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I had plans to do this trip last spring, hoping to see icebergs when I got to the NL coast. A cold spring up there changed my plans to nw Ontario. The iOverlander app was a big help with planning boondocking campsites. If you rent a vehicle what’s the deal with car topping a canoe? Just don’t...

Yes, it is. I used to use a 15’ green Chestnut Chum, great little canoe, but I found the 16’ Cruiser to be more of an all round canoe for my needs. It handles the canvas tent outfit well and I have a nice 14’ Chestnut Fox replica for lighter outfits.

Northern Maine, 16’ Chestnut Cruiser on a 83 Chevy (k20)

All the reviews and videos I have seen say the interior of the tent stays dry. While Frost River says it’s water resistant, they never say water proof. “wet it down and let it completely dry to season the fabric and seams. It will be much more water-resistant once its been soaked and dried”...

I think I’m supposed to wet it out and let it dry to make it waterproof. The weather forecast predicted dry conditions so I didn’t bother with the wet it out yet, although I did bring a CCS tarp. I read a review that the tent is watertight, no tarp needed. Funny, spend a grand on a tent and get...

I just spent 3 nights in my new Frost River 2 man Campfire Tent. Paddle in campsite, a few miles down a small lake here in Maine, camped on a island. Tent worked great, I made my own poles out of local ash but will be moving to lighter weight spruce. I used on site beaver chewed birch for the...

Me too, a good recent investment, keeps my canvas tent dry and the white lets the light in.

My door is always open my friend. While my most favorite trips have always been in Canada, I have always held a special place in my heart for the Adirondacks. Spring and fall in the ADK’s base camped in my small wall tent was always something I looked forward to. An August trip to Quebec or...

I make a list just like Glenn and can never find it again. So I make new list each trip, starting a week in advance and add/subtract things as I go. Since I’m either solo or solo with others my outfit stays the same. I had all my gear packed for a family trip over a month ago which got canceled...

I live in mid coast Maine and it’s a really nice area to live. Lots of great paddling opportunities plus some awesome down hill ski areas not too far away. It’s easy to get to northern Quebec and New Brunswick for some more wilderness adventures. It’s too far from northwest Ontario though...

Not much at all, 3-4 boats in 5 days. Your advise to put in at the south end of the lake to avoid fishing boats was spot on. We stayed at a small island next to Hammer Island on the map.

It was a good trip, spending time with Allan again was a lot of fun, we joked, evaluated almost everyone ;):(:ROFLMAO::), ate well, sat out the wind, and enjoyed the calm conditions. I want to publicly Thank Allan for pretty much carrying my butt, I would have never been able to hump my gear up...

I’m pretty sure I will replace my wall tent (for back country camping) with a Frost River 2 man Campfire Tent. I need to lighten my back country outfit and after seeing lowangle Al’s last week, I’m sold on it. 25 lbs, no tarp needed and only 3 lightweight aluminum poles. Sitting under the front...

I just received an email from them, Registration is coming soon...Promise! We have an exciting program scheduled so save the date: October 11-13, 2024 Ohana Family Camp, Fairlee, VT

Nowadays, the three C’s, a cot, cooler and a canvas tent,

That’s good news, it would be nice if there where more options for circuits but those they give now are a good start.

The first hints of water thru the trees at the end of a portage. The smell of campfire on my clothes. The view of the wilderness that frames my canvas packs and wooden canoe out in front of me. The water dripping off my paddle on a windless day. Anticipating the tail slap as a beaver moves...

Head down to the water and have a coyote breakfast, that is, kneel down, take a drink, wash my face and have a good look around. Really, at my age, I hope to make it to the latrine, then wash up, boil some water for tea, get the pancake batter mixed, ad some blueberries if its August. Maybe some...

You mentioned you stayed in Wawa, I stayed at the “Outdoorsman Motel” there this spring, very nice room, recently remodeled, nice Canadian owners. Wawa, so nice they named it twice.

Yes, I pretty much owe everything I know about wood canvas canoes and working on them to Schuyler Thomson. Politics and choice of paddles, not so much. :-)