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Good on you!! I have some stuff that will live long useful lives, after I’m gone. I’ve told the history of each and every person that I have earmarked these treasures for. I have typed up, printed, laminated and attached the history of each one also. I have also did the same to some other stuff...

Scrolling keeps my index finger in shape for canoe tripping.

Glenn…. You carry a police billy club on a canoe trip, but not a axe? ……BB

Get a nice axe for splitting wood, batoning wood is for YouTube guys living in their mother’s basement’s filming in the back yard. Sharpening a Scandi-grind is the easiest grind to sharpen.

Gotta kiss a lot of frogs before one turns into a Prince!

I really like the Mora 106 model laminated steel carving knife. Very light weight, no guard to get in the way, with a comfortable birch wood handle that fits well in your hand. Comes from the factory really sharp, is easy to keep that sharpness, if needed it can be honed to razor sharpness with...

The tang of a knife is the part that is inside the handle, basically a continuation of the blade. I have never heard of a double tang. Full tang, stick tang hidden tang are the common tangs. I think Samsam must have meant double guard. Bear spray and 12 gauge 870 Remington pump shotgun with...

Way back in time Athabaskan hunters hunted Grizzly Bears with a spears, with birch shaft that they would brace the butt against the ground to absorb the force from a charging bear, the shaft was equipped with a cross piece to keep the impailed bear from sliding down the shaft and getting to...

I had a bunch of Buck Knives at one time. Once I discovered hand forged Puukko knives from Finland, I gave all my Buck knives to a guy I didn’t particularly care for. He had a bunch of kids that looked like they each might be in need of a knife, that their father was never going to be able to...

Guide is just a word that is used to sell stuff, just like Silverado, Tundra, Forester, Outback or Wilderness, depending what what the geniuses at marketing are trying to to sell to the target audience. LL Bean will sell you a a “Guide” shirt, boots or underwear. I would think any registered...

May the Oncorhynchus nerka be with you!!

I have a two year old female from hunting stock Gordon’s that are smaller, 45 lbs. and somewhat less feathered dogs. I wouldn’t be comfortable in a canoe with her, totally nuts about pointing grouse. She is either going wide open full throttle or is a civilized snuggler on the couch or in bed.

Welcome Dan, is that a Gordon Setter in your avatar?

I have never finished a game of croquet. Never ever thought to bring croquet set on a canoe trip. Breakup in the North happens on its own sweet schedule, she is a fickle b*tch.

Thanks for wrapping up your trip for us. The little bow on top was not expected however. I’m glad you are enjoying the solo time.

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I would say, whatever you are comfortable with. I fish a few bamboo fly rods that are7’6” four weights to 8’ six weights, I also have a couple graphite 10’ six and seven weights. And a fiberglass S glass five weight fly/spinning pack rod combination, that is an eight footer. Which rod or rods I...

I have made a few fishing trips into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in one of those long Souris River canoes in October. Because I have attained gezzer status, I ride in the duffer position, dabbing away, as I see proper, with a long Maine guide paddle. We have faced into some substantial...

Forgotten in this discussion is the “hot grannie” component. They are wonderful companions, make great cookies & cake in the reflector oven and on really cold rainy nights or those late or early snow storms on the shoulder season trips, they can provide you with a warm extra, hand made (not...

My father’s 1873 Winchester rifle was hung on two crooks above the front door. My replica of a .62 caliber flintlock Northwest Indian trade gun, hangs from two boat soup oil soaked birch crooks, above the living room window. As soon as I get my Billäs axe I will hang it outside above the main...