I think as a human race we can all be prone to excuses. I know change is a very difficult thing for many. For me the choice was simple. The pain of lying on the ground was becoming unbearable and...
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I think as a human race we can all be prone to excuses. I know change is a very difficult thing for many. For me the choice was simple. The pain of lying on the ground was becoming unbearable and...
Shug's house? He doing a new vid? :lol:
Me too. Did he make it out alive? :confused: you be funny :lol:
I was really sorry to miss this trip. Well maybe not the portaging part of it. :lol: Sounds brutal. I did that big one in and out...
Bacon is always delicious any way you serve it. I think the real question is how did those bacony infused branches taste. :shades: Just kidding. We didn't really eat them :lol:
Luv My Bonnet I'd...
I'm working on him Chard. He's a bit shy. :)
It's a good desktop pic. Go for it. Lol. Actually it's making me want to go back right now. Weather is fine. :)
Oh yeah and the greenery in that pic...
Seriously?!?! Love, love, love, LOVE it!:)
Thanks everyone. It really was a great trip. The only rough part was the canoe but I'm sure it'll go much better the next time. The rest was just a great success although he wasn't too sure when I...
So here's the scoop. My boyfriend is a bit of a city slicker lol and had never been on a canoe camping trip. I vowed to myself this would be the year. Turns out he'd also never been to Algonquin...
That's a beauty. Did you catch that on your tenkara? :scared: Awesome!
Chard my dream ever since a solo trip to Galeairy a few years ago is to hear the pipes echoing off the Algonquin hills. One...
Hello peoples.
Sorry I haven't been on here much. It's been a crazy busy summer between working and bagpipe lessons and competing. I haven't had much time for recreational activities. At all. :(...
Sounds like fun. I think I might be off that weekend.
I should be late afternoon Friday as well. I can't wait. Dutch oven with beans ready. :) I'll grab some firewood too.
I was just concerned if there were going to be children around that might be too young to know what is worn under those kilts. :lol:
FIRE GOOD!
Not strange at all. :)
Skating AND a kilt Bubba? :lol:
I have a question. Does anyone usually bring a hot tent to the Valens hang? Just trying to figure out the whole situation here. :)
My sentiments exactly! Hey it's not like we're all in one big tent. :lol:
And as fun as it sounds I'm much too old for ice skating although the falling down part I'm REALLY good at. That's a sport...
Never mind. I'm thinking maybe baked beans. I have a really tasty recipe. :)
**** I was thinking of bringing chili. Oh well never too much chili right?. :rolleyes: :lol:
I'm REALLY hoping to make this (no mention of a piping competition so far) :) my only concern right now...
Snowshoeing weather is here! I went for a lap around my neighbourhood park. It confirmed two things. First, I better get my new gaiters made and second, I better get my butt off the couch more lol
Well it is always nice to be appreciated. ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
I bet it's a double black diamond top quilt. ;)
I'm not on Facebook but that's where my boyfriend found it and shared it with me. My sentiments exactly. Thank you.
And Gravitythief hot chocolate and Kahlua are pretty tasty too. :)
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/vshadlock/Hammock%20stuff/image.jpg1_1.jpg
Very dapper Bubba. :D
Terrible picture but here goes.
http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/vshadlock/Bagpipe/image.jpg1.jpg
For what it's worth YEM I did what you queried in 1 and I was quite comfortable to about 4C (about 40F). I ripped the vertical stitches so I ended up with what I guess would equate to horizontal...
Do you have a drum? We could start a band :cool:
It might be a 'let's practice in the bathroom thing'. Might be scary. Lol I know I have seen videos with kilted hangers. :laugh:
I just found out there's a piping competition Jan 7. I'm hoping my piping instructor doesn't have that in her plans for me or I might have to miss Valens. I've been looking forward to it. :confused:
Awesome. Thanks greaves. Valens sounds like a perfect first timer trip. I'm looking forward to it. :boggle:
I've camped cold. Woke up to snow some mornings but never for any prolonged time under freezing. Also never ice fished. I would love to hit one or both of these. I better figure out a good underquilt...
So I went to visit my mom the other day. I happened to show her the pics of my 'new' machine and she said 'here why don't you take this home' :) I had completely forgotten about this one. I had given...
My new (to me) thread injector. :)
It was built May 17, 1941 in Scotland and is the 99K model. It took a little cleaning up and a new motor (which by the way is quite inexpensive compared to new...
Nope. Unfortunately despite my best efforts he cancelled on me. He's got a lot of crap going on in his life right now. Kailua and I went tho. Just a simple trip to Canisbay. I'll post some pics when...
I've shown him the 'loo with a view' and explained how much better it is. He looked a little skeptical but not shocked. Lol
My friend is a bit overweight and early stage COPD so I want to...
So this is for all those people out there who have experience visiting Algonquin Park.
I have a good friend who has never been to Algonquin Park, who has never been canoe camping, (but has been...
It's pretty funny. There were at least a couple of 'better halfs' that expressed some disbelief that we were hangin' with people we didn't know and that could be sketchy. :scared: Good times. :lol:
Oh Canada. Our home and native land.
We have an amazing country. One you can spend a lifetime exploring. :)
I have never been to Ralph Bice. I'd be up for that if it was a weekend I could make. And if it's not it might be up for consideration for my holidays although I was kind of thinking I'd like to fly...
I think if I was going to be able to make it it would be the original weekend (I'm on holidays that week), possibly Thanksgiving weekend or Oct. 21, 22, 23, 24. I'm pretty sure I'll be there the week...
Awesome. I'd planned the seam along the ridgeline and then something got said that made me wonder if the other way might be better. Lol
Hey Nick. Good to meet ya. :) Yes canoe/kayak camping has...
Good questions XJ35S. Some I was contemplating myself. Would the tarp be stronger if the seam was across the ridgeline rather than parallel with it? Seems to me it would. Are there any drawbacks to...
Awesome Snowball. Thanks. Yes the ripstop is easily identifiable once I learned what is was. Lol. As for strength the issue with canoe camping is if you get wind bound then you can have 2 or 3 days...
I like simple. I like strong. I'm not one to worry about ultralight although I do a lot of canoe camping so I'm not into lugging huge heavy loads. Middle ground is good. :)
And yes I'm looking at...
So while I'm at it I might as well ask this question too. Some of the material is coated ripstop and some just plain nylon. Ripstop would be stronger right? A little heavier tho?
Sorry for the...
Thanks.
These materials are not especially well labelled. The coating name is on there. I can't remember what it is exactly. I want to say something like Amerishield? I have to check again. I...
Ok. So I'm looking at making myself a nice summer tarp. Lighter and a little smaller than my DD 4x4 (which I really like for nasty cold weather or hanging over two hammocks :) ) I've been checking...
My 25 lb Shih Poo loves sleeping in the hammock with me. The only concern I have is the material of one of my hammocks doesn't like Velcro (it seems to cause pulls) so I worry about her claws. I...
Awesome 'Previously Known' lol. It might be overkill for the mutt but I will have it when perchance we meet again.
Looking forward to it. Sleeping in a bed in a stuffy apt just isn't the same lol...
Wonderful pics Luv My Bonnet. I hope your trip home was uneventful. I really enjoyed meeting everyone. Looking forward to the next time.
Fall is absolutely the most beautiful time in Algonquin....
I'm sorry too that I won't get to meet you this trip Chard. I have watched your Algonquin YouTube video a few times and was hoping the meet the person behind the camera.
Anyway as for...
I couldn't have said this better myself. I wake up from my tent dreading having to get up but being in so much pain from laying on the ground knowing I have to. And then there's the painful crawling...