Recent content by NikonF5user

I've been jonesing to traverse Algonquin from left to right on the Petawawa River - but this weekend after flipping on the Greenbrier in WV, I think I have a LONG way to go before I am ready such a trip! But it sure would be a nice feather in one's cap to run the Petawawa the full way across the...

I think the question would be where to house the retracted skeg - I suppose it could fit into the float tanks, but otherwise it would obviously protrude into the usable space within the boat. Still, I could see where this would be a nice addition, especially to a fast and straight-paddling boat...

I am about to get a soloized Cascade - do you love yours? I am sure they can be a challenge on a windy lake, but my hope is that it will be my go-to for river tripping (particularly on waters like the Missinaibi)...

I like the idea of carefully limiting use of potentially dangerous objects - totally something to keep in mind if I do bring an axe. Thank you!

Hopefully I am not creating online enemies by saying this, but I feel honor bound to defend the idea of regulations. Regulations are rules by which we keep the areas we love free of development, overuse, and exploitation. If areas are unregulated, there is nothing to stop mining, deforestation...

I have been wanting to do the Missinaibi for quite some time, but something I just cannot find anywhere (and I find it rather aggrivating) is a consice description as to how to organize a trip from the Missinaibi Lake to Moosenee. Have you found an outfitter(s) that will work with you to park...

I have long advocated for a birding "license" akin to a hunting license. Not quite the same thing as requiring a class, but they would perhaps go hand in hand (I can see requiring a certificate or license to get a backcountry permit). As a birder my main thought is that the funds for purchasing...

Historically I did more solo tripping in the ADKs and Algonquin, and as such have never carried an axe / hatchet (too heavy plus potentially dangerous). But lately I have been tripping with others on river trips without portaging, and am debating bringing a hatchet. Does anyone have experience...

I did know Spike! I believ he knew my father quite well, but I was very young the last time I saw Spike (or any of the old Russell crew). Actually I think the last time I saw him, Spike was taking a crew on the Adirondack Railroad north of Old Forge and paddling back - probably in the mid-80s...

Did you work much with Camp Russell? It's my namesake, my father worked (and camped) there in the '60s and we visited every summer when I was a kid - breaks my heart to drive past the remains...

I cannot wait to be seen paddling next to that awesome boat!!

Oh my - I have been wanting a Swift WildFIRE in Expedition Kevlar in the worst way, but this is making me wonder whether it's possible to get a similarly-built Baboosic -which would be an absolute stunner and a FUN FUN FUN boat...

There are some advantages to the "spread-tow" fabrics such as the textreme weave in that they are more robust than thin-weave carbon and also a bit less resin is needed to fill the space between the threads, making for a lighter layup and it's smoother with the wide / flat layers. But it is more...

That is the basalt-innegra co-mingle (differentiated from the basalt-innegra H-weave). I have been trying to find an advantage of one over the other with little success...

I love the Firebird - it's very similar to the FlashFIRE I own, but I would not bring a dog in that boat at my size (and cannot see tripping in it unless I do absolute minimal packing). Essentially the trade-off is between weight and function. For what my opinion is worth, it sounds like a...