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Tell me about it. I had to do some errands yesterday. I was wearing a light weight long sleeve wool T shirt with a medium weight wool...

Non-stop cold wind for days with gusts up to around 40 mph (64 kph) in western Connecticut. Perfect ANTI-canoeing weather. What is this...

Having raced the Y1K twice (the first ever Y1K race in 2009, and again in 2011), there was quite a load of required equipment that had...

On my trips north I've used a waterproof scabbard, with the opening towards me just in case it's needed while in the boat (and under the...

Here's what I currently use for a "ditch kit", worn at all times while paddling on backcountry rivers. I doubt a pin kit is really...

I will definitely do a similar reply showing all of the contents of the food barrel as well. If nothing else, this will help me think...

Tarp was in the #2 bag. Jim Thanks for sharing your system.

Great post. Tarp?

Great idea for a thread, NF5. How about a spoon and camera? For completeness, if you have time, how about showing us your waist belt...

I've seen a bunch of these kinds of canoe tents on Pinterest. If I can figure out how to move photos from there to here, I'll do that...

I had the same thoughts for a trip down the Snake here in SW Idaho. Lots of islands that would be great to camp on, but they're all...

I scratched my head over something like this for a long time several years ago. My necessary was not that it was any easier than...

I met a moose hunter out in the bush who told me he slept in his canoe so he would be in place at first light. I'm sure he would have...

Too much sail exposed to the wind under way. Canoes are not comfortable to sleep in. Seats and thwarts in the way. I don;t see the...

I could see it being a good idea for those rare times when you can't find a suitable campsite to set up a regular tent. But for the rest...