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The Swift Cruiser series is a recent addition to Swift's line of boats, so there is not much feedback out there regarding their use as a lake\portage multi day tripping boat. As I'm looking for a lighter boat and my kneeling days seems to be over, I'm curious whether one of these boats would fit...

Best tripping canoe ever, IMHO. Wish I was still young enough to portage one like I use to. Go find one. G.

Hello, have you a particular model in mind (as they seem to have various models available on Amazon, Canada) and if so have you ever used it while portaging a canoe at the same time. Thanks, G.

Thanks for the heads-up. Just received his book "Whisper on the night's wind" but my wife confiscated it, so I'll patiently wait for her to complete it. G.

I read this book some 75 years ago when I was 7 or 8 years old. It confirmed my desire to be in the woods whenever possible.

I was raised on the great old Eddy matches also. Use to light them with one hand holding them tight and flaring them with a prick of the thumbnail. Long time no see. Canadian Tire brand Red Bird were once sold in double packs of either the "strike anywhere" type or the "strike on box type"...

A couple of TIE WRAPS of various sizes and a small roll of WATERPROOF LEAK REPAIR TAPE. Both have unlimited uses. G.

As I stated in my first post, I dry land train all my dogs at home way before we hit the water. IMHO the only safe large dog in a canoe is the one lying still in the bottom of the boat. Dog does not leave his position in the canoe once grounded until told to do so. Found this out early in life...

The Pudelpointer photo was from the 1970's. The dog was bred by a friend of mine now deceased. Bodo Winterhelt. Was no fun on portages as she would quarter all the way and then go on point on grouse. I then had to put the canoe and/or packs down and put her on lead. She was a great grouse and...

I think you would want a medium size dog with a good under coat for warmth and some internal fortitude. Very little prey drive (so it has very little interest in the wild animals) but a decent amount of defence drive (guarding) and lots of pack drive (wants to be close to his master). The dog...

Thanks. To you also. Let's hope we have a great year. We all need one. G.

If you decide to go the way of the suspenders, then get heavy-duty ones such as firemen's or logger's and expect to pay more than for regular chain store suspenders. I have never had problems with quality suspenders using the clip grips. G.

Manicouagan is about at the same latitude as Lac Mistassini and above Lac St. Jean. Here are the annual water temperature variations for Lac St. Jean. I would not be surprised if the reservoir is much colder, as its mean depth is 85 meters and Lac St Jean's mean depth is 11 meters. That been...

Same as lowangle al. I ditched belts and elastic bands for suspenders 2 years ago and am much more comfortable now. G.

Thanks for sharing. Will watch asap. G.

Nice. I can see you Robin with tears in your eyes watching this commercial. Merry Xmas to you and you all. G.

Here's wishing you a full recovery. If it's a lower body issue, then winter may be long. If it's upper body, then get the snowshoes out and enjoy if you live in the snow belt. I think the worst issues for canoeists are shoulder injuries, as they don't seem to remedy as well as other areas of...

Thanks for the idea, lowangle. Al. I'm going to consider that. G.

Sad news always. Beautiful paddling. G.

Odyssey said: The top photo was taken at a Canadian Government hydrology station, a place where some trippers end their journey and are picked up by aircraft. Leaving their canoes behind and having gone through most of their food, they were able to fly back to civilization in a smaller less...