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Trip Report - Quetico: Prairie Portage to Kawnipi

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Date/Time: 04/29/2024 08:18AM

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Trip Report - Quetico: Prairie Portage to Kawnipi

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Author	Message Text
AmarilloJim	01/26/2018 07:17AM Waterboy: "Yes and it was quite a show! You would know if you were there ;-). Hope there were no other witnesses to that scene!" LOL
TomT	01/25/2018 06:19PM Enjoyed the report very much and the pics too. You guys do it right!
Waterboy	01/25/2018 02:46PM Yes and it was quite a show! You would know if you were there ;-). Hope there were no other witnesses to that scene!
AmarilloJim	01/25/2018 02:28PM Did 2 guys from Texas take your group photo at PP?
boonie	10/01/2017 06:46PM Thanks for the report, enjoyed the pictures.
Pinetree	09/30/2017 09:47AM Nice report and looked for the most part nice weather?
Waterboy	09/27/2017 08:48AM Mocha - just heard back on the Otter canoes. Unfortunately, they stopped making these although we are trying get the guy to start making them on request. These Otters are 18.5' Kevlar Laker Hull model. The closest currently available are Souris River 18', Northwest Canoe 18' and the Wenonah MN II.
Waterboy	09/26/2017 10:10AM Thanks Mocha! According to the calculation the total trip distance is just over 33 miles. Our total time from PP to Kawnipi, split over 1.5 days, was just under 12 hours of paddling and portaging. In the Otter canoes, we average about 4.3 mph paddling based on the Garmin GPS unit we used this time. We also double trip on all portages. Typically we take the Falls Chain route that we can do in about 11.5 hours. My buddies own the two Otters we paddle - I'll see if I can get some info on these for you. The double burner stove we use weighs in at 5.2 lbs. (4.4 lbs. for the folding stove plus 0.8 lbs. for the two primus burners). With the two burners removed, the stove folds to 3/8" so it slips easily into the back of a pack. The stand adds another 2.7 lbs.
Mocha	09/25/2017 05:37PM congrats on the great fishing success! plus, that seems like a really long haul from PP to Kawa Bay in two days, you guys must be very organized at portage landings and efficient paddlers. loved all the photos, the little table for prep and cooking... what is the weight on that? and what canoes are you using? looks like it says Otter on the sticker.
Waterboy	09/25/2017 02:34PM New Trip Report posted by Waterboy Trip Name: Quetico: Prairie Portage to Kawnipi. Entry Point: Quetico Click Here to View Trip Report