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I use the chicken pouches quite often on trips for easy quesadillas or burritos. My kids will also eat the chicken right out of the pouch. I just make sure I have an extra gallon ziplock baggie along as a garbage bag for the empty pouches.

The boat was in great shape and looked like it would be a fast hull, it just didn’t seem to have the capacity I would need for the whole family. If I had more storage I would have bought it for a later stage in life when the kids could actually contribute to paddling a tandem.

An opportunity to purchase a Kevlar Old Town Columbia has fallen into my lap. I’m going to take a look at it tomorrow morning. Does anyone have any experience with and/or recall the specs for this boat? I know it’s over 18’ long and primarily a lake boat. I’m considering it for lake camping...

This is the Kelty Noah’s Tarp 12. I bought it last minute for a trip this year with a poor weather forecast. I think I got it on sale for $60 at Sportsman’s Warehouse. The cordage comes with the tarp and can be packed away into Velcro pouches sewn into each corner. It comes with the quick...

This is an awesome picture! Great fall scene.

This was our first run on this river to test things out. I think next time one of the “dwarves” and maybe the dog will join us.

Yesterday on the middle section of the Youghiogheny River. @Kharrick and I had a good day.

Thanks everyone for all the replies. It’s interesting to see all the different perspectives. I have strongly considered the Adirondacks. I really like it there, and all the seasonal activities I like can be done close by. The cons for me are It gets pricey near the towns with decent schools...

Hemlock has a “used” Kevlar nomad on their site. My understanding is this boat was only paddled a handful of times and is in “like-new” condition. It’s been on their page for a while now even with a price reduction.

If you could choose one place to live in the US that has the best canoeing opportunities, where would it be? I thought this would be a fun thread, and it is applicable to me and my family as I just started a fully remote job, and I now have the freedom to live wherever I choose as long as I...

I had walked through this area 3 times already while carefully scanning for snakes. The 4th time I was complacent and talking to my dad and brother over my shoulder. I noticed movement out of the corner of my eye and jumped in the opposite direction. When I looked back to where I was about to...

I was on a weekend trip to Massasauga Provincial Park with my wife, 4 yr old daughter, and our dog this past weekend. We encountered similar weather to what @yknpdlr just described. On Saturday we had a 15 mph headwind, 20 mph gusts and got over an inch of rain in 50 degree temps. Sunday the...

I remember seeing the pot in the tree. I think there was actually more than one. I will say we stopped at the farthest east campsite on the north shore of Fish Pond and there had to be 50 beer cans in the fire pit. I was in complete disbelief that someone would go through the effort to portage...

1. Big Agnes Boundary Deluxe Sleeping Pad 2. Titanium French Press for coffee 3. MSR Whisperlite Stove for cooking The boundary deluxe sleeping pad is bulky, but so comfortable I forget it’s a sleeping pad. The French press is light and small and makes great coffee. The stove makes cooking in a...

I’ve seen this lean-to site on fish pond and can agree it looked like a good one, but it was taken when we arrived this spring. We did find a really nice elevated site off the portage between Fish Pond and Little Fish Pond. It had nice views of little fish pond, caught a breeze, had a flat...

Saranac River, NY

That looks incredible! Thanks for sharing @Glenn MacGrady

I think the biggest issue with this is that the builder did not bring it to your attention and you found it on your own. I would think a respectable builder would explain the pulled thread issue and ask you how you felt about it before sending you the boat. If you agreed to accept the blemish...

My wife and I went to Noel Canoe’s demo night tonight on Lake Wilhelm, PA to support @NoelCanoeDad and try out some of the red feather and slipstream boats he has for sale. He has quite the spread right now including a red feather Rockstar, Merlin III, (2) Yellowstone solos, and a bucktail. He...

Below I’ve copied a useful link for finding “canoeable” rivers and creeks in western Pennsylvania. My understanding is this site is regularly maintained. It shows whether water levels are “too low”, “canoeable”, or “too high”. It’s a great resource that should be used as a reference alongside...