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Tomo, The seat in my SRT is the Conk Contoured seat. I find it comfortable for sitting and kneeling. Glen makes another good argument for not using a foam pedestal for a tripping canoe, weight. The seats that Glen pointed out by Stripperguy and Alan Gage might be the perfect compromise. I...

My MadRiver Outrage X currently has the same type of foam pedestal seat described by the OP. I dislike it and have never adjusted it. My previous white water outfitted boat was a Bell Prodigy with Mike Yee outfitting and Bob Foote Pedestal. The BF pedestal had adjustable foot braces and was...

I’m in the same boat with Gamma1214. Killing a bear or wolf with a knife is going to be a way cooler bar story than using a gun anyway IMHO!😄

I carry the basic stuff. I carry baby aspirin and childrens Benadryl for the dog as well as sterile water for flushing her eyes in little plastic vials. About 10% of the stuff in the first aid kit is for me and the other 90% is for her. I figure most of it is usuable for me too. Like Bob...

thanks, she’s coming along well, we’ll be paddling a lot for the next two months since rifle season is starting. Whatever trip you make to the ADK i would recommend going at least two weeks earlier than i did so you are more likely to have better weather and fall colors. I had planned to go a...

That is not legal anywhere I paddle! Enjoy your new boat! Cheers, Barry

I broke my right shoulder in a Thanksgiving weekend xc ski trip. My first time. I did not get to paddle again for about 7 months. It sucked. But I’m better now Black_Fly and I could stop by and paddle the boat for you while you wait it out. I can use your dog or my dog as ballast I’m not...

Cricket is a Chessie dog at 70#. She is almost 20# less than my last Chessie but she eats about 1 1/2 pounds per day and I vacuum seal each meal individually. And than there’s snacks and her first aid kit. I also keep my Jetboil stove in the barrel. Also, I have only needed a 60L barrel two...

I mostly use a 30l barrel for me and a dog. I just did 5 days and couldn’t have gotten much more in it. I’d say 7 days or longer with a dog I would switch to the 60l. Cheers, Barry

Mike, The Bell YS is a great boat. I had a RX one for many years and sold it for $500 dollars to make room for a Hemlock SRT. I have regretted it though and just gave the same person a Dagger Reflection 17 for free to make room for a Northstar Phoenix in IXP to replace the YS. Man it‘s a...

Thanks Robin. I think she's going to be a great dog. I think the trip had a big, positive impact on her. I don't see myself going past Lows Lower Dam again...twice was enough, I'll keep doing sections of the rest of the loop though.

My prospector is the 16' stewart river w/c. its actually covered with dacron instead of canvas to save some weight. It held up better on the 2013 trip than the Kevlight Light layup on the NorthStar that I took this year. Totally different boats but I enjoy both of them.

Patrick, Yes, there is a carry at the outlet of Hardigan Pond that circumvents the whole wetlands and is of course recommended. It was a dumb mistake on my part to drag through. It turns out that if you look at the sign in kiosk at he LTL headquarters, down in the lower right corner, there is...

Thanks for checking it out everyone. I still need to find a clean map in pdf format and I will be able to add some marked up sections of the map for you. Also, I added a couple more words and pics. Seems I accidentally deleted the start of day 2 in the original post and I added some pics on...

Day 4 Waking up the next morning on Lows, we found blue skies, and calm seas. Cricket enjoys a little sunshine before leaving site 20 and heading to Bog River: PA200104 by Barry Rains, on Flickr Are next destination was uncertain. Our first goal for the day was to get to Hitchen's Pond...

Day 2 Continued: I continued on the carry from Lillypad Pond to Shingle Shanty Brook. Like most of the carries, it is uneven terrain pocked with holes, roots, and rocks and wet areas but not terrible in any sense. When you get to the put in at SSB, the water is about 6' down and a bit tricky...

I just got back from a 5 day fall canoe trip that started 10/17 and ended on 10/21. I paddled the Whitney Wilderness Area loop from the Little Tupper Lake headquarters, traveling clockwise on the map and returning to the headquarters to complete the loop. Little Tupper Lake, Rock Pond...

Condolences KO, it’s a tough one when an old soul moves on.

Maybe you could send Alex a new empty quart paint can and ask if he would load it up with the same filler he uses on Dacron fabric and send it to you for a fee if he doesn't sell it on his website? Barry

For spot touch ups I sand into the paint but not to the dacron. I've never the entire canoe but I would probably do it the same way. Some mild battle scarring after a season or two: P9280496 by Barry Rains, on Flickr P9280492 by Barry Rains, on Flickr Wet Sand 320-400 grit: P9280506 by...