I will take it.
Type: Posts; User: canoebie
I will take it.
My heart aches a bit.
They remind me of the 2 cylinder John Deere tractors from my childhood.
Sure is good to see some of you folks here. I am saddened by the news of Cannibal.
I call it bed. When referring to the specifics, I will often refer to my hammy. Sorta like my Teddy. :)
Depending the amount of stuff, I put the sling on the outside of the UQ in most cases. If your UQ comes up to the side sling you should not have any air coming in. I could see it shifting, yet if...
I was building a privacy fence and the guy at the lumberyard ( a real one) suggested I coat the portion that goes underground with foundation coating. It seems to have worked really well. The...
Sorry to hear this. While I never met him, I always felt we had a lot in common. Makes me want to embrace the days I have remaining on this spinning ball with more grace and zeal all at once.
I too concur on the UQP. I slept on a river in northern Michigan for four nights last week and the skeeters were viscous. It was also 78 for a low a couple of nights. My uqp combined with a...
Now that made me spit out my coffee.
I think my most memorable trip was in the mid to late seventies. A group of men I went to college with paddled down the Eel River in north central Indiana for about 40 miles Memorial Day weekend. ...
Kinda funny, I use 4-5 different methods, depending upon my mood, weather forecast, etc. Over time I have accumulated enough hardware and knowledge, I have lots of options. I do have to say I am...
Great responsiveness! Sinite, I appreciated your continued upbeat responses through the thread. Yet another reason to work with our cottage vendors.
I just completed a 4 day trip in northern lower Michigan that was supposed to be a canoe trip. Due to signal digits and 14 inches of snow, we bailed and camped in a state forest campground for four...
I hung for the first 3-4 years with a Claytor diamond tarp. Talk about minimal. I really liked the simplicity, etc. Got into deep winter camping and realized the value of doors. Not to mention a...
Good on you for that kind of compassion!! I do the same for some outdoor cats we have. They have a bed in my garage off the concrete and I use an old wool army blanket. Can be washed. The CCF...
Those are Sandhill Cranes. We have hundreds of them around us right now. I saw a flock in a field on my way to work this morning.
I was on the NCT at the Old US 131 campground Thursday through Monday. Arrived with 4 inches of snow, got a foot that night, Friday night a low of 4 degrees. Gave me a chance to test out the new 0...
I agree with this. I use 20 degree year round and it works quite well. The range of conditions it captures is greater than other options.
I'll take it, need to add to my winter repertoire. I love wool and my wife washed my best sweater. It now fits her great.
That is a great photo!! WV, I am gonna be on the Manistee November 7-11 and may have a similar scene. Always good to see you here!!
I don't really care what others do, I know my preferences. The important thing is to get out of the rat race and get into the woods. Great place to cool off a bit. :) We all start at the beginning.
I'm kinda lazy when in the woods. After a long paddle, I want as little hassle as possible. I make a 2ft. loop with shock cord, larkshead it to my tarp and pull it out and stake it. I don't use...
Some pretty places to hang in WV. I have paddled the Greenbrier river and there is a great trail that follows the river. A number of folks here have extensive experience on it. Welcome and enjoy. ...
West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas.
Great stuff guys. Makes me chomp at the bit to get out. I have that 16 ft. Kelty. Great for groups. Thanks for sharing the beauty.
I think an UQP cuts the penetration of air adding some additional warmth reducing draft. I am not a gram weenie, so weight is of little concern. I use mine every trip. On a hot summer night, it...
Great Vid. I so enjoy the Lake Superior area. Spent the first two weeks of September on Madeline Island north and east of Duluth, off of the mainland near Bayfield WI. Did a lot of hiking along...
I can think of no one I would rather partner with for a paddle or a hang than my wife. We really enjoy our time together in the woods. We are soon heading out for 2 weeks to hang on an island in...
My dog had 250 of them removed from her nostrils, tongue, mouth and front legs. Happened while paddling the Manistee. A $400 vet bill later, she was good to go. Did it a second time. Vet said...
A local up there told me to pick a Bracken Fern and wear it upside down. Looks goofy as hell, but it really works to keep those gnats out of your face. I have lots of pictures of groups I have...
I call the county Sheriff when I encounter this stuff and they do intervene. I once encountered a semi-permanent camp on the NCT up by 131 and the guys were using ATV's and firing high powered...
I find a couple of drops of cedarwood oil on my skin really helps to keep the buggers off. I do use permethrin on clothing and hammock. I have been on canoe trips where others in the group are...
I paddle the stretch from 131 to Harvey Bridge about six to seven times a year. Hike the NCT usually once or twice. Lots of familiar sites. Those rollaways make for some majestic views on the...
These are great responses. I respond from both rational and irrational thoughts. The rational is that I know what could be the worst thing to encounter at night. Where I paddle in Michigan, I...
My wife has my warbonnet. They are great hammocks. I have 10-12 hammocks and always come back to roost with the WB.
I have been running the Manistee for 21 years and this year for the first time found a tick on me. I think the chemical factory is a good idea.
Great minds think alike. My observation exactly.
The story in northern Michigan this year, up near the Manistee from a friend of mine is that he saw a mosquito so big it had a tick attached to its leg. :) Headed up in a couple of weeks for a five...
I use my tarp primarily when paddling or car camping. Some backpacking. I make a simple continuous loop about 24 inches long out of shock cord, larkshead it to to the tie out points, stretch it out...
Old US 131 state forest campground is really nice, on the Manistee river, not too far from TC.
I have been around a while, and I recall one of the early calls for this coming from Warbonnet.
Agreed, I use a 20 degree long UQ in the summer and unless it is beastly hot, it works great.
I have a 20 degree set and later bought a 0 degree underquilt that I use when it is really cold. I am in Michigan. I use the 20 degree set 90% of the time.
I have paddled that river several times. Gorgeous views and the canyons are amazing.
Canoes cost a bunch of money too. I have 5. Wife put me on a boat diet. The one I have my eye on now is $3500. After the Chameleons, I am on a hammock diet as well. Oh well, I have what I need...
Can't go wrong with that tarp. My wife has one and she loves it. This next weekend we are venturing out for the first time in Chameleons side by side and will use the SF. Good luck.
I would not make an effort to convince you as to why you would need a Chameleon, however you may want one. I have a number of different hammocks, WBBB, Smurf stuff, Claytors, Dutch, etc. I recently...
My wife and I hit the hammies early when we paddle the Manistee this time of year. Solely for the purpose of escaping the bugs. Noseeums, mosquitoes, deer flies all want to munch. If the...
I am experiencing the same with my mother. At some level, I understand. It is hard.