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I had a Tripper for many years. I carried it on many painful portages. It was unbelievable how much gear it could carry, which also was painful to carry. I found that if it didn't have enough weight in it, it could be a little tippy. If the seats are lowered the primary stability is better...

I did the portage in May several years ago. I brought a cart and found it too wide for the area with planks. I would not bring a cart again. The biggest mistake I made was assuming I could use a cart and not planning how I was going to carry my gear, which made the portage much harder than it...

The last canoe trip I took I was pulling a heavy pack out of my canoe and felt sort of a tear. At first it didn't hurt but as the trip progressed it became painful carrying anything and walking up steep inclines. After the trip I had it repaired using the mesh type surgery. The surgery and...

I've used several methods to make coffee - boil in the water and strain, French Press and recently instant coffee. In recent times weight has become an issue so I have used instant coffee. I have found that a German imported instant tastes really good - Jacobs Kronung. It's not cheap but it...

Nice video. I enjoyed the cuisine too. Using an All-Clad frying pan none the less. I will have to travel to Seboise, but maybe with my wife. I've got to cover some opportunities in Maine, since no Canada this year. There are so many great place close to home. Thanks for posting.

Nice pictures and write up. A couple of years ago one of my sons and grandsons and I camped at the site on 1st Debsconeag. They fished and I just sat around. Later we walked the trail to 2nd Debsconeag. Carrying a Tripper would be a challenge. Earlier my Wife and I did a trip to Middle and...

Last year I was shopping for a camp chair at LL Bean. I sat in one and I couldn't get out, it was to low. I had to roll on the floor. but I looked around to make sure no one could see me - coast was clear I rolled. I decided to look for a chair higher off the ground and I found one online...

I rec'd the book as a Christmas present. It's fun to imagine their trips and where on their trips they might have gone. I try to figure out if I've crossed their paths.

I received a Biolite stove as a Christmas present. It's supposed to also charge electrical things that use a USB connection. Once Spring arrives I'm going to give it a try. It's sort of heavy. I've used gas stoves with canisters for the last 8 years which seemed fine..so we'll see. As far...

Spectacular photos - wow!

I turned 70 at the end of May. My three sons decided to give me a trip to Woodland Caribou PP for my birthday present. It has been a place I've wanted to go and actually planned to go last year but it didn't work out. I think they were worried I would talk about it and not do it. So Monday I...

I was supposed go to Quetico and enter on Beaverhouse in early July, but it didn't work out. I'm envious, but I enjoyed the pictures and the storm description. Thanks for the report.

I'm sort of like dougd - I just plug along scratches and all. I've never purchased a new canoe so almost all my canoes came pre scratched so I've never reached maximum speed. I have had a couple of deep scratches which I filled with bondo and sanded down until it seemed smooth (I don't know...

We did not pass any check points, so we didn't have any fees.

During the Summer of 2015 my wife and I took an overnight canoe trip to Middle Jo-Mary Lake and Lower Jo-Mary Lake. The area is near Millinocket, Maine. It's about 4 hours from our home in Windham, Maine. Most of the driving is on Interstate 95/Maine Turnpike. We exited 95 at the Medway...

I saw an ad for a Souris River prospector 17' for $750 on Craig's List. I went and look at it. It had a hole punched in it in two places, the gunnel was bent slightly and the finish was mottled. I decided that it could be fixed, but I decided I'd leave it for someone else. The seller told me...

Kim, Thanks for the link - it's fun to find someone interested in what interests me. Bob

I assume you want a frying pan that the handle stays cool when you are cooking with it. If this is the case buy a frying pan with a stainless steel handle attached to the pan. Stainless steel is a poor conductor of heat so the handles stays cool when the pan is hot. Most stores that sell...

I'm in the older end of the spectrum. One of my daughter-in-laws ask me when I would stop going on trips - she's very thoughtful. I had just showed up at their house after a trip with a grey beard - I told her I'd paddle until I couldn't. I hope to go to Woodland Caribou next summer, or do...

Hey Kim you shall over come. Next Spring you'll be portages like a champ.