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June 2018 Wabakimi trip video

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Wabawho

07/04/2018 08:04PM

In case there is any interest, here is a video of my recent 2 week solo trip in the Northwest corner of Wabakimi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awGcGDy2aA4

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jcavenagh

07/05/2018 11:15AM

LINK:
Wabakimi Musings - 2018
I'll look at it tonight...
Thanks.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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jcavenagh

07/06/2018 08:18AM

Nice video. Those are areas I have never seen before.
My trips have all been in the south half of the park.
I never saw portages that rough.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Wabawho

07/06/2018 08:31AM

Yeah, the portages were a bit of a struggle at first, but kind of became a fun challenge at the end.

This was my first trip to that area. I was looking for solitude....and found it.

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jcavenagh

07/06/2018 11:57AM

What boat were you paddling?
Looks like an inegra weave of some sort.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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sns

07/06/2018 05:58PM

Was wondering the same thing. A Savage River?? Thought the front deck was unusually large...

Neat video regardless. Wabakimi is on the list...

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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HighnDry

07/07/2018 07:01PM

The portages are fun in just about anywhere in that park! Beautiful area you were in!!

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.”

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boonie

07/07/2018 09:09PM

Thanks, interesting video.

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boonie

07/07/2018 09:10PM

sns: "Was wondering the same thing. A Savage River?? Thought the front deck was unusually large...

Neat video regardless. Wabakimi is on the list..."

Yeah, profile says Savage River Deep Creek.

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Wabawho

07/09/2018 03:46PM

Yeah, it was a Savage River Deep Creek. My first extended trip with it. While I won't say it was a "joy" to carry over those portages, I didn't find myself cursing it either.

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sns

07/10/2018 01:43PM

Wabawho: "Yeah, it was a Savage River Deep Creek. My first extended trip with it. While I won't say it was a "joy" to carry over those portages, I didn't find myself cursing it either."

How much does your SRDC weigh, and how did it perform on the water? You have a tandem that you were paddling solo?

"I don't care what you believe. I care what you can prove." -Philosopher & Mathematician JJJ

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boonie

07/10/2018 02:02PM

Savage River Canoes A lot of different options; some are very light.

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Wabawho

07/11/2018 01:51PM

I'm not sure the exact weight, somewhere in the mid to high 30's. The center seat is removable depending on whether paddling solo or tandem. The only down side to paddling the standard Deep Creek alone is that it is a bit wider than the solo version, so you have to have a longer wing span or shift your keester a bit to the side you are paddling on. The handling really depended on how I packed the gear in the canoe. If it was even, it paddled true on both sides. Other times the weight wasn't as well distributed and I found it much easier to paddle on one side vs. the other.

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Portage99