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If you primarily want something for clearing sweepers I think something like the Silky that ErktheRed shows above is a good choice since it gives you greater reach. But since you need two hands to operate it, I'm not sure how good it would be at processing firewood in camp unless you have a...

Was speaking to my favorite guide yesterday and although not specific to Allagash Lake/Allagash Stream he said water was up very high everywhere.

Another happy Zoleo user here.

The exact same thing happened to me this year; I was one day ahead of you. Still had a good time (although it was super cold as you know!).

I've been there 4 times (as recently as May 14, 2023) and I had never heard they had water there. But I just looked on line and you are right. But it doesn't say exactly where. The structures are all across the dam from where you put in. Probably no more than 1000ft. between the put in and...

I hear you. There's a reason I bought the Outback. It was the only semi-off road capable car I could find that (1) would just barely fit under the canoes like that and (2) that I can just barely drive into or out of the garage with a canoe on the factory rack. My next house will have higher...

My garage is half empty. That’s three Harken Hoisters.

The scissors and tweezers on those Victorinox knives are hard to beat!

In the words of Ecclesiastes: For every thing there is a season. (Even sandals.) Sandals without socks (for hot weather no bugs). Sandals with wool socks (for hot weather with bugs). Sandals with wool socks and Kokatat Launch Socks (cool/cold weather). Neoprene booties over dry suit socks...

That's my plan for bugs! Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

Yeah, after I wrote that I realized the St. John put-in is about 100-120 miles north of where yellowcanoe or Robin are So maybe the bugs are not out up there yet. Fingers crossed!!

uh oh, supposed to run the St. John starting Sunday....

I believe it was a Canadian that released Muskies into the St. John. The only thing stopping them from destroying what's left of the Allagash trout fishery is Allagash Falls. Never tried Pike or Muskie.

Gil Gilpatrick has a design for a folding canoe chair you can build in his Building Outdoor Gear book. http://www.gilgilpatrick.com/outdoor-gear.html

I do like the warmth on my hands of an uninsulated cup, but on balance I like an insulated cup with a lid because my coffee drinking is often interrupted by camp/cooking chores and my coffee get cold.

Full disclosure, I've thought pour over is nothing but a fad designed to separate hipsters form their money since the first time I walked into a coffee shop to get a cup of joe and saw a sign with specific prices for small, medium and large coffees when dispensed from the urn but another sign...

My GSI JavaDrip isn't mesh. It's a silicone cone. https://gsioutdoors.com/products/collapsible-javadrip-blue A cone isn't a closed system where you can adjust how long the water is in contact with the grounds to extract more water soluble coffee goodness. Once the grounds/paper filter are...

Glenn, there's really zero difference between (1) these collapsible cones, (2) the cone a barista uses doing a manual pour over at the local hipster coffee shop, and (3) the cone inside the automatic drip coffee maker (Mr. Coffee, Braun, etc.) sitting on your counter. In fact my GSI collapsible...

I like the simplicity of use and ease of clean up of a collapsible pour over cone with standard paper filter. GSI JavaDrip is what I use. I rarely bother to grind my coffee at home and never both in camp. I just bring ground coffee in zip loc.

My cedar stripper is officially "A Slow Boat to Nowhere" but also called "The Voluptuous Stripper" because of its curvaceous lines. My rebuilt, soloized MR Explorer is "YAER" (Yet Another Explorer Rebuild) but also called "The Clydesdale" as it is a large solo. My yellow Esquif Vertige is...