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2024 went to Wabakimi for 2 weeks. Six week tour of Canada/Alaska with the Thelon River thrown in the middle. Wanting to push the cold weather stuff did a last week of October trip in the ADK's. 2025 should have an ADK shakedown in May and canoeing the Missainabi in June. Then in August...

There are a number of people on this site whose knowledge can be taken as gospel, and YC is certainly in that group. Her most recent contribution regarding my Newfoundland trip is resting it it's trip folder just waiting to begin. Contributions for the ages.

And portaging one of those wet sloppy things is a drag.

I always carry an extra pair of socks.

Dickies, Carhartt and others are getting into outdoor recreation clothing and without the crazy prices we often see I now have 4 poly shirts from Dickies, and quick dry shorts from Dickies and Wrangler. Balaclava from Carhartt. Keep an eye out - the price will be increasing soon.

I'll go with wind shell also. I just wear my normal stuff but I throw them on when the temp dips and I'm good to go. I like waterfowler pants for this application - rugged, and when combined with extra material for knees and butts pretty indestructible. I've had my current pair for 30 years...

Bell Rockstar here - purchased the last new one the dealer had and used it for the 3rd time the last week of October 2024.

Literally cringing as I read this - any one if them would have killed me. I can't help but notice a connection to the task-oriented lifestyle of mythological dudes like Hercules, what with all of the challenges. Thank you for response - very impressive!

I'm sorry ppine, but I have to ask, if I may, for a bit more detail on horse and mule wrecks. Is it just as it sounds - crashing your mule into another mule/inanimate object or is there another definition, hopefully grounded in lore from at least the 1930's. I do not ever recall hearing or...

I did not - guys at the shop said not needed and I'll have to agree. I've dragged it fully loaded over all manner of dam and such with zero issue.

Roger that - as soon as I arrived home I removed both seats and have never even thought about reinstalling them. In fact, I don't even know where they are.

Rods and paddles tied inside with boat with shoe laces I keep in a thwart bag. Instead of rod holders I use a couple of plastic clamps on the gunnel in the same thwart bag. One pack, one barrel, and a 5 gallon bucket. Depending on the portaging I still bring my outfitter frame pack - the...

Some time back I was looking for a flatwater boat and through discussions on this board came to the conclusion that the Wilderness would not be a good match for me due to gravity. I'm 6'2 260 lb.'s and at times bring more gear then I should. For these cold weather, heavy laden trips the...

I've wanted to kill my Whisperlite a thousand times.........

For quite some time my lunches have consisted of a granola bar and a small, individual serving pouch of beef jerky. I do freeze dried for just about everything else unless its warm in summer (where I rarely trip) and then it is cereal.

Thanks for all of the replies folks - really helps out - getting all jacked up for the trip. Question - do I need to pay fees for each nite in the backcounty on the FDL? We did in Wabakimi but that is a park, and in Ontario. Thank you!

Marathon boat is not too far from me and I have been watching for a good used one for YEARS. Perfect steelhead craft for the midwest. I have never come across one that I thought provided good value. Either beat up and asking too much, or not beat up and asking waaayyy too much. At the...

The batteries have changed Gamma - in a good way. Much lighter now. And 36 on that Jensen should do very nicely. Problem is they cost a bunch.

Thank you Alan!

Thank you everyone for your input - exactly what I needed. One concern that I had, and that Erica points out above, is the timing. I'm not too worried about cold per say, but wouldn't want to be too cold. I have seen graphs for average daytime temps up there in the 50's - 60's which is...