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I am on my 4th Forester - 2001, 2005, 2015 and now 2021. The 2021 is a test. I experienced what I consider to be major mechanical failures with Foresters #2 and #3. Number 2 had a valve stick open while I was on my way to the UP of Michigan. It was towed to a Subie dealer who dx'ed the problem...

My mug obtained from my alma mater. The no beer rule was easily circumvented, get your beer at the Union in the plastic cup and pour it into the mug. It made some classes easier to tolerate.

Gamma, looking forward to your trip report. I buddy and I are looking for some new areas in Ontario and this one sounds interesting. And make sure to watch your speedometer, kph does not equal mph😉.

We in far SE Wisconsin (60 miles north of Chicago) even caught the very weak tail end of this storm with some rain.

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Great topic. I remember giving my 10 yo nephew a Swiss Army knife on a trip and then spending some time showing him how to use it safety. Not more than an hour or so later he cut himself. Then I demonstrated some basic first aid.

I have used cheap poly tarps for footprints and sure they may not hold up long term but they are easily replaced. I actually prefer 6mil plastic sheeting which holds up well and is easily patched with tape when needed. My brother gifted me a large roll of this left over from a construction...

I was almost 60 when I made my first Wabakimi trip in 2007 after maybe 15 trips over 30+ years in the BW. I remember a July 1999 BW trip where we had to start looking for campsites shortly after lunch. On our last day of that trip we came into Seagull Lake later in the afternoon after having...

Nice. I would take it but I am too far away. My canoe bookcase is made from a discarded summer camp poly OT Disco - yours would make a bookcase with much more character. And as you might guess it’s kept in the basement, the missus won’t allow it upstairs.

My group used an InReach to have a paddling partner evacuated from the bush in Wabakimi last week due to cardiac issues. We won’t go on trips in the future without one.

A bit off topic but my son-in-law when in the navy stationed in Guam fished with a friend who was a native of the island. The local always carried a .22 pistol to dispatch either sailfish or swordfish before bringing them into the boat (I don’t remember which fish it was), because they were too...

I remember reading an article that stated something to the effect that if an area had a healthy fox population that controlled the rodent population, there tended to be less Lyme disease in humans.

I just came back from Canada last week - no special requirements to enter, just the usual questions about money, guns, purpose of visit, for how long and where. Over the years I have found it seems to help when you mention you will be using an outfitter, renting something, in other words...

Single carry portaging seems like young man’s game. I never did it and couldn’t do it now because I am too old and depend on what many would consider comfort luxuries.

Value - seems to be in good shape for a 25 yo canoe. So I would guess $8-900.

How it all started… Got out of the navy in 1970 with a couple of $grand in my pocket. So I bought a used VW Microbus and a new Sears aluminum 17’ canoe because my sister worked there and I used her employee 15% discount. I would have preferred a Grumman but the 17’ Standard was $210 and the...

Sounds like you tired of the BWCA just like me. For the past 17 years I have paddled mostly in Canada. I tired of the crowds, campsite competition, rules, etc, etc. So welcome to the forum and maybe get acquainted with Gamma1214 who has expanded his trips into Canada - “the great white north...

I just saw my first black bear of the season on Hwy 527 after leaving Armstrong ON on my way to Thunder Bay after a Wabakimi trip.

I started attending Canoecopia every year in the early 1980’s and I worked at the show 4 or 5 times. The only years I wasn’t there was the Covid years when the show wasn’t held. I remember seeing the gradual transition from nearly all canoes to now mostly kayaks. I was also a charter...

Sorry to hear this, my condolences to his family. While working at Canoecopia I helped him and his staff set up his booth several times.