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The only time I race in a canoe is trying to outrun a popup thunderstorm. I like paddling slowly and taking my time. That's how my trips are planned.

The pictures tell the story

Portages don't bother me, I just plan around them. On our last trip this year, we did a 3500m and as a bonus, we got to do it in the rain. I was thinking of the last week in June going out through Potter, Brule, McIntosh L, Grassy...

Clockwise or Counter? I am thinking of Counter Clockwise and disappearing up Potter's to escape the crowds as soon as possible and come back against the grain. How does that work with paddling upstream? The only thing I see is between BigTrout and Otterslide.

One of the best parts of a canoe trip, fog.

I'm still young enough (68) to not worry too much about the end of my tripping days. I have a couple of really light boats and just need to work a bit harder on the planning of my trips, not to over-extend myself, and when you put it all together shorter days of paddling lead to longer trips...

Guaranteed to be Cold Handles, unless of course they slide into the fire

Winter is coming and if you're looking for an excellent book to read try the true story, "Born to Be Hanged": 'The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson.' I listened to this book on my way back from GA. This crew...

An Unmarked Wagner #12 at 14" and the rest are Griswold's because they are cheap. For most people, these pans are worthless

To be Fair! I go both ways

Although I may or may not be the provider of pans, I blame Robin for introducing me to the pan, I can't help it if people outside this group can't figure out the value of these pans and purveyors of second-hand goods can't sell them except by reducing the price.

I guess you could take Cast Iron if you want to portage all the extra weight but want to have an even heat transfer in the pan. I like the Cold Handle Pans when I do take a pan. I think this is a 10" pan

Russian Judge gives him a 6 for not Stick'n the landing

Scratches add character. I don't baby my canoes but I don't abuse them either. If you're worried about scratches Bill Swift will tell you, Two Tone Colour Because scratches on your boat always appear white, we offer a Champagne coloured bottom to keep your boat looking newer, longer and to...

I like barrels and there are a lot of good reasons to use them. I have 3 all with good harnesses but I don't like the barrel digging in on my spine. One of the barrels is hooked up to an old wooden pack frame that rides great but the frame weighs 5 pounds so it only goes on trips with few carries.

CHFPs are one of the first things I look for in second-hand stores.

The 'Big Breakfast'

Yes they are and I'm always on the lookout for them

In one day? I won't do it even if I could, I try to find ways to extend my trips and I like to spend my Carries looking at the vegetation.

We spent the third night at the primitive site on Bog Pond. A little note here about the site: There is a fire ring in the field but after the downpour of that day the field was running water and had no place to hang a hammock. We started to look around for a dryer spot to stay. I found what...