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Like Neil, I've found that most pants manufacturers consider my legs to be too short. I've been considering something like this: http://www.ula-equipment.com/product_p/rain-kilt.htm SInce I'm usually wet from the calf down anyway, it would seem to offer advantages of easy on and off in the...

I have a Kluane Summerthought (-5 C) sleeping bag, about 20 years old. Still good for summers in the NWT or fall in northern Saskatchewan, down to freezing (0 C). I also have a Kluane down "inner parka", about 12 years old. It's my second, someone stole the first one. It's my standard winter...

Thanks for posting, a great story. Reminded me of Elliot Merrick's classic book, "True North". -wjmc

I have one from these guys: http://www.blacksprucegear.ca/Home_Page.php Also works well, I think a slightly more lightweight approach.

A link to a CBC story about a two month, 1100 km canoe expedition - with a one-year old! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/wilderness-canoe-camping-with-a-baby-1.3793116 -wjmc

He is roughly 50 km from his put in in Hidden Bay, if he started at the provincial recreation site or the fishing camp nearby. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 5C (41F) today with periods of rain mixed with snow, winds NE 20 km/h gusting to 40. Weather is forecast to improve...

That nice beach Alan camped on last night is on a topographic map derived from 1955 aerial photography, "updated" by 1986 satellite imagery. A good source to access and view Canadian topo maps (and buy, if you like) is here: http://www.jeffstopos.com/ A higher resolution view of that beach is...

This is likely the closest: https://weather.gc.ca/city/pages/sk-30_metric_e.html

I use 30" nylon NRS bags (tandem end bags) in my Raven for tripping purposes. They add a lot of buoyancy without taking up much cargo space. Between the bags and tied down packs, I have managed to replace swimming with bailing on a few occasions. -wjmc

Is that sketch one of Les Kouba's illustrations from Calvin Rutstrum's "North American Canoe Country"? Kouba illustrated a few of Rutstrum's books and also a couple by Sigurd Olson. -wjmc

I wetfoot, mostly sit but kneel occasionally. I had the same experience as Alan with the Abyss boot, I liked them but the stitching went. The next year I used a pair of five-ten water tennies. They were flexible and had great grip, and were reasonably supportive. They didn't last either -...

Have you done any estimating / guesstimating on the calorie count of your menu? I'm sure you will burn in excess of 4,000 cal/day, and 1.5 lb / day seems a little light to meet that requirement. On my trips the food - mostly dried, plus nuts, fats etc. - goes around 2 lb/day and I still manage...

I agree portage spotting from satellite photos can be pretty hit and miss. Here are a couple more quotes from the old Berard map describing this trail: "“North end trail follows bottom of cliff along west side of floating bog”." At the Bloodvein end: "“Trail begins in marsh at...

Is this the portage you are thinking about? It's described on Real Berard's "Sasaginnigak Canoe Country" map as: " 'long port' (100 chains)-trail fair-some windfall and swamp." Berard's maps relate to trips in the late 1960s and early 1970s, so this is hardly current information. I crossed...