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My fear is unreasonable given the statistics for sure. I've backpacked in Glacier NP and Yellowstone NP and have paddled once on the barrens, so I've spent some time in grizzly country. In thinking of paddling solo, my worry in going to grizzly/polar bear county is that my fear would hinder my...

Erica, I would guess you are right about men being the biggest danger to a solo woman, sadly. I am afraid enough of polar bears and grizzly bears that I'm only going to solo in black bear country (though Paddling Pitt's photos make me reconsider that notion daily). Can anyone point me to a map...

Stripperguy, that seat looks ingenious. If you have other photos, I'd love to see them. After much pedestal pondering, I think I'd start with seat as installed by Dave Curtis (I like the seat Mr. Deal designed).

My saddest/funniest story with nicotine took place when I was twenty years old. My buddy Lanners and I had dropped out of college and saved up $1,000 each. We went out to the Southwest in his old Jeep Cherokee on a mission to backpack around and search for the grave of Edward Abbey, who had died...

I have a throw bag affixed to the stern deck of my canoe. In the event of a swim, I would in theory swim the rope to shore and attempt to haul in the canoe. I would not attach said rope to myself.

Especially solo, I fear dumping in whitewater or large lake waves, noises in the night, the prospect of tripping/falling, moose, night noises (I know I said it but it's worth repeating), getting hopelessly lost, etc.

I just read Alone Against the North by Shoalts and found it completely off-putting. I realize it's a young person's book, so perhaps some things can be forgiven, but his non-stop adoration for explorers throughout history (which demands a more nuanced take in this day and age), his constant put...

On the canoeing front: Canoeing with the Cree, One Incredible Journey, The Complete Wilderness Paddler, Canoe Atlas of the Little North, Canoeing North Into the Unknown, Cold Summer Wind. Nature/environment books: Edward Abbey has been a huge influence on my life. Also Wendell Berry, Barry...

I got introduced to chewing tobacco at summer camp as a kid. So many good habits/lessons were passed down to me from camp, but unfortunately chewing was one of the bad ones. I quit years ago, but will still bring some along when I'm solo or with my brother. One tobacco story. I canoed the...

Thanks for providing real world experience with the SRT. Glad to hear you are comfortable sitting and don't feel as though the seat placement hinders exit (forced or otherwise). Given your whitewater background, I imagine your inherent comfort level is much greater than mine...Anyway, agree...

Thanks all for weighing in. I hear ya about all day comfort regarding the saddle. I'll have to give this some more thought. I have the above Northwater saddle in my Swift Osprey, though admittedly I've only used it on a five day trip so the verdict isn't quite in yet, but as a person that kneels...

Well, I already own the york pack and have no skills or interest in building a wooden wannigan. And, I think for my tripping needs (solo or one other person), the york pack is about the perfect size anyway.

Glenn, I thank you. I daresay at this point I’ve read most of the threads and seen most of the pictures. Appreciate your consolidation, and yet I’m still interested in the ongoing discourse.

I like the adjustability, but not the means of adjusting (unthread and rethread cinch thing). Was thinking about this from NRS for water bottle. The SRT has grab handles on the end and scuppered gunwales that can be used to tie things in. I like the suggestion for other d-rings near the...

I do have a lean, but I still want a beefy tent vestibule.

Thanks for the link. Right in my neck of the woods!

I've been wearing out the SRT youtube video as I am enamored with the SRT as a potential expedition river tripper. To that end, in addition to daydreaming about owning an SRT, I'm daydreaming about my ideal rigging. Given the rigging expertise on this forum, I'm happy to have others contribute...

That's a reasonable thought. Given the number of loops as attachment points, perhaps I could add backpack straps and a waist belt without using a packframe. I'm hoping to be able to get the lid off and on easily, so I'm hoping to avoid putting the york pack in a pack or packframe.

I would only cook in there in a pinch. Mostly I want to put wet gear and be able to get in/out of the tent without the rainfly right on top of me. Thanks for the various links, including the detachable vestibules. Very interesting. My current tent is a Big Agnes UL Copper spur two person. I...

The rubber seal on my York Pack goes all the way around. I have heard that the newer NRS boxes have a small gap. Yellowcanoe, I have plastic straps, but thanks for passing along the link to the NRS ones. Given the number of handles, I'm thinking of just adding two backpack straps and perhaps a...