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This is offered by the same group I took the basic first aid course last spring. There’s a replay link if you can’t do it as scheduled. But you must register. FREE WEBINAR TOMORROW WED. 12/13/23 • 7-9 PM ET REPLAY LINK INCLUDED. How To Build Your Perfect Outdoor & Wilderness First Aid Kit...

Cree River flows north out of Cree Lake to Black Lake. Paddling here was a constant surprise. Previously my canoe tripping has been done in Quebec. The rivers I had to fly in to some 30 years ago, now have roads and houses on them. I wanted to find a less crowded locale. Being 69, I also wanted...

I entered a very large segment of a trip report with pictures and it has now disappeared. This was about a week's worth of work. I don't suppose there is any way of getting it back. Is there anyway to SAVE text and pics when inserting a long trip report before posting?

Note: I wrote the basic draft and then gave it to Chat GPT. I removed some of the really florid stuff and a sentence where Chat GPT says I read these books while windbound on a serene lake. :) Embarking on my recent canoe adventure, I made sure to pack a selection of books. Given my penchant...

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we ended up with a lot of 2-person freeze-dried dinners. I am going to use them on this summer's trip, which will be solo. I add to my dinners optional fruit leather, bits of chocolate. I don't think I can eat a whole two person freeze-dried meal. That...

Here is the context: I have a trip planned for this summer in Canada and have purchased all the paper maps. No problem there. But, I want to have a Plan B trip in reserve. I don’t want to invest in maps for Plan B especially because that could change depending on fires. So, should I have to...

I accidentally ordered two copies of this book. I will gladly pass one copy along to someone else. Both are well-used paperbacks, but not torn up or unreadable. PM me.

Something happened to tent design when I wasn't looking and I don't much like it. Somehow all the walls of the tent, instead of being fabric, are mostly mesh screens. I have tried these tents and can't sleep in them. Even with the fly on tight, a sharp wind whistles right into the tent and...

The online wilderness first aid course I am taking is excellent. You can see it at survivalmedonline.com. It is also cheap. There are a few things that I have never heard before and thought I would pass on. At least these are the two I can think of at this time. 1. You can use HONEY as a...

Yesterday we spent a few hours on Silver River, a short river (6 miles) draining Silver Springs and then connecting with the Ocklawaha River (and eventually, on to St John's River and the Atlantic Ocean.) The river has a couple of main springs near the put in and then little springs spring up...

I am taking a Wilderness First Aid course through University of Utah, School of Medicine. All their textbooks are free to download here: https://www.awls.online/library There are 10 texts from basic wilderness first aid to SAR. So far, the information seems to be up to date and concise and...

This boat is for sale close to my home. I cannot find info on the rocker and it looks like the ends are pretty sharp. The description says it is “nimble” and good for small creeks, but seems unlikely. It is the 16’8” version. Designed by Gene Newman Does anyone have any first hand knowledge of...

I want to have salt on hand to season food, of course. This time, due to a plethora of freeze-dried meals hanging out from canceled pandemic trips, I am wondering, how much salt needs to be added to freeze-dried meals? Are they bland? Keeping in mind, we may need more salt based on daily salt...

Has anyone tried this? An article I read recently said it was better than duct tape. There was a link to an amazon page. It's pretty expensive, but seems to be used for a lot of heavy duty use including boat repair.

I took a WW class at Nantahala this past fall. The instructor spent quite a bit of time on pfds. He didn’t like mine because the back did not come down far enough to protect my back from rock collisions should I have to swim. I have noticed that many pdfs have the back cut high for yakker. Mine...

I need to refinish/maintain the wood gunwales on my Colden Dragonfly. Knowing nothing about the process, I thought it would be a matter of light sanding and an application of tung oil. This morning, I am learning, via google, I need to clean the wood with tri-sodium phosphate first. But TSP is...

I had the opportunity to try out, in field conditions, the twig stove made by Bothwell Voyageur. It performed very well. Features I really liked: 1. It comes apart and is stored in a canvas envelope. Keeps the rest of your gear clean and stores nicely in your pack. 2. Depending on how one...

3 parts palm sugar 2 parts cocoa 3 parts heavy cream powder I used Ghirardelli cocoa. The heavy cream powder comes from Hoosier Hill Farms via Amazon. The point was to increase the calories of my standard no caffeine breakfast drink. At home, I use a lean coconut creamer, but wanted to up the...

For those of you who have been there, what kind of fish did you catch and what kind of lures were you using? I plan to be there late July and into August.

I am going to be paddling a Colden Dragonfly this summer and it does not have a portage yoke to go with it. I have purchased this: Universal Portage Yoke Using it as is, the canoe is so far above my head that I can't balance the canoe at all. So, we removed the center block which brought...