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I started reading it last night too, Thanks for the effort, very interesting and the maps are excellent. While my days of trips like that are over, I really enjoy reading trip reports like yours, Thanks again.

Yes, an original Hudson Bay Cruiser, sold by LL Bean back in the day. It was a friends ax, I admired it during a trip to Quebec in the early 90’s and as we parted ways to go home he gave it to me. It’s buried in a log in this picture.

Whenever I have encountered strong winds coming at me I have two plans of attack. 1. Drop to my knees with my butt centered on the seat, I have always felt I gain a lot of power and less wind resistance that way. I keep the canoe as flat as possible. 2. I move close to that coffee pot Odyssey...

Some real talent there, beautiful workmanship. Thanks for the details of the build, that will a fine looking canoe when finished.

Nice tr, pictures too, you never know. My favorite, Well, this one too,

I was rewatching Ray Mears video about his canoe trip on the Missanabie River years ago and I noticed his small leather pouches while he was preparing bannock. I ordered one off of Etsy, along with a couple of waxed cotton bags. Anxiously awaiting. Anybody else ever use them?

Thanks for that report. I like those Leanto’s to hang out in for a while but only slept in one once. Too many mice running around all nite and I was up on a cot…haha I did that trip a few times years ago but don’t remember the beaver dams. Nice pictures, Thanks again.

I have gone into Lows for the opening week (rifle) of deer season quite a few times (last week of October) and saw few if any other paddlers. There might have been day paddlers but I didn’t see any on the western end of the lake.

Were you packing and what caliber? (Asking for a friend) Nice trip report and pictures, Beautiful canoe, Thanks for sharing.

Lows lower dam is back open to paddlers. Best time of year for hot tent canoe campers. https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/after-2-year-closure-lows-lake-access-is-back-for-paddlers

I retired in 2010, was diagnosed with bladder cancer in ‘14, prostrate cancer in 16’, ( both as a result of my exposure to agent Orange in 1968), myositis in my hamstrings shortly after the radiation/statins I received to treat the prostrate. Climbing stairs became very difficult. I continued...

I always bring my ax, whether it’s car camping, remote base camp or even when I was portaging. When toting a wood stove it’s pretty much necessary, with a twig stove not so much but like Al says, not a bad thing to have within reach when needed.

This tent has a floor, it’s supposed to be “water resistant”. I placed my old Hudson Bay blanket over the floor on my first trip to keep the floor clean. I suppose I’ll find a sheet of plastic to use as a ground sheet. I had ordered the tent shortly after camping with lowangle Al and seeing...

I spent 3 nights at a small lake in central Maine September ‘24 with my new canvas Campfire Tent. Here’s a short video,

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...