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For lack of treatable water, I have/use a variety of hard-sides, 4, 5, and 6 gallon, similar to the aqua-tainers. The next replacement will be a couple of these in easier-to-carry/pack 10L size: https://www.lexingtoncontainercompany.com/Military-Water-Cans.html Not cheap, but definitely robust.

Got it, thanks again. -John

Nice report, lovely photos, thank you. Do you (or Mason?) know whether there is a limit on number of days? I'm wondering about extending the trip to 10-12 days with some layovers for hiking.

Thanks, Mr. Pitt, for another fine narrative, and particularly for the referral to Dangerous River. I immediately ordered it via interlibrary loan, and I'm close to the end, ready to start again. It's the kind of book that fed many adventure dreams when I was a teenager, a great read. Now...

One cheap solution, which would probably be very durable, would be to sew a custom-sized nylon taffeta envelope and use an innertube(s) as a bladder. My kayaking son once asked us to save the plastic bladders from box wine so he could use them as floats in a similar manner. I never did hear...

Steve, I have not been on the Weiser, though I've looked at it intently many times on my way up or down 95. Thanks for reminding me, I'll put it on the list and try to let you know if I head that way. John

Jim, you're close, it's the Alsea, indeed a pretty river, with an active fishery in its lower reaches. I haven't read everything on this site yet, but I've enjoyed your posts on the construction/repair forum. Mason, you know the neighborhood well. I've been in La Grande since '94. Maybe we've...

Hello trippers, I've been away from the canoeing world for decades, and looking forward to returning to those river and lake roots. Plenty of river time over those decades, in rafts and dories on these big western creeks -- Snake, Salmon, Owyhee, Rogue, John Day, Grande Ronde, Green, Yampa...