Recent content by Bob B.

Coldfeet, Great report and pics!! Sounds like an epic adventure, so glad you got to go and shared that with us. Hope you get to do it again … and if you canoe trip with them would love a trip report of that too!

Frogpirate, Nice job! Enjoyed the pictures. Love the handle detail on your paddles.

You have a pm.

I have an Eaglet, and find it excellent as it is narrower and symmetrical, both traits that speak to me. I love mine, even in ultra light layup it is robustly built from the waterline down. I did not mention it as it is under 17 feet. Still, as a solo it remains nimble and holds a lot of...

Like Al mentioned, tandems paddled solo is the way I travel in the back country. My first suggestion would be to second the NorthStar Polaris canoe. Next on my list would be the Nova Craft Cronje, read the review from Darren Bush, he explains it nicely. Very nimble, light and fast. 17 feet...

Ok … at the risk of espousing blasphemy here goes … I am a die hard single blade j-stroke, guide stroke canoeist. That said, due to some physical limitations of the youth leaving my knees, I can no longer kneel. This has left me a much less powerful paddler. I now require foot braces and a...

Glenn, I prefer tall boots for both ( but I am old school ). I like boots like Bean uninsulated guide boot ... with eye hooks, not regular laces - WAY faster on and off. I wear them for canoeing, portaging mucky, rocky trails ... wadding out to enter my canoe in a boulder garden etc. For...

Snapper, Well … I do not think I am much help to you and apologize. The link below is for Tentsmiths co. I purchased my oilskin drop cloth from them a lifetime ago. Seems there have been some changes since. My ground cloth is 7x7, with 2 seams and no loops sewn in. It is a terrific ground...

SilentWilderness, In my uninsulated, walking around, sneaking in the timber boots, I use a wool footbed similar to those in the link below. They keep my boots light, stop the cold from frozen ground creeping into my feet when I am stationary but I can still feel rocks and twigs so quiet...

Snapper, I will look to see if I can find any info and maybe some pics of my ground cloth that I use to waterproof my bed roll and as a floor in my tarp tent.

I use a bed roll, Egyptian cotton water proofed with a wool blanket or two inside. I got dirt from all over the US and Canada in them fibers. Canoe and hunting trips have seen the most use for my bed roll. I tump it over my chest like the old way people, or put it on a pack or wanigan to port...

In my neck of the woods, hilly, steep and when temps drop well below zero I am a huge mukluk fan. When temps are darn cold to 20 degrees, and snow can be wet or have slush under it, I like my Kenetrek Northern pack boots. If mid 20's and up, I use my 17 inch severely old and worn bean boots...

Cold Feet - A little over a month before your trip. I am envious of you. Looking forward to pics and a trip report of your adventure. It is just starting to get colder here ... the canvas tent and wood stove are feeling pretty nice now. Good luck preparing! Bob.

Deer season 2024 - just need a canoe ....

Nice video to watch this morning. I have been hot tenting it this deer season - loving it. Watching this video made me lonesome for hot tenting with a canoe. Great way to start my day.