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Thanks, Glenn, for seeking me out and welcoming me back to the new and improved CanoeTripping.net! I’ve been out of touch for a while. I look forward to familiarizing self with the new format and entries. Thanks also for all the work you’ve done t make it all happen!

Just noticed this year's fundraiser (haven't signed on in quite a while) and have just sent in a donation via Pay Pal. Do not wish to be entered into the raffle. Appreciate the great forum and wish I could get to it more often.

Friends of ours, a couple with two kids, about 13 and 9, loved my suggestion last summer to paddle, fish, and camp in the St Regis Canoe Wilderness Area. Mostly they stayed on Long Lake. They are strong but I don't think long carries are their cup of tea. Now they'd like to try an eastern...

Done, and please accept my sincere thanks, too. Can't thank you enough.

OMG Kim! Wish you all the best for a speedy recovery and a slower pace. Love your wit and wisdom. Love to follow all your adventures, but please don't flame out.

waivej: Noticed two things this afternoon: 1. Hard to get on the site at all. 2. Once on the site, can't find a link to "new posts." I am not the savviest about computer stuff, so the 'new posts' link might very well be here somewhere. Will keep trying. Agree with prior comment re value of...

Me too.

I like HV solo dinners a lot, but I have trouble keeping the cozy from spilling over or tipping over. So, I no longer rehydrate the food in the original bag or use Hawk's cozy. I now use a Halulite solo pot/cup, which comes with a cozy. First I boil the water in the pot. Then I add the dry food...

Noted and appreciated. The only way I use the tump strap on my traditional portage pack is as a shoulder strap for very short distance use, since it doesn't have a grab handle. I'm guessing it is for the same purpose (as a shoulder strap) that Frost River has centered the tump strap mountings...

I have an Old #2 pack (slightly smaller than the Old #3: envelope style, 24" x 23" I think), from when the company was under previous management. It is beautifully made and rock solid. The leather shoulder straps are beyond awesome. The cotton web tump strap is very very sturdy. Brass hardware...

I have a 48" bent shaft single blade paddle as a backup, but I almost always continue to use my double blade paddle when approaching the shore and/or taking photographs. I find it quick, easy, quiet, and evenly balanced to set down the double blade paddle on the gunwales, and resting against my...

Haven't had much time or knowledge for contributing but lurk every time I'm at my computer and absolutely love this site. Thank you so much for your great work in setting the tone and managing the site, as well as all your great posts, Robin!

That new Sierra Designs bag looks comfy, but it puts most of the down under the sleeper, where it would be compressed to zero loft by the weight of the sleeper. Ironically, it is the exact opposite of the design popularized in the US by Big Agnes and in the UK by RAB, in which the underside of...

Ditto. That is exactly what they mean by the term "continuous baffles." They omit the crosswise baffles which would prevent down from shifting between the underside and the top of the bag. It is generally meant to save construction labor costs, and sometimes intentionally to save a tiny, tiny...

I don't know if this would help in your case, but I have a Garcia with the nylon carrying case. I clip it to the sternum strap on my Granite Gear Portage Pack. I carry a week's worth of dry food plus toiletries plus a trash bag in it, and manage it on portages up to 2.5 miles at a time...

You've all been reading my mind!! What a great trip, a great report, and a great video! Just as was said above, it is the variety of water conditions that allows for the practice of all those skills. I second the admiration of your paddles, your boat, all your gear, and your way of presenting...

I bought the microfiber shirt at an outdoor store closeout sale this spring for tripping use. I hadn't anticipated that I would be using it daily in my garden during a nasty black fly season. Works fine. Mobility and vision are good. Adjustment strap at back of head is handy. Fits me better...

This February, Jane made a special order pack for me. It was the design of her Royal Traveler pack but upgraded to the size of her Daypack. On her own, she added some interior pockets just because she figured they would be helpful for the intended uses I had described. I LOVE this pack! It is...

Re: Hi & thanks! Yes. Thanks for starting this site. Saw your post in ADK Paddlers Forum. Already follow three sites, as others have mentioned. Rarely contribute, as don't have much to say, but have much to learn. Appreciate the wisdom and the humor. Will be heading out first thing in the...