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For cold/wet work or unpinning boats, the NRS Workboot wetboot (pure h*ll to get out of). None the less, provides a lot of traction on nearly any surface except algie or silt covered rock. For mild weather, anything from wal mart that dosen't exceed the price of a bag or two of beef jerky....

If you know the river well, then listening carefully and paying attention to your surroundings can keep you out of trouble. Rivers are like women, constantly changing and suprising you :wink: As an example, on the New (Fries to Alisonia) I know when I should start hearing rapids by certain...

Man of War Rig My advance anchor for river rescue work which consist of a grapevine knot that creates an adjustable loop, a figure 8 knot single bight, and a tensionless coil. The system works best using 10 to 12 feet of 10mm kernmantle static line, and using a rope thimble snugged into the...

I like stuff lashed in and going no place. But, I lead trips with youth who tend to learn the hard way after hardly listening to my jawing. My rule of thumbs (got two thumbs, so two rules of thumbs are easier to remember) are these for order of rescue.... In flat water, and big calm lakes...

One area that I've been considering in cutting the weight is with the sleeping bag... I like this one a lot http://www.featheredfriends.com/Product ... ock%20Wren Looks like it could also double as a no sleeve capote with a little work by belting it with a belt or sash in the same...

I'm kinda liking "Cirrhosis of the River" for the next one.... :D

you oughta carry a tight-weave butterfly net and catch all those bugs. Would save you carrying food. Just a pot and some spices for simmering. :idea: :idea: :idea:

I'll echo what others had said about Permethrin. Around here in the Great Dismal Swamp the Lone Star ticks, and seed ticks get real heavy starting April, and Merchant Mill Pond tends to swarm with em, along with chiggers. DEET won't slow them down. To keep ticks off of me boots, I'll dust them...

Aye me Jack.... :wink: were the lot of us to hie around a good fire at the end of a hard paddle, me feelings would be that we would roar the night away telling tall tailes, with each roasting the other in cheer and good spirits..... as we are born to the paddle, we are blessed with the joys...

Me ami bearridge.... C'était un jour triste pour nous des voyageurs quand Jac ole l'a pris dans l'intestin. À mesure qu'une marque de respect, Merriweather a augmenté nos rations de liquidfied des squeezings de maïs plusieurs fois plus de. (It was a sad day for us voyageurs...

Re: Knot [the whole truth] Oh the slander......!!!!! In defence of Kayak Jack who, once stabbed and in shock of his upcoming demise, merely confused the knife as a Bowie, when in fact it was a short bladed Saxon Scramasax acquried by the lad in a trade. An easy mistake of mis...

This technique is also described by Thoreau, in his tome...."Maine North Woods", and was used by Indian Joe. Strange that not many canoest has picked up on this technique. My only advice is if you're doing the Mud Pond Carry with this technique, consider a hiking stave for balance....

Jack is right....folded end down, sealed end up being sure in removing as much air out of the bag as possible. Also, I use a stuff bag for the rocks, attaching it to the drybag with a carabiner. And, don't forget a length of line to help in keeping it secured ,and to assist in the recovery process.

I'm somewhat on the cheap side....my solution is an XL drybag weighted with rocks and sunk underwater.....

Tomorrow's the day I'll be making a big batch for the larder.... here's the recipe From Bradford Angier's Wilderness Cookery (1961)...quoting The sugar maple grows only in North America. Like all green trees, it mysteriously changes water and carbon dioxide into sugar. So exceptional...