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Been using a Grey Owl Tripper in oiled cherry for the last 20 some years. It’s been everywhere, lost count of the miles on it. Made a bunch and bought a few others paddles but always use the Tripper In the flat stuff. I don’t think the quality of wood is as good these days as it was when my...

Nice! Super interesting area, it’s high on the to do list, but I’m not so keen on the rattle snakes tho! Looks like lower levels could be a real grind.

Met my partner in a tree planting camp, so she’s all into the bush life. She cares about her job more than canoe travel, I’m the other way around, so only an 80 for her.

Thanks for the review, they really are quite ingenious. Is that the nomad or the nomad xt?. Bothwell Voyager makes some great stuff! We’ve been using one of his bigger Yukon fire boxes for our family trips and despite its weight, we don’t leave home without it. It’s built like a tank and I...

Meh, No dis, but your expectations of composites might be a little high. Canoes look better with scratches.

we’re loving our Eureka too! It gets a 10 for comfort in decent weather. As for the OP, Absolutely, and especially if you are introducing new people to the bush/canoe tripping. Peak bugs in the north is a spectacle best seen in camp behind a screen. IMO (talking level 10 bugs) there is...

Around my neck of the woods, spraydecks are the standard practice nowadays for loaded whitewater.

Gonna give it a go, not thinking big trips. I have these images in my head of a cat running down a portage trail behind us, leaping over puddles and scurrying across logs keeping up with the dogs and the boys. I probably watch too much tv. For sure training cats isnt easy, but I’ve seen my aunt...

All this talk about training dogs got me thinking. We‘re considering getting a cat, curious if anyone has ever trained their cat to go tripping with them? Not talking one of those big white ones everyone wants for bear defence 😁.

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Indeed interesting! Thanks for posting.

I don’t think the border would be an issue. Im not 100% sure of the particulars but the Free Trade agreement between our countries gets rid of the duties on products made in our countries, not sure how GST and PST works though. Between this and a favourable American exchange rate it’s a great...

The Sea Clipper sounds like it would be a great fit for the OP. I missed out on a used one a little while ago because I hummed and hawed a little too long about the price. Big mistake. There’s lots of good reviews and trip reports by paddlers using the Sea Clipper. A good one that comes to mind...

Clippers are everywhere in western Canada, probably the most common brand of boat. Unfortunately I can’t make any comparisons to the Champlain but heres what I know about the littler Big Mac. I’ve got the 18’6 MacKenzie and have put lots of miles on it paddling mostly rivers in shield country...

Song of the Paddle as well as the other Mason books, but without a doubt, Song of the Paddle. Its definitely the rattiest looking book on the shelf. For fiction, Lost in the Barrens and The Curse of the Viking Grave were very inspiring, and still are.

Paddle straps, double sided Velcro with d/rings sowed on. Telescopic fishing poles, they’ve come a long ways and are still cheap

I was fortunate to have parents that were canoe trippers, they did a little of the training but knew their limits and shipped me and my brothers to whitewater courses at MKC throughout our teens. I’ll be doing the same with my kids. Id highly recommend professional instruction, you can’t beat...

Hey Alan Hyperactive, but in a good way for trialing and hunting. As the saying goes, you can take it out of them, but you can’t put it into them. A laid back spaniel, be it ES or EC just isn’t desirable in the field, however most seem to switch off in the house fairly well. All of mine have...

ECS’s are 40lbs dogs in a 20 lbs package. Lots around these parts but I’ve yet to meet one that wasn’t bat crap crazy! My kids are all getting one when they get hunting age. Found this one the other day, excuse the kicker.

The first two is a Border, she grew up in tree planting and other silviculture camps so bush life was second nature. Smart was an understatement for her, but she demanded a lot of stimulation/exercise in the off seasons. Wasn’t a problem pre-kids. That’s about the only down fall of the BC is...