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Outstanding pics and trip video, Robin! Looks like you handled everything nature threw at you in comfort. Never get tired of seeing your custom hot tent in use. I'm totally inspired to try and customize something similar. Did you ever post what the weight difference was before and after your...

Sorry Alan, didn't mean to lure you back to the carnivore side with that burger. :) Feel pretty lucky that I can drive down and be on the water in about 15 minutes. At the very least can head down for a bit just to recharge the inner batteries. The paddles worked well for my paddling needs /...

Now that's a really smart re-purposing of your yoke. Good stuff.

Beautiful shots. Really like that sunset!

So sorry that the perp stole your zav paddles. Like others, I'm in awe of your trip and what you accomplished. Just the road trip to get up there and back sounds pretty epic. Doubt there are many carbon fiber paddles that far north so they should stand out. Hopefully justice will be served and...

Southern Ontario was blessed with warm temperatures this past week. Got the chance to take my 14' Chesnut out for a little paddle to the Toronto Islands again. September has been an exhausting month so the main purpose of the trip was to de-stress and take the chance to test some recently...

Welcome to the site, GreenFrog! I was going to mention Hoop's channel too. Lots of premium stuff from a real expert of the boreal forest. A few others with a tripping theme... The father and son team from Explore the Backcountry has well done production vids about excursions (mostly around...

Wow. Wonderful read from start to finish. Great trip with stunning, magical views. I feel your frustration with the mounds of human waste decorating the backcountry. A few biotech companies have stared up canine DNA databases so that folks can identify culprit pooches by their waste left behind...

Fantastic journey so far. Loving the photos! Thanks Alan & Sadie!

If anyone is interested, the June 2015 issue of Woodworkers Journal featured a tutorial on carving a canoe paddle. For the time being, the article still also appears online on their website. . The paddle plans are in *.pdf format and can be downloaded by clicking here.

Those wide close ribs and setup sure make it look like one of the Chestnut Ogilvy salmon fishing canoes. I recall reading that some of the Chestnut forms were purchased by some Native groups after Chestnut closed up shop in the late 70s. Some of these bands tried building canoes on their...

Enjoyed your video...especially your comment on the Double Devil Staircase. Sorry about the size of the fish, but Algonquin does get a whole lot of visitors. Nice job on the temporary repair by the way. I don't know much about modern lightweight packboats but should the center thwart have failed...

Don't want to get into the weight debate about wood paddles, but here is something that paddle maker Craig Johnson did for those of us who might not want to bring both a single blade and double blade on a trip. He made two sassafras paddles with a flattened grip area and rigged up a cam-lock...

Forest, just got back home last night so couldn't respond in a timely manner. You probably read my experiment post here. The carrying bar and tump setup worked reasonably well with the portage pads. But after a year of use, I concluded that it could be thinned down a bit. Also ended up cutting...

Wonderful pics. The whole area looks quite isolated and pristine. Really liked the photo of the water flowing over those rust colored rocks.

Wow. What an adventurous trip read so far. Congrats to the two of you. Such a creative and memorable proposal. Are you guys considering a backcountry wedding too? I remember reading that author Cliff Jacobson got married on a trip to the Hood River in Nunavut, so it can be done. You could...

What a great restoration! Will be quite special to get it back in the water where it belongs. Pole, Paddle, and Portage is one of my favorites too. Really like the pics of Riviere poling up shallow streams while calmly smoking his pipe. Can you tell us about those beautiful looking paddles too?

Your videos are much appreciated, Robin! The footage of that storm front looked much nastier than your photo. Good thing you hustled back to shore. Still can't believe that woodland caribou got so close to your camp. What a treat!

Nice looking aged pack. The leather components look to be in great condition. On a lot of these old packs, the tumpline is usually missing. I just got 3 well used woods packs too. Did a simple repair job on the best of the lot and will have to do more on others. Only one came with the...