Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: Wind Lake Video Report-Part 1
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catfish72 |
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awbrown |
Your bow saw should work fine for your needs, however......many today come with Chinese made blades, most of which are inferior and nearly impossible to get to work correctly. Try to find a Scandanavian made blade, "Bahco" is the company that comes to mind. Or you might want to invest in a good "rough" carpentry saw like the Irwin Marathon, or Stanly Fat Max. Leave the hammer at home, but take both a saw and an axe. |
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GreatBigCubsFan |
quote SevenofNine: "I would still take a saw Bill. So much easier to cut wood to splitting length with a saw. 9/7 the wood I found was lying down and the saw I brought might have been the wrong kind. I'll have to try a regular carpenters saw on standing dead wood. I would like to get a wool shirt, but I also like to sleep in a hoody? |
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GreatBigCubsFan |
Thanks for all the encouraging words, The whole gear hauling experience was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do physically. My elbow an knee are still talking to me, however it has not dampened my spirts. I've already been planning on what I will do differently. 1st thing I did was to pick up a quality pair of boots on clearance. I'm also looking into getting one of those Black River sleds. I'd like to hear about your Bog Lake trip. How was the trip and did you get any fish..Pictures? Bill |
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GreatBigCubsFan |
Man, I'd hate to cut up that tent. I'm hoping to use it for spring and fall trips with my 10 and 11 year old boys. The windows and floor sure are nice. I've also been working on getting my gear pared down to take exactly what I need, and the 1st thing I did here was to take just the full size axe. Not the axe, saw, hatchet and hammer. I'm really not the DIY guy, I think I'd rather pay the $225 to Black River for the 9 footer. I hope you ate at least one of those fish and not just release all of them. Bill |
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Twinsplusone |
Thanks |
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GreatBigCubsFan |
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GreatBigCubsFan |
Part 2 |
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catfish72 |
quote GreatBigCubsFan: "I did bring 2 pairs of boots but they were not well suited for this kind of activity. The 1st pair was the hiking camo type with little insulation, and the 2nd pair were my monstorous old snowmobile boots. While the snowmobile boots kept me warm around the camp site, they were a bogar to move around in. And the camo boots were only good parts of the time. I also had my trail running shoes which I found have no use in winter camping. I got all this pared down to a light weight -40 pair from Baffin.tent |
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awbrown |
How about providing a posting about what you learned on your first BWCA winter camping outing, and what you would do different on your next trip. |
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catfish72 |
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catfish72 |
quote GreatBigCubsFan: "Hey Man, I am glad your trip did not ruin your interest in winter camping! it is obvious you are a tuff as nails winter camper and hopefully in a few more trips you will be experienced as well. Smart move on the black river sled. even after years of doing this stuff I still tend to bring alot of crap that I do not need. A good 9 footer or longer will make you trips alot easier. If you are a DIY kind of guy just get the kit it will save you lots of money! I built mine from scratch from blanks. given the amount of hours I put into them I would have just bought the Kit. Also did you not bring boots up there? I was watching one of your videos and it sounded like maybe you were planning on just bringing shoes. I thought to myself "there is no way he is only bringing shoes" I was going to mention something before you left but just assumed you were bringing boots as well. A few things I might also suggest are. Try to lighten up that tent a bit. maybe get the windows taken out and take out most of the vinyl floor and find DAC aluminum poles for it. That could take a 3rd of its weight off. Also about that cake in your stove pipe it was "creosote". It builds up in the chimney when you burn rotting and or wet wood. learn how to find standing dead timber in the winter. Pine variety are easy the needles are brown or nonexistent. Oh and the bog lake trip went well we had a real good time! I managed to forget my camera so no pics. We did manage to catch a few walleye and a pike. In all my excitement about that lake I failed to remember that shallow walleye lakes in late winter are very difficult to catch fish in. It was a real tuff haul in and out. Deep snow made the trek in not so fun and it was snowing like crazy on the way out. other than that not to much excitement just your standard relaxing and enjoying the surroundings. |
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SevenofNine |
I did see you wearing a cotton sweatshirt. And although that is okay, if when you consider every ounce as something you have to haul a nice fleece or wool shirt is a better warmth to weight ratio versus the sweatshirt. |