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This was posted on BWCA.com an interview with Dan Cooke of CCS. Good interview of an upcoming film about canoe camping. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plBXZVAct0s&feature=youtu.be

Well I made it up to Midwest Mountaineering Expo in the Twin Cities yesterday and picked myself up a new CCS Rucksack. Been needing a new day pack as the one that I have was my original Boy Scout pack that I think I must have gotten around 1973 or 74. It has been sewn up several times. Just...

Well I pulled the trigger and bought myself a Warbonnet Blackbird 1.7 double layer hammock and a Superfly. I have been interested in hammocks for a couple years now and with my upcoming solo this August I decided to take the plunge. So many neat things the people over at hammockforums.com do...

Well got both of my permits for BWCA today. One for May and one for August. Got online this morning about 9:10 am, and done within five minutes. Got my confirmation email before 9:30 so I guess the new process went well for me. :)

Well in response to Willis’s email “What did you get for Christmas”, I did pretty well. From my kids I got an Exped pillow, a Light My Fire titanium spork, a Joby Gorillapod, and a Ram mount for my PN 40 GPS. I also did a little shopping for myself with some of the after Christmas sales going...

On another forum I visit a lot there is a thread going on about fire starter s and I thought that I would share my favorite fire starter here. Mine are made from ceiling tiles. I get them from work as they are constantly replacing them. I run them through the band saw into small 1” x 1”...

Surfing BWCA.com this morning and ran across this article about getting lost in the woods. Even experienced travelers getting lost. Pretty good article From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/volunteer/janfeb04/lost.html .

Our favorite tripping dessert is instant Oreos Cookies and Cream pudding. I purchase a box and split it in two parts in a zip lock bag. Then I add enough Nido powdered milk for one cup of milk at home in the bag also. When it is time for our dessert and only add ¾ of a cup of water and put...

This last year I decided I would upgrade MSR Pocket Rocket stove with an addition of a MSR Dragonfly. This year’s trip was more about fishing vs. distance so the weight would not be an issue. I waited for the 20% off at REI last spring and along with my dividend check made the cost not that...

My name is Kevin and go by KevinL. I live in North Iowa and enjoy canoeing and camping. Most of my trips are either down the rivers of North Iowa, or in the BWCA with my son. I have a SR 18.5 for my ride. Her name is Brandy.