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Great job on the burgers, they look great. I like that reversible griddle. I'm in the market for one and the reversible looks like the way to go. I've never thought about making burgers on a trip, but I don't see why not. I see three ways I would do it. 1) Bring fresh burger in a kryovak 1 lb...

I'm pretty sure he's getting a 20' EM White Guide so he can paddle it solo from the stern seat.

I really like my composite Seliga Tripper at 40 lbs. It's a great hull that I love to paddle, I think Joe hit the nail on the head with this one. Although I'd rather paddle one of my w/c boats I love this boat and don't feel the compromise too much. I agree that the light composite boats don't...

My snow in the Poconos where I'm at was too wind driven to measure. Some areas held no snow and some had three feet or more. I shoveled Sunday during the storm and removed what I guess was about 15 inches, which was confirmed when I took a ski in the woods. It kept snowing and the wind...

Your water bottle needs to fit your kit. This canteen won't work for everyone, and I don't think it would have worked for me without the rest of my traditional gear. It easily fits in my #4 Duluth packs. It's the last thing that goes in the pack and I can pull it out without unbuckling the...

Yeah, proper handling of commercially caught fish requires a lot of ice, even when under refrigeration. Every possible step is taken to keep the fish in good condition, and the industry has gotten a lot better over the years. Up until about 50 years ago in the Ak gill net sockeye fishery they...

Fish are actually easier to fillet the next day, as the meat firms up. I'm mostly a catch and release guy too, but I would like to eat more perch and bluegills.

With up to 25 inches of snow expected today I just topped off my canteen to add to the other bottled water on hand in case the power goes out. Hey Fred, did you have the gallon size?

I should add that the two times I ended up in the hospital it was parasites, not bacteria. To prevent this don't eat raw fish without freezing it first and if you like your fish on the rare side don't eat the belly meat. If this happened to me on a trip I could have died.

Fish, or food in general, lasts longer than you would expect, but I think it would last longer without water in with it. A gutted fish will last longer than fillets, and the wet towel method that Erica mentioned would be ideal. Personally I'm not as concerned as most people about leaving food...

I may be overly cautious, but bacteria growth is a function of time and temperature. I like the idea of storing the fillets in the bottle, it's adding water that increases the chance of adding bacteria. With or without adding the water you will probably be OK since you won't be holding the fish...

Those OR insulated bottle holders work great. I rarely use them for their intended purpose anymore. I put my lunch or snacks in them usually with a can of soda or some kind of drink. They are also big enough to hold two bottles of beer.

Nice cabin Bob. Pretty remarkable that temps were 60 degrees when you woke up, with no insulation. I assume you are able to drive to the cabin site to bring in materials. If not that was a heck of a lot of work.

If it's cold enough the whole bottle will freeze solid. I was camped in 30 below F one time. I put a couple containers of very hot water inside of a cooler to keep my food from freezing. It didn't work, everything was frozen including the water. The eggs were frozen solid and the bread was too...

I've never washed my canteens. I only put water in them, and it stays good even after months. I've even filled them with water from lakes that I'm OK drinking from. A little side story; one day at work standing by my truck getting a drink from the canteen while talking with a co worker I asked...

I had smaller ones but they didn't seem to have any advantages over a Nalgene bottle so I stopped using them. I never thought about the micro plastic issue but I did let the water cool before filling.

Welcome, and thanks for posting some photos. I like the lines of that red "Buffalo" boat. It looks like it's loaded to the gills. Is it yours?

Being WW capable, doesn't make it a WW playboat like a Caption. But I think the 15 inch depth and high chines would make it capable of even C3.

I guess that when I started tripping I probably used a Nalgene water bottles to carry water, then I switched to empty Gatorade bottles. They worked fine, but in the late 90s I started using a gallon canteen. When I first moved to Ak. I went on a little gold prospecting trip with a friend and a...

From what I have read, one of the camps using w/c boats, uses them to teach respect. First you need to respect your canoe, then respect for other things will follow. Also, the tripping style needed for w/c boats on moving water is a safer more thoughtful one. Going to one of those camps must be...