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I haven’t had to rely on the Blue Sky on a cloudy day, but it’s been fine on sunnier days. I have fortunately avoied immersion, so have nothing to offer on this point. Overall, highly recommend it. And the size is right for mounting on a spray deck. Are you thinking a harness of some kind or...

Depending on water levels, you may want a flat-ish bottom boat for the Allagash. There are long sections of shallow water that are friendlier to flat bottom boats, especially if poling. I have two SRTs (bought the second one when it looked like Hemlock might shut its doors) and really like...

I’ve purchased several boats from them and really appreciated the experience. The store had a good vibe. I’ll miss them.

What’s your source for this statement?

I just bought this and can report on it once received. Here’s the link: https://bigblue-tech.com/products/28w-sunpower-solar-charger BigBlue SolarPowa 28 (with no ammeter) × 1

There’s a backpacker on YouTube who says he aims for 100 calories per ounce, and that he typically gets 2,400 calories per 1.25 pounds of food per day. One day included instant oatmeal, three energy bars and a freeze dried meal. He noted freeze dried meals are expensive for long thru hikes and...

Is this a canoe trip?

For hammock peeing, my doc friend suggests what he calls a Texas catheter. You can google it. Doesn’t look comfortable or reliable to me.

The next one.

I’ve slept cowboy, hammock and tent. My only fear was cowboy camping in the desert where I was convinced that a rattlesnake would slither into my sleeping bag or a tarantula would walk across my face. In a tent or hammock I sleep through the sounds around me.

I’m probably being daft but I cannot figure out from reading the North Maine Woods website if I need to go to a check point before departing from Ripogenus Lake for a couple of days of camping on Chesumcook. Can anybody offer some guidance? Thanks. Art

Thanks for the intel

I just heard from another paddler that the gated access to the launch on Attean Pond is closed? Can anyone confirm? Can you recommend an alternative launch/landing? If true, I wonder what the story is behind this. Art

Sounds like it was a good trip despite the wind. Glad to hear the broken wing, as you put it, held up.

Does anyone know how the current water levels on the Moose River Bow loop in Maine? Thinking about a trip next week.

I’m not an engineer but I have spent plenty of time thinking about how to build a break-away or swing-away seat to avoid entrapment when kneeling. I want to trip on class II rivers but I don’t want to put a pedestal in my SRT. Does anything like this exist already? I’m not talking about an...

Enjoy your trip to BWCA!

I have a very lightly used (as in worn less that 6 times) Tilly Wanderer in khaki, size 7 3/8, made in Canada that I’m willing to part with. I puchased it about a year and a half ago. It’s too small for me, and I almost immediately purchased a size 7 5/8, which is a much better fit. Given that...

Yes. The ranger will take your gear for $10. I don’t know the fee for taking you and your canoe but I’ll bet it’s pretty reasonable.

Thanks for sharing, Glenn.