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I haven't been tripping for a while. Having worked through some physical problems over the last few years I'm hoping to go on a couple next year. Was going to go this September but something else came up. That said, when I do trip I look at food as fuel and I don't enjoy cooking. Breakfast looks...

This would be a great choice. Comes with a sheath. Carry it for life without out growing it. Was glad to see the OP choosing a folding knife rather than a fixed blade as It's safer to carry, especially in areas with tripping hazards. I wear a folder and carry my sheath knife on the back of my...

Alan, when I read the above bolded, I had flashbacks of Mem's alter ego "The Plaid Prancer".

I would try to chase said critter off by yelling, waving arms, and appearing big as I can. I hammock camp and leave my forest axe leaning against a tree I'm tied to. I would have it in hand as a means of warding off said critter if it came to that. So far I have not had the chance to test my...

If you plan on canoeing in the future maybe offer to buy it from him.

Some kind of a cap on the ends is a good thing for me as I tend to bang the stern end from time to time while portaging (downhill) and loading. Saves me wear and tear on things that would be harder to repair.

70's classic rock to and from. Nothing in camp while tripping. On a hard crossing I'm apt to play "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zepp in my head (see signature).

Well here goes. Like Alan, I've been doing commando for years in warm to hot weather. No swamp@** for me. An added bonus was when my heart failed and I ended up in the ER I didn't have to worry about clean underwear. My canoe trips (BWCA) have always been in shoulder seasons. I wear boxers and a...

Try kneeling with your bum resting against the seat. You'll find it feels allot more stable. If paddling solo sit in the bow and face the stern, you'll be closer to center and on a wider part of the canoe. Try Alan's advice so you can experience the secondary stability (when the canoe is leaning...

Serge, welcome to CT site. While you wait to source wood for new gunnels it wouldn't hurt to try to take some of the kinks out of the old ones. Put a short block of wood, maybe a foot long, on the inside of the bend and use a C-clamp acrossed to pull the bend in some to straighten it out. If it...

I'm not feeling good about it myself. If you bolted through the hollow part it would collapse some when you tighten the bolt. I feel the material is too thin to hold a rivet with any up pressure (I think it would eventually pull through). Good luck and welcome to CT.

How about creating a locked "Quarantine section" to display troll posts. By the time I get here they are usually gone and I feel left out of the conversation. I feel like I've missed some good ones. Dave

Glenn, I'll still think of you as our Supreme Leader. Thanks for all you do and have done. While I'm at it, thanks again Robin for doing your stint to keep us together. Last but not least, thanks Mem for being you, somebody had to do it.

Cool Alan, what color is your new cape? You will be wearing a cape paddling from henceforth won't you?

Dragged instead of carried on portages?

As I read these posts I started to wonder if "suffering" is a state of mind. i.e. one person's suffering might be another's discomfort, and yet another's inconvenience. Not trying to minimise someone's suffering. Just saying it may be relative to past experiences. Also, the length of the "trial"...

A memory that sticks in my mind is from an early October solo trip in the BWCA. I got up in the middle of the night to relieve my bladder, and while up I walked down to the lake. The lake was still like glass and all the stars were perfectly reflected in it. Looking out across the lake it was...

My menu probably wouldn't work for most. When tripping I look at food as fuel and I keep it very simple. I don't enjoy cooking or the clean up afterwards, so for supper I cook a one pot meal and eat it out of the pot. Knorr sides with dehydrated ground beef or chicken. Breakfast is coffee and...

Nothing fancy here. Depending on the weather I set up this hex fly. I have a diamond fly for mild weather that takes two less guy ropes. For a few years I carried along a 10 x 12 silnylon tarp that never has been out of the bag.

Glenn, I mostly sit. I'll kneel when fighting a head wind or trying to pick up the pace.