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    2023 Trip in Memory of Site Founder

    For those interested, I am still in planning stage of figuring out when I am available next year. Will post when it gets figured out.
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    2023 Trip in Memory of Site Founder

    Willis was the original creator of this forum. I never met him in person.
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    2023 Trip in Memory of Site Founder

    Wow. It was ten years ago last month since Willis left us. That fateful day is seared into my memory. He and I were planning a trip together but it never got beyond the idea stage. I am going to try to plan some time next year to do it. The big idea is a loop from Inlet (on the Oswegatchie) to...
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    Frying Pans

    When I do bring a frying pan it is a cold handle steel. I have 2, one is a large (15oz) the other small (7oz). Here is me cooking in the larger one.
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    Your canoe trip plans, hopes, dreams for 2022

    Soon we will need the 2023 plans thread.
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    Yet Another Upstate NY'er

    Welcome! Nice looking canoe, what a deal.
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    Electrical device you are most likely and least likely to eliminate

    Only electronic device I cannot go without is a headlamp. Although in summer, during the full moon the headlamp is almost never used. The only other electronic device I have with me is my phone (in airplane mode) as it is my camera. Don't need it, but w/o it I won't have any pictures.
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    Columbus Day Weekend Solo Canoe Camping...?

    The lake will not be crowded, but the parking area will be more than maxed out. The upper works trailhead is a major access point for hikers. Expect to find difficulty in parking and add extra distance to your portage.
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    Pack Weight Ratios

    I grew up canoeing with too much gear. I hated backpacking b/c of the pack weight. After college I started backpacking b/c I didn't have a canoe. I became very weight concious and my backpacking gear list shows it. After getting back into canoeing, my gear list only added the paddling gear...
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    Things that interfere with or otherwise screw up canoe trips

    Most recently the one item which has caused interference for me is an aging, and not in good health mother. I needed to cancel a trip this summer to help with her care. The emotional toll of dealing with her health and missing the trip is greater than the sum of the parts. Fortunately she is...
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    Trucker's hitch variations.

    I also use the slip knot but when I pass my line through it, I do not do the "pinch thing" to hold it as I do the half hitch, I bring he line back around and through again. The extra bites a little and thus no pinch is necessary. Kinda hard to describe. I have never had an issue with the slip...
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    What was the worst canoe you ever owned or paddled?

    I came across a banged up Sportspal canoe hidden in the brush near a secluded Adirondack Lake a few years ago. I took it out for a spin, I would have to say that was the worst. The foam "seats" which were stowed into the bow&stern had bungee cords apparently used to keep them in place as you sat...
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    Left a paddle at Hemlock lake, NY, launch last week

    I was at the South launch last Sunday. Did not see a paddle. Sorry. Good luck.
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    Whitney Wilderness Trip or Sometimes Things Don't Go As Planned!

    Wow! Sometimes the plan B works out just the way it was supposed to.
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    Furthest you have carried to launch a canoe?

    A little over 2 miles was the longest from car to put-in.
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    Hammock camper advice

    Pads moving in hammocks are usually the inflatable types. Not recommended for hammocks IMO. Inflatables main purpose is comfort, not insulation. The hammock takes care of comfort. Insulation is needed, so for pads that means open or closed cell. Open are sponges... Do not use them. Closed Cell...
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    Just joined from putnam ny

    Welcome to the virtual campfire.
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    Hammock camper advice

    It really depends on the insulating mat. A hammock does NOT require an underquilt, it requires under-insulation. Pads fit that bill. In fact when the temp goes subzero F, I use only pads, as the warmth to weight ratio is much better than an underquilt at those temps.
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    "Black flies? What black flies?" Henderson Lake, Adirondacks

    Awesome photos.. I have only ever been on Henderson lake when it was ice.
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