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billconner |
I hate to tell you but in maybe 75 days in Quetico, it has rained on two of then - and more a sprinkle - and one night it poured for a couple of hours - but the tent was fine. Now, you can either conclude I'm due or you can ask me to tell you when I'm going. :) Good point though - I probably would pull over in that kind of rain and set up a tarp frankly. Doesn't seem like fun and that's why I'm there. And I have a sponge - but it seems to be the most often left in the car item. |
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chott1 |
Thanks for your help. |
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billconner |
Never have heard of PFD color. They are really much more concerned about trash, invasive species of flora and fauna, and now barbless hooks. |
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snakecharmer |
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billconner |
(2) This Part does not apply in respect of a pleasure craft that is operated in Canada if it is ordinarily kept in a country other than Canada and it complies with any licensing, registration and equipment requirements of that country. As best I can tell, Minnesota does not require this,so if you rent from outfitter in Ely as I do and go to Quetico, bailing sponge is optional. Maybe it's a good idea, though I've not missed it. A sponge or pail is not much use if you capsize - one more thing to get lost - and I can't recall a situation in a canoe in Quetico where I was so far from shore that a small leak was anything to be worried about. Probably the bets rule is if your not comfortable and sure you'll be OK, stay in camp. |
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billconner |
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Obergut |
Just like our immigration laws...should you come here legally? Well, yes. But if you don't...could you come over and pick potatoes, shingle my roof, and landscape my yard? |
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chott1 |
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Jackfish |
I'm not sure how long those regs have been in place, but I've been going to Quetico since 1986 and have never been checked for my bailing sponge or anything else. I'll do some checking to find the regulations in print (I'm pretty sure I have them someplace). Maybe someone will beat me to it. Where are you going? Which entry point? |
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Jackfish |
quote BillConner01: "A sponge or pail is not much use if you capsize... and I can't recall a situation in a canoe in Quetico where I was so far from shore that a small leak was anything to be worried about." It doesn't rain on your trips? Of course a sponge isn't going to help if you swamp. We've been out fishing or traveling where a storm came up fairly quickly and it was a deluge. Because the canoe is one giant rain collector, if we hadn't had a sponge, we would have had to pull over and empty the canoe. Excessive water in the canoe can really be a safety issue if too much is in there. |
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Jackfish |
quote BillConner01: "Now, you can either conclude I'm due or you can ask me to tell you when I'm going. :) LOL... if THAT is all the rain you've had, you are DEFINITELY due one! |