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When I have gone with groups I always bring my own tent. Unfortunately I have gone with groups who made a beeline to the prearranged campsite towards the end of the day and grabed the premo spots. I’m not a fast paddler, never in a hurry, so I had to set up in some awkward spots. I actually...

Sounds like the OP is leaning towards patching up the existing wood. While I’m no expert on Kevlar canoes, when I did work on them, I noticed how thin the sides where and how much the canoe depended on a strong gunnel system for structural stability. I also found that aged wood gunnels as...

Almost spiritual, the way Odyssey lites a campfire. You couldn’t pay me enough to have missed spending time around our evening campfires. Summit Lake, Marshall Lake circuit. L-R, Christy, Brad, (Odyssey), Mirand, (Mrs. Odyssey) Karin, Memaquay

16’ Chestnut Cruiser, Endless Lake, Maine

On my last 3 night trip, base camped with my new Campfire tent I had campfires mornings and evenings for cooking and ambiance. When tripping I got into the habit of cooking over a twig stove, sometimes even using the twig stove to take the chill off. I really stopped having campfires as I aged...

"The wearer moves in a fluid gesture to install the raft on his shoulders, and once it is well balanced, he begins to cross the path several millennia old." He goes from rock to rock with the ease of a balancer on a wire wire. In addition to allowing us to jump an obstacle or connect two lakes...

I started reading it last night too, Thanks for the effort, very interesting and the maps are excellent. While my days of trips like that are over, I really enjoy reading trip reports like yours, Thanks again.

Yes, an original Hudson Bay Cruiser, sold by LL Bean back in the day. It was a friends ax, I admired it during a trip to Quebec in the early 90’s and as we parted ways to go home he gave it to me. It’s buried in a log in this picture.

Whenever I have encountered strong winds coming at me I have two plans of attack. 1. Drop to my knees with my butt centered on the seat, I have always felt I gain a lot of power and less wind resistance that way. I keep the canoe as flat as possible. 2. I move close to that coffee pot Odyssey...

Some real talent there, beautiful workmanship. Thanks for the details of the build, that will a fine looking canoe when finished.

Nice tr, pictures too, you never know. My favorite, Well, this one too,

I was rewatching Ray Mears video about his canoe trip on the Missanabie River years ago and I noticed his small leather pouches while he was preparing bannock. I ordered one off of Etsy, along with a couple of waxed cotton bags. Anxiously awaiting. Anybody else ever use them?

Thanks for that report. I like those Leanto’s to hang out in for a while but only slept in one once. Too many mice running around all nite and I was up on a cot…haha I did that trip a few times years ago but don’t remember the beaver dams. Nice pictures, Thanks again.

I have gone into Lows for the opening week (rifle) of deer season quite a few times (last week of October) and saw few if any other paddlers. There might have been day paddlers but I didn’t see any on the western end of the lake.

Were you packing and what caliber? (Asking for a friend) Nice trip report and pictures, Beautiful canoe, Thanks for sharing.

Lows lower dam is back open to paddlers. Best time of year for hot tent canoe campers. https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/after-2-year-closure-lows-lake-access-is-back-for-paddlers

I retired in 2010, was diagnosed with bladder cancer in ‘14, prostrate cancer in 16’, ( both as a result of my exposure to agent Orange in 1968), myositis in my hamstrings shortly after the radiation/statins I received to treat the prostrate. Climbing stairs became very difficult. I continued...

I always bring my ax, whether it’s car camping, remote base camp or even when I was portaging. When toting a wood stove it’s pretty much necessary, with a twig stove not so much but like Al says, not a bad thing to have within reach when needed.

This tent has a floor, it’s supposed to be “water resistant”. I placed my old Hudson Bay blanket over the floor on my first trip to keep the floor clean. I suppose I’ll find a sheet of plastic to use as a ground sheet. I had ordered the tent shortly after camping with lowangle Al and seeing...

I spent 3 nights at a small lake in central Maine September ‘24 with my new canvas Campfire Tent. Here’s a short video,