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Hope to see some fellow CanoeTripping.net members over in Peterborough this week for the WCHA Assembly. I've put together a display featuring 10 historic paddle designs to go along with a presentation on Saturday.

There's a recently published book that should interest some folks on the forums.... Border Country: The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene Author: Martha Greene Phillips Foreword by Peter Geye $39.95 cloth/jacket ISBN 978-1-5179-0107-3 408 pages, 376 b&w plates, 9 x 10, 2017 University...

My little one freaked out in the canoe over the summer and said he's now scared to go on the water. As a way of hopefully getting him back in the boat, I re-carved a damaged paddle into a tiny user for him. The shaft of the original paddle warped heavily after a decoration experiment with a blow...

Looking great. What do you think your first project will be when the shop is all done? Maybe a form for a wood canvas canoe?

With another winter now in full swing, hoping folks will keep this thread going with new project ideas for wood scraps. Saw a cute camping set for kids online that had a replica campfire and wooden marshmallow for pretend roasting. Used up some scrape pine and round dowel pieces to make a...

Pack looks great Robin. Now it's ready for another lifetime of use!

In your opinion, how far should your stove pipe project out from the tent? I'm planning to have the stove jack out the door (like Robin's setup) and not straight up the roof. The 8.5 feet of nesting pipes that came with the knico trekker stove seem pretty long if venting out sideways.

Good to know. I purchases a used Knico Trekker over the summer. The previous owner said he used it one time. Noticed the he didn't use a false bottom and was worried about the burn marks and future problems. When I told him the manufacturer suggested using sand or a false bottom, he knocked off...

Great idea as an heirloom gift for the grandkids, Robin!

Haven't checked out my local Home Depot for wood closet rods. Will take a gander to see the Canadian supply has been phased out too. It certainly was a great way for newbies to discover the joy of poling. But with a little woodworking it's still possible to build a functional home depole from...

I got some of the chocolate flavoured powder as well. My son really liked it, me so-so. We found it worked nicely as a sort of icing on baked goods. We experimented with steam baking some cupcakes and the powdered pb made the deserts taste extra good. For cleanup, he would dip pieces of pita...

Little late to the thread, but that was an awesome trip. So many beautiful pics and a great write-up. Enjoy your tasty, moose meat filled winter!

Thanks all Robin: I really just copied your excellent setup! Yeah, that little cigar holder is basically 2 small flat cutoffs of cherry, each with a slit half way through. They combine to form an "X" and work perfectly to keep the cigar horizontal & burning. It's a total extra accessory, but it...

Got to spend 3 glorious September days on a brief solo trip last week. Apart from getting some much needed silence & solitude, my overall goal was to test out some of the homemade gear made over the off season. Also wanted to check out the tripping capabilities of the 14 foot Chestnut /...

Appreciate your writeup and pics. Great that you got your "elders" and brother to come along. Looks like that stretch of the river is a fisherman's dream for tasty brook trout.

Had another short trip with my older boy back to Gun Lake in the Frost Centre. Unfortunately left the camera's memory card in the computer at home when last downloading photos. The old point and shoot could only hold about a half-dozen shots in its internal memory so just have a few photos to...

Ended up repurposing some discarded stuff to make a set of portage pads. I used the following online tutorial as a reference point but tweaked the dimensions a bit... http://myweb.arvig.net/knudsen/bwca/portagepads/ Last fall during an end-of-season shoreline cleanup on the cottage, I came...

Sorry Pook! Guess you'll just have to buy more tickets ;)

Thought I'd pass along some info of an upcoming raffle for anyone hoping to own a cedar canvas. Langford Canoe has donated a unique 16' boat to raffle off with the benefits going to the Huntsville Hospital Foundation. Tickets are $25 CND and the draw takes place on September 1st. I was told...

Wow. Looking forward to seeing this one being resurrected as well.