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As mentioned above, the 39# weight & the way it paddled in moving water both left me thinking that it might be the preferred hull on the next portage-heavy trip North. The extra football layer on the inside will help with impact resistance but I felt that I should have a bit more abrasion...

Like Alan, I think the draw is easy access, easy to find ports & the fact that people know about the BWCA. I feel like it's also far easier to plan an "escape route" in the event that someone finds they are not up to the adventure or to find help if they're a bit out of their depth. My 1st...

Best part about tripping IMO is when there are no schedules. I've recently finished transferring all pics & videos from the sd cards to an external hard drive so I have 10-12 empty cards for the next trip. Always stresses me out to erase the cards though... "what if something goes wrong with...

We've run into similar cooperation trying to eliminate "road walk" sections of the North Country Trail here in PA. It's more difficult when the owners are city folks and we can only hope that people don't take the access for granted. Now if we could only get a little more cooperation along the...

Looks like an awesome trip in a great location. Nice that the landowners allow use of the campsites. Thanks for taking the time to post

Maybe try it directly on YouTube?

Exactly my thoughts as I read the comments.

A very enjoyable TR & some great pics, thanks! Shame you didn't work on your writing project, but perhaps the subject matter needed to be a bit more reflective of the surroundings (?) I tend to gravitate toward orange gear as it's easier for me to spot while breaking camp. I lose enough...

That looks like a blast.

OOF. Those ropes in my line of sight would drive me crazy long before I got close to home. Good that you got out & better that the lines don't distract you. Is there a trip report in the works? (I didn't get out this year (yet), so I'm tripping vicariously)

Helps keep your feet warm.

Looks like a good trip despite the poor-weather paddle-out. I don't think I've ever seen that much stuff piled on a yak... Mike may be a candidate for a canoe conversion. :) Thanks for taking us along

Fine; I stand corrected... Having seen that, a younger (and dumber) version of myself might have tackled it. (I think I saw a "sneak line" along the wall on river right 😉)

Hmm... doesn't sound very deadly to me... It would be awesome to see but I'd make absolutely certain that I was in no danger of getting close enough to fall in. I mean, who's dumb enough to throw a boat in something like THAT?!

Awesome. Glad you made it out & thanks for the pictures!

It is, indeed, a learning process, but you're doing great and asking questions when you're unsure is the best move (IMO). I'll echo the above; you can just varnish & it'll be fine. Just be careful when re-varnishing in a few years (if you want to remove deeper scratches) and try to remember to...

How far in advance do you need to schedule the tow? I'm thinking that, maybe you could contact them through an inReach (or other PLB) to make the arrangements from the field. (?) I'm planning on doing that for the next 2 Canadian trips if I need an extraction. I'll make arrangements with a...

Alan, watching these videos, 3 things come to mind: 1) thanks for taking the time. They weren't boring at all and I feel that I learned from them as well as being entertained for a bit. 2) One of the things that I've learned is that I'm glad I put my Bloodvein back in the boat shop last week...

Welcome. 123 miles is pretty ambitious for a first-ever trip. What made you choose the Au Sable?

Awesome. I'm curious about what prompted you to travel from NC to paddle the Manistee? I mean, I'm used to people traveling long distances for the BWCA or the Adirondacks... what drove the decision to do this trip? That always make it worth it.