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I absolutely prefer a wood fire in front of a properly sited Plowpoint tarp shelter or Whelen lean-to, but have backups. Pretty much any trip will warrant a tiny, almost weightless alcohol stove and at least a 6 oz bottle of fuel, just in case, for the rainy days, or if I get soaked and need...

Depends where I'm going and who I'm with... but yes, I've carried a shotgun, especially when with my young daughter. I have a dim view of what others can do to me, though I have seldom been afraid of most of my fellow canoe trippers, especially "way back".

Down top quilts, sometimes with a thin summer bag underneath in the winter, to block the drafts better.

I will try out a new tarp under the sprinkler, and will sleep test a new quilt in the backyard overnight, but I've had my gear dialed in for a few years and don't do much 'testing' anymore. But I definitely advocate doing it in the yard first, before using something 'in the woods'... better to...

I typically use an old Kool-Aid container for a bowl and use an old blue foam pad for the insulation. Here are a couple of variations I've tried over the years, including a Titan Kettle, and some thinner green foam.

I read a lot of old-timey literature, and sometimes forget who said what, but I remember someone mentioning a contest between two groups of Indian packers, with the winner being a guy who tumplined 850 620 lbs of flour the required 50 or 100 yards... that was in one load. (Whelen or Miller...

I've got a couple... Woke up one morning in LA, camped on a hill... fog filled the valley, and the mist had settled on the thousands of spider webs in the brush around me. Looked like I was surrounded by jellyfish. Surreal. An encounter with a bear in 2009 remains with me, and is...

Big trip next year (22) isn't canoeing, but a car trip with side hikes to Grand Teton and Yellowstone in Late May/Early June. If possible, I'd like to get up to the St Regis in early May for a long weekend for some trout fishing before the punkies come. The summer plans will depend on...

I'm a reader... I even skip news stories on the internet if they're videos... So I like a trip report that's a story, with pics. thanks for asking.

My experience is pretty limited to a few places in TX and LA, and the western Adirondacks, so I don't really have a top 5. But my top one so far is easy... When I die, I want the haunt the St Regis Canoe Wilderness... Kit Fox Pond especially... that's heaven. Especially in April/early May, or...

Water (on a day trip when I was relying on that bottle, and not carrying a filter.) Paddles... Had no choice but to leave my canoe hidden in the woods off the highway and run 3 miles back to the house to get them. Seat. This is not a good thing in a sit-in solo. Fortunately, i forgot it at a...

When I built my stitch and glue Eureka 155 (actually making it a 145), I just cut 6" off each center, essentially removing a foot from the middle of the design... It worked. If I were to tamper with a stripper, I'd ask here, as you have done.

I used a friend's 2L system on a trip to NC a few months back, came home, and bought one... I like Aqua Mira's 3oz... I like Polar Pure's 5oz and ease of use. I'm sold on Platy's 7oz and ease of use.. running water for 7oz? this is a no brainer.

Was up there myself about a month ago, but with a much lighter canoe (22lbs). Did it ten years ago with a a 32lb one, and that was rough... can't imagine with my wood/canvas ones, at 50 and 75lbs. Great pics sir... thank you very much for taking us along! and now that you know, maybe you'll...

I've rigged a tumpline across ribs like that, just to make a 'kneeling thwart'... works ok, but it sagged a bit; maybe i need buckles to get it tight enough; I was using girth hitches.

I'm headed up there in October, mid week... usually not so bad after labor day, even more 'not so bad' after columbus day... thanks for the 'taste' in pics.

Depends what I'm doing and who I'm with... when I took my girls on easy trips, I loaded up heavy... by the time my youngest was 16, I'd taught her about ultralight and we did a memorable trip in some very light rented solo canoes, ultralight packs, and involving a short portage that was sort of...

I think the design would work fine... but the intended purpose of putting a fire directly in front of them would endanger the material... I've got a ton of small pinholes in the mini Whelen (crappy wood was all i had available where i used it), but they're readily fixed with duct tape or a dab...

Boreal Birch Found this, later.... it's my mods to the Whelen Shelter Cloth, with the longer sides that are the same proportions as those of the LeanTo. I normally keep all my 'plans' together, but found this one in a folder of photos from the build thread.... I need to put it back!

Hey Boreal... if i'm allowed to cross link to another forum, here you go: This is my build thread (this was my second build) https://bushcraftusa.com/forum/threa...d-along.136777/ and i used this plan. https://www.backpacking.net/makegear/huntersleanto/