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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Reports Trip Report - A First BWCA Trip Reply |
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drought |
12/01/2013 08:36PM My wife inadvertently bought me this book for my birthday. In perusing it, I have found a couple of blatant errors. The first one I found was on page 24 under the heading Bathing and Swimming: "The swimming suit allows you to take a cooling dip after a long day of paddling and, WITH A BAR OF BIODEGRADABLE SOAP AND SHAMPOO, ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE A CLEANSING BATH." No sir, soap and shampoo, biodegradable or not, should not be used in the lake. Most of us get our drinking water out of that same lake and that soap does not magically disappear in the water. The second error, almost as egregious, is on page 33 under the heading Latrines: "Also, remember: never dispose of uneaten food in a latrine. IT SHOULD BE BURNED IN YOUR FIRE OR BURIED WELL AWAY FROM YOUR CAMP." What part of "pack it in, pack it out" don't you understand? Seriously, did they not listen to the rangers when picking up their permit? Did they not have any review by experienced canoe campers or was it just copy editors who have never camped? If it wasn't for this misinformation, it might be a resource for first timers. All the trips listed are easy, stay close to the EP type trips. For most people on this board, I would recommend NOT buying this book. |
Exo |
10/27/2013 09:18AM Pure advertisement for a book written about what looked like a 5 day trip. |
portage animal |
10/23/2013 01:38PM dont even waste your time opening this. this is an advertisement and should be removed |
pswith5 |
10/18/2013 08:48PM I am with prim-man on this one. |
Primitiveman |
10/16/2013 09:52PMquote HammerII: "Don't we even get a teaser? " Thats not a trip report! It's an ad for one. Pretty lame Jon |
HammerII |
10/11/2013 11:18PM Don't we even get a teaser? |
gstrom |
10/04/2013 10:33AM New Trip Report posted by gstrom Trip Name: A First BWCA Trip. Entry Point: 25 Click Here to View Trip Report |