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One difference I can see is that if you knock over an alcohol stove when it's running the result would be different than knocking over a white gas stove. That being said I've generally heard that alcy stoves are allowed but I've never actually checked on it. Alan

I used to use rocks. It was handy. I never had to carry anything and would just pick a few up at the put-in and stack them in the stern. Then someone pointed out that if I were to capsize, and the rocks didn't roll out, that the canoe would likely sink to the bottom. So I quit using rocks...

Paddling in a straight line is much more than a basic skill. I think I have pretty decent skills and I still struggle to paddle in a straight line in certain boats in certain conditions. From what I gather you don't have a lot of solo paddling experience. If I was you I'd be looking for a...

The only thing I miss about kayaks is the low wind resistance. Sometimes I think it would be fun to have one again but I guess I don't want one bad enough to buy/build one. I often paddled mine with a short single blade, which was nice. Alan

There's this one from Vivobarefoot: https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/tracker-winter-ii-sg-mens?colour=Obsidian It has a waterproof lining, which I'm not a fan of, but some people are. I have no experience with it. I've been wearing their Magna forest ESC for the past few weeks and have been...

It's thinner and lighter than Kevlar felt. It's easier to blend into the hull so most think it's aesthetically more pleasing. It's very hard wearing. I've been very happy with it. I've never used Kevlar felt so can't make a direct comparison. Dynel is ugly as hell if it's not painted. Alan

Have you tried the peanut butter with honey already in it? That my go-to. Alan

I can't imagine what that scenario must have been like for all involved. Not being a whitewater paddler I had heard of leg entrapment but never really understood it until I did a trip where I had to do a lot of wading in a river that was as jumble of large round rocks. On multiple occasions my...

It's no different than lightening your other meals. Try not to carry foods that already contain water and choose things that are calorie dense. Make your own bread Peanut butter Nuts Dried fruit Alan

I think that's maybe not a good idea. I spent the first two weeks of September in that area and it was very cold, wet, and windy. I also spent all of August in that area on the same trip and while it also had some cold and wet weather overall August felt like autumn, not summer. Alan

I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't even know it was there and was pleasantly surprised to show up and find it. I was the only one there. Alan

It's been almost 10 years since I drove that road but I found it to be a good drive. Granted, I didn't go all the way to Points North. I stopped at Hidden Bay at Wollaston lake. As I recall that was about 200 miles and Points North was another 50 or so. I have heard the road degrades passed...

I must have been 13 when my dad dropped me off with an aluminum tandem, a dog, and some food we picked up at the grocery store. It was a local lake and we thought it would be fun if I paddled out to camp on the island for the weekend. This is not something we did as as family. I think I'd only...

It sounds to me like it is as old as you expected. But maybe 1970 is longer ago than you think. Alan

Wondering is often more interesting than knowing. :) Alan

I vote that @Gamma1214 make this his route for next summer. Alan

It might vary depending on where you are but generally I believe that during a ban any fire source needs to have an "off switch." So a canister stove is ok. Twig stoves are not ok. Alcohol stoves sound like they might be a bit of a gray area. Alan

My last big trip, if I remember right, was about 500 miles and I did it in 6 weeks. Much will depend on weather and how much time is spent hunting for and traveling portages. I had a lot of bad weather and spent a lot of days in camp. I also had some days where I spent many hours searching for...

Welcome aboard! My advice would be to not over complicate things. You said your planned route is only 5 miles by water so I assume you're planning to paddle in and base camp? If that's the case then a lot of things aren't as important as they would be if you were planning a long trip with...

A used $15 circular saw setup like Cruiser illustrated in the start of this post. Personally I've always used a table saw. I fit it with a 7 1/4" circular saw blade for the thin kerf and I set up infeed and outfeed supports. I have enough room and it's hooked up to my dust collection and it's...