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Wow! Did I read the original post incorrectly! My peanut brain interpreted the question as to how much should you be carrying when doing a portage. Sorry about that. I'll let the more educated and better read people continue this discussion. Please proceed... Until next time...be well...

This may not be of much help so I'll let you decide if it's worth your consideration... When I used to teach a hiking & backpacking class, the guide I gave my students is that men should not try to carry more than 25% of their body weight; the limit for women is 20%. Even at those percentages...

A friend of mine who grew up outside of Tupper Lake in the Adirondacks, used to collect milkweed pods for the war effort when he was a kid. He told me his school would let kids out to collect the pods and bring them back to the school. From there they were shipped off somewhere (he didn't know...

Having never done anything like this, I have nothing to suggest but, bottom line, I am looking forward to your build. I always learn so much when I follow along with you talented folks as you make your next canoe. Thanks for including us! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...

Thanks for posting this trip. I'm looking for a trip like this for my grandson and me. He attends UVM so we'd have two cars making a shuttle possible. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Looks like my earlier post has been deleted. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

It's been a long time since I last set out in a race but I do like to get on the water to work out from time to time. I'm fortunate that I have a half dozen locations on the Susquehanna where I can put in and paddle either upstream or down. I used to go out in a Placid Boat works "Shadow"...

Thanks for your wonderful trip report and photos. It's been too many years since I was last at Lows Lake but the last couple of times I paddled there, the passageway around the floating bog, above the upper dam, was always on the right side as you paddled in. It's amazing to me how it's...

When my older daughter was 5 (she's 45 now), she watched Nanook of the North with me when I showed it to a group. She was so taken by it that she wanted to replicate it. I still have the old Phoenix "Isere" touring kayak that is pretty much see-through fiberglass. She grabbed a book, her...

Love seeing your old Coleman Peak 1 in action. I pulled out two of my old Peak 1s and will be using them next week in the Adirondacks! Great stoves, albeit heavy, but very easy to adjust the flame so they're great if you want to do more than just boil water. Thanks for all your photos. Glad...

Sorry your fish of a lifetime made its escape like that. I can relate as the biggest largemouth bass I ever caught was on a fly rod with a hair popper I'd made. I was fishing out of my canoe on a small pond when the fish hit and from that point on, it was my own freshwater version of a...

Welcome. Glad to have you with us. I'm sure you'll fit right in based on the photos you posted. It's great to have you here! That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

Thanks for your trip report and photos. It's been close to a dozen years since I was last up that way. Looks like I need to travel that way again. I appreciate the reminder of how beautiful and area still is. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

To me, Ursacks are the way to go; unless hard containers are required by the land managers where you're traveling. I've been using one for many years and only once have I had any infiltration into the bag. It was one of the new bags after the company changed the material and also started...

Thanks for the photos and your report. Honestly, what hit me the hardest is you're still able to paddle & camp with your father-in-law. What a joy to be able to do so. He's also a lucky man to have folks who are willing to design a trip around his needs and abilities. You're all to be...

Thanks for your trip report and photos. I've never camped on Slang before but have spent many nights on Long Pond and across the region. Sounds like you had a wonderful time and making memories with your kids like this is priceless. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be...

My tarps are either 10"x10" or 10'x12'. Both are large enough for me, my gear and room left over if I really need to stake it down right to the ground. Having a bivy sack is nice as well as it will protect you from any rain splash that might be blown under the tarp side walls. If you're...

l have seen those in the past. More of a paddle for sculling and keeping the canoe in place when fishing instead of long distance paddling. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

My sister told me about that book so I picked up a copy. Not usually a mystery reader but I really enjoyed this book. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good read. That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well. snapper

@canootrippa- Yes, you're correct in where I purchased my canoe. Brent Baysinger and his staff do a wonderful job of getting folks out paddling. I've known him since he first opened the shop. He has expanded considerably and know has a fantastic showroom in the old mill that sits waterside...