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Griz, Thinking back, mine was a bare aluminum version, not an anodized one. I can't remember clearly when we got it but we had it before my then 10 year old son crossed over from a Cub Scout pack to his Boy Scout Troop and he's 45 now. I'm not even sure it was made by GSI as a couple of...

After years of looking for an Outback Oven I recently got my hands on a complete 10" one. I meant to bring it on this trip with a backpacking stove to try it out but managed to leave it sitting on the dining room table. Ahh, well. We have at least six more trips already scheduled this year. I'll...

You can mix and match Lodge skillets and camp oven lids. A 12" skillet and 12" DO lid fit together. We're camping on the Outer Banks at Oregon Inlet for 8-9 days. I'll post pics when we're back home. I'm only going to be home for one day before leaving on a 4 day climbing trip so it may be a...

We travel a lot for hiking, backpacking, camping and occasional canoe trips. We took 15 trips last year of five to twenty days length. I "retired" from 29 years military service in 2005 and although I'm pushing 70 I still teach climbing part-time. And I'm a deputy fire chief of a rural...

@Brightraven, There are lots of ideas around the internet for making or buying canoe/kayak storage. Here's a thread with some ideas and links to other boat storage threads... https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/canoe-storage-stand-rack.127314/#post-133704 The one with the pipe sticking out...

We've used Dutch ovens, two pie pans with one inverted over the other as a field expedient Dutch oven, a reflector oven, calzones in a Coleman folding oven and likely other methods I can't remember offhand. This one was done while camping last year and is a Lodge 15" skillet with a 14" DO lid...

Good find, Robin. About four years ago I lucked into a mint Tuf-Weave Spirit II and Trailex single boat trailer combo for a fair bit less than the trailer cost new. The trailer saves a good bit of wear on my aging shoulders over hoisting a canoe onto the roof of the Expedition. All of our...

Mountain House seals some air into their pouches to provide some cushioning to protect the contents. My understanding is that Mountain House "Pro Pak" meals are the same as the regular meals but with little to no air to make the meals store more compactly. Mountain House is having a sale right...

The timing of the resurrection of this thread is interesting. I talked with my brother earlier this morning about dogs we missed and I mentioned a Lab/Rottweiler cross named Patience that I had who died 20 years ago. I still miss that dog. She loved backpacking, canoeing and pretty much all...

Gee, Mem You'll likely have to put a second portage yoke in that..... Lance

Colleagues, Nancy and I use a mix of fresh, home dehydrated, off the grocery store shelf and freeze dried foods on backpacking and canoeing trips. We often buy bulk freeze dried meat for these trips and use it to pack our meals. Mountain House has had a sale for the last several days on some...

Nick and Gamma, I'm in! Just let me know when it's arriving in North Carolina and how many to plan for when I load up the smoker. Sorta, reminds me of a good friend and fellow Boy Scout leader years ago who was a physical therapist with a big practice and a very nice workout and rehab...

The Friends of the Fox River are raffling a Northstar Northwind 16 for $10 a chance. Details are at: The canoe must be picked up in Kane County, Illinois. Does anyone live close enough to pick up my new canoe and hold it until I can drive the 750mile to pick it up? 🤣 Lance

Great job!! Check you're inbox..... Lance

Welcome from Pinnacle, North Carolina. Adding your location to your profile would help us answer your question as would some basic info as to whether you are looking for flat water, a river blueway, coastal waterway, portage or no portage etc. Lance