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No deodorant in the woods ever (not keen on bug spray or sunscreen either). For trips over 3 days, it's daily sponge baths if it's warm, or every other day after dinner by the fire if not. Feet get washed daily; there's too much at stake to let them rot (old Infantry discipline coming out...

Living proof that days spent outdoors are not subtracted from our allocated lifetime. Thanks for that Gerald. And here I am whining at age 55 over a 50lb boat.

2qts of tap water til it's gone, then iodine flavored water until i get tired of it, tea 2x a day (breakfast and dinner at least), sometimes hot cocoa (tea requires a wipe... cocoa requires washing), and eventually those little packets of Crystal Lite flavoring for the water on about day 3 or...

I don't always bring one... depends mostly on the trip, and whether I'm out to see sights or base camp and fish. For most trips, and it's mostly in the Adirondacks, I like either: GB Small Forest Ax (19", head kinda tuned to Boreal forest pine/birch). Thin geometry, cuts soft woods deep...

I canoed as a Boy Scout, and borrowed canoes for trips later in life, but frequent moves in the military made owning one sort of out of the question until later in life. I MADE my first canoe, a stitch and glue Eureka 155, when I was 43 (I gave it to a good friend last year when I moved from...

I mostly solo, and I'm lazy. So that means mostly boil and rehydrate something. I use an old KoolAid jar for a bowl. When I'm done eating, I rinse it with some leftover water and drink the 'broth', then wipe it out with a paper towel, toss the towel in the fire, and I'm done. Sometimes, I will...

I put 11-20... I paddled occasionally with Boy Scouts for the 5 years or so I was with the program, then took a long hiatus before building my own stitch and glue canoe in around 2007 and coming back to it.

I typically carry a SAK Fieldmaster in my pocket, with any sheath knife in my pack... I dislike how they hang, and they're not really that handy around camp except for when it's fish or game cleaning time... the one exception was for a large Nessmuk style blade i have, on a dangler for the...

I'm largely a flat water solo paddler. I used to tie everything in, but this made portages more work, so now i don't. I eventually figured out that soft packs (vs frame rucksacks) work really well in canoes, so almost everything I have goes in one of those (a 90L roll top GoLite Gust is my...

I always carry at least a Swiss Army Fieldmaster with me, any time I'm in the woods. If conditions/events dictate, I will bring a sheath knife... I have several. My favorite deer skinner is a Fallkniven WM1. If there's fishing involved, it's something with a longer blade, most often a Condor...

Ah. .so YOU were the other canoe... I arrived Saturday morning to pick up my new Nessmuk XL from Dave. He told me someone had picked theirs up Th or Friday. Here's mine Saturday afternoon.

I use an old Kool-Aid jar for my rehydration vessel, and a DIY blue foam camping mat coozie (and duct tape) to insulate it. works great, no crunchy spots or half-done meals. Only takes about 25 minutes for most meals, stirring about halfway through.

eBay is one place. CraigsList or Facebook Marketplace, with local pickup, would be another. I can't remember this forum's rules for selling (though i did buy a Chum here now that i think about it), but on another forum I frequent, you can list things for sale if you're a paying supporter...

As far as coffee goes, I do love it... cold and black is ok. hot is better. but hot with cream and sugar is best... however, the process of making it in the field is entirely too much effort for me, and i drink tea when out. First time I burned my lips was on an aluminum boy scout cookset...

Mostly I solo canoe, and depending on the canoe, sometimes that means you get a thwart right in front of you, sometimes not... regardless, if i have a wannagen, I try to set it just in front of me, so i can pin my map down under the lid bungi. I generally take my shoes/boots off when paddling...

Mike McCrea, I just realized we're now almost neighbors... I'm in Aberdeen after a job move last year, from Louisiana... I am so close to so much nice clean water now it's almost sinful. perhaps we should plan a short trip together. I'm still young compared to a lot of you, at 55... but half a...

I think it's largely a matter of personal taste/comfort, weather, and type of canoe. I have worked my tandem Yankee (36" beam?) both ways, and prefer the fore seat facing backwards technique with it, especially when it's windy. You need to front load then, and it just seems to work better for...

After 11 years of military service and the training leading up to it, all involving red-lens covered hand-held D cell flashlights, I swore I'd never use a red lens again (and mostly didn't, though they have a role in hunting.) Tried the small 2xAA battery mini maglites for a couple years...

Thanks for the pics... I spent a lot of time in that area as a kid... Sabattis Scout Camp was kind of my intro to canoeing/kayaking. We also did family fishing trips to the Five Ponds Wilderness... nice place. I agree it's best in April or after Labor Day. Sites 19, 20, 21, and 22 have been...

I was extremely apprehensive about moving up to Aberdeen last year... pleased with the local waters/paddling (and finally have full time access to my Chum!), less so with the local 'camping' opportunities. Finding "tides" a bit odd, but am learning. Thanks for the locations/tips.