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I love naming my gear after famous people too! Sometimes I bring Molly (Hatchet), Cyndi (Lopper) or Kate (Bush...saw).

Paddle partners. I'd rather go solo but my wife insists I bring others along for safety. Small price to pay, I suppose. ;)

30 days without a drier! There is a book "The NOLS Cookery" that probably describes how to do what you're trying to do.

I paddle my boat backwards so...

I once carried two full sized coolers full of ice, beer, raw meat etc. on a packframe over the carry from Attean Pond to Holeb Pond on the Moose-Bow Trip. And they weren't even mine! I bring coolers on beer-drinking excursions or when it's a family trip. A Coleman Extreme will keep food...

Go on a monthlong trip with a canoe partner that isn't tried and true.

Dang. How about all the ancient coastal canoe trails and portages in Maine? I just might get there yet!

OK, I'm probably about to get flamed, but MY secret bannock recipe is: 1 part Bisquick, plus some water.

Seems like dinnertime is well covered. I confess I didn't read all the replies but for breakfast, I'm a cold-soak fan. 1/2 cup oatmeal, spoonful each of flax & chia seeds, scoop of vanilla protein powder, and pecans and raisins etc. for flavor and texture. Put it in a jar with a screwtop lid...

A couple of years ago, we poled up the East Machias River in the middle of a smelt run. Lots of eagles perched in the trees and the water was boiling with fish. We portaged around the dam into Crawford lake and had lunch at the top, next to the fish ladder that had a device counting the fish...

A Brazilian Samba Whistle and a mini cheese grater. Try and stop me!

I read the previous comments but am starting a new thread. I bought some sealskins when they first came out but never figured out how to get them off when wet without ruining them. Have they gotten any better? Do the instructions still say not to pull on them when removing them? Do they stay...

1. Late 70's, me and a bud at Fishing Cove, the northmost tip of Cape Breton Island, NS in a $25 pup tent with a cheap tarp for a fly. Rain was pounding, we went out and cut some oversized stakes from driftwood, secured the tarp and went back to sleep. In the morning, the dozen other tents in...

I have 3 going concurrently: 1. Tundra, by Farley Mowat (paperback) 2. Poseidon Adventure, Paul Gallico (Libby books) 3. Pirate King, by Laurie R King (Kindle)

It is about money, but not about ill will. It costs a fortune to remove a dam, and much less to leave it there to decay. In steps the government, who doesn't want to see the destruction when a dam breaks, imposes requirements to either fix it or remove it. Folks who have waterfront on the...

When I go tripping in Maine, I leave the Royalex boats at home and take my MR Kevlar Explorer. High water, low water, whatever. The gel coat takes a beating, but Kevlar always gets a bad rap. It's tough. And easy to throw on your shoulders. But if I woke up one day without the 10 boats I...

I don't suppose there are still stickers like this one available. I might paddle in circles if I only have one on one side.

So many obsolete dams could be removed. They're often private business-owned and the business doesn't want to spend the money. In New England, this would be the low-hanging fruit, and would eliminate so many portages. Not to mention fish spawning.

I completely trashed both elbows snubbing (poling) down the Miramichi a few years ago. So bad I couldn't use a pair of pliers for months. First, those tennis elbow braces do work. Second, my pole was too slippery, requiring a real hard grip (basically mine was an over-use injury). Third...

I just finished reading The Farfarers by Farley Mowat. In it he lays down a convincing argument for a wave of European settlement ahead of the Vikings. It describes the cairns similar to the ones photographed above on many of the landfalls and as guides along routes (ie the Kogaluc River...