trip but not actually in the canoe at the time. #1 - ring finger fracture (left hand) #2 - index finger fracture (left hand) #3 - thumb fracture (right hand) #4 - rib fracture #5 - rib fracture (different rib...

Almost all my use is with an MSR Reactor stove, I usually buy Primus 1lb canisters, if only because they are the lowest price available. They also make a Winter Gas version (a couple of Dollars more), usually this means there is a higher propane content, the Primus also promotes their internal...

My mother was a fan of alcohol stoves (Trangia), she always used Methyl Hydrate (99.85% Methanol), almost certainly because it's the cheapest and available anywhere that sells hardware or paint.

In terms of "ugliness" my boats look better with raw Dynel than with raw Kevlar felt but either of them are the best looking part of most of my hulls:rolleyes:

- Dynel is much more abrasion resistant - If you use Release Fabric you can compress Dynel more than kevlar felt - probably uses less epoxy (less money / less weight) - looks better - less noisy (less chance of annoying gurgles) I find it easier to work with and wet out than the felt. When you...

I miscalculated on his age, he was only 75 for the filming.

You do portages Albert Faille style, you bring extra lumber which you carry over the portage and build a new boat at the end of the portage. https://www.nfb.ca/film/nahanni/ I forgot to mention, Faille was over 80 years old when the film was made!

I am a lifelong and dedicated "goon". On flatwater or modest river current 2 or 3 power strokes followed by a relaxed pry with a brief pause

Get a smaller barrel and make an extra trip on any portages you need to do. I have cut down a lot on the weight of food simply by monitoring my actual use and reducing the quantities I take so that I have very few leftovers at the end of a trip (while still having an emergency reserve should I...

Which part of the Fond Du Lac are you looking at?

A couple of years ago after trying a few different lanterns I bought this one which is the best I've seen, very bright, very small, very good battery life (rechargeable). Brand is Lighting Everything, pretty cheap Black Friday deals @ Amazon right now. I have quite a few headlamps, I'm...

One interesting side note, I've visited quite a few derelict way off the grid outfitter lodges, many of them have derelict vehicles (not as old as the Sur-Trec. One in particular was on the Moisie River, the only access to that lodge was via helicopter (no way to land a float plane). The owners...

Also found this vintage promo movie put out by AMF, the first 20 minutes cover their snowmobile then there is 10 minutes of the Sur-Trek with some "great" late 60's music.