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05/18/2019 07:42PM |
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05/19/2019 12:26PM |
bwcasolo: "4keys: "Make sure you have your car keys and put them somewhere safe where they won't fall out and end up at this he bottom of the lake.
If you take a tackle box keep it closed while in the canoe. "
I hide my keys under the car in the parking lot, safest place."
Needing a shuttle back to EP? Always someone leaves keys under car. :) But at least leave a note where it is. Haha. Kidding!
My two cents... most of us have all winter to plan. Good time to try out foods you’ll be using. Finding out it’s a flop out on Boulder Lake kinda sucks.
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05/19/2019 12:33PM |
When I need them, I need 'em.
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05/18/2019 09:10PM |
If you take a tackle box keep it closed while in the canoe.
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05/18/2019 11:48PM |
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05/19/2019 11:03PM |
airmorse: "Bushpilot: "Not a must have list, but a 70 year old list from one of the many resorts - outfitters that had places on Basswood."
And only one roll of TP. I hope that was a BIG roll."
OMG my wife and I were reading the list and when we got to the one roll of TP after the 5# bacon, 2# butter, 1# of Crisco, we fell down laughing.
T
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05/23/2019 12:09PM |
Thedude: "When things get rough,a little scary, and undesired. Its always nice to have an extra set of good attitudes."
I love this. :-) :-)
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05/21/2019 03:19PM |
Fuel for stove
Rain pants and rain jacket
Multiple fire starter choices in multiple places (Life Vest, fishing pack, etc...)
hiking boots
Sunglasses
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05/18/2019 03:07PM |
I many times have forgot to reverse my flashlight batteries or disconnect my locator from coming on accidentlly. Thus flashlight batteries or locator batteries dead. That is a bummer.
Your tidbit?
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05/18/2019 03:13PM |
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05/18/2019 04:47PM |
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05/18/2019 03:28PM |
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05/18/2019 03:56PM |
airmorse: "Booze. Don't ever want to forget the booze."
Aspirin and Alleve already helping out. Can't leave home with one but not the other?
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05/18/2019 06:20PM |
mgraber: "walllee: "Secure the canoe EVERY NIGHT!!!, no matter what the forecast is.."
Took the words out of my mouth! So I will add, prepare for the coldest possible weather. "
That is a good one,too many people get lazy and barely have it on shore for the night. Now especially with kevlar they blow around real easy.
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05/18/2019 04:54PM |
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05/19/2019 12:20AM |
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05/19/2019 05:41AM |
(2) Make sure the first aid kit is up to date.
(3) Make sure everything is in good working order - water filter, stove, fuel canisters, sleep pads, tents, lights, emergency communication devices . . .
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05/19/2019 06:03AM |
walllee: "Secure the canoe EVERY NIGHT!!!, no matter what the forecast is.."
+2
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05/19/2019 06:04AM |
4keys: "Make sure you have your car keys and put them somewhere safe where they won't fall out and end up at this he bottom of the lake.
If you take a tackle box keep it closed while in the canoe.
"
i hide my keys under the car in the parking lot, safest place.
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05/19/2019 07:08AM |
Jaywalker: "I like to take notes as I go,and once found I only had one pen with me and its ink was dry. Really bugged me. "
There's a saying in the Special Forces - "2 is 1, and 1 is none". I bought an extra headlamp this year so my older one could be a spare. I've got extra prescription glasses and sun glasses. Also, use those cord thingies that attach to your glasses and wrap around your neck.
Last, I would have two hats. One for sunny days and the other just a baseball style. When the sun is out you really have to cover your ears somehow. I had sunburnt ears as a teenager on a river trip and that is not fun at all.
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05/21/2019 01:35PM |
sylvesterii: "scotttimm: "Pinetree: "Canoearoo: "This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
Sounds like a good one and the price is right."
I've been wondering - what would be a good temporary patch for a hole in an aluminum canoe?"
Hippo Patch
of course, it isn't permanent, but it will get you out of the woods
"
Maybe not the best,but duc or gorilla tape will work on small nail or pin size holes
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05/19/2019 07:46AM |
mr.barley: "Bring chapstick"
Make sure you wined your watch too mr. barley!!!
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05/19/2019 07:51AM |
bwcasolo: "4keys: "Make sure you have your car keys and put them somewhere safe where they won't fall out and end up at this he bottom of the lake.
"
i hide my keys under the car in the parking lot, safest place."
Oh man, I finished a 10 day solo at Round Lake on a hot June day last year and could not find my car key. It was not in its regular place, or in either of the two other likely places I might put it. 10 days earlier starting at Cross Bay I battled hordes of mosquitos and rain to get going, and tucked it away in a "secure but not-regular" place as I hurried to get going. Took me about 2 hours to find it.
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05/19/2019 08:17AM |
When portaging without trails, I also break sticks and tie trail marking tape to trees. I also do the same thing I once did when caving, stopping often to look backwards to acquire a memory of how the way should look upon my return.
I'm also redundant with emergency gear, carrying a PLB, flares, and a signal mirror.
And did someone mention a ditch kit?
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05/19/2019 09:05AM |
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05/21/2019 03:58PM |
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05/19/2019 09:25AM |
Poison Ivy site
You don't want to end up like the people in the hall of fame at this website. :) I had blisters on my legs and arms once and spent the worst night of my life trying to sleep.
If you think you may have touched the plant, don't touch your face!
Nightmare face
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05/19/2019 09:43AM |
Pinetree: "TomT: "I bring a small tube of poison ivy medication (salve). It stops the itching. I've never had to use it on a trip but have had 2 cases of a bad rash with blisters and that can really be a terrible thing. I also will make a point to wear long pants on travel days with portaging. Knowing what the plants look like is a real good idea too.
Poison Ivy site
You don't want to end up like the guy in the hall of fame at this website. :)
"
Poison ivy is a exotic as far as the BWCA or Quetico go. Go back like in the 1960's I don't think it was found in either. I know it now is in the BWCA in a few areas. Quetico probably has it now too?"
I've found it in Quetico twice. It was on a vine growing up a tree both times. The leaves have a notch on one side and grow in threes from the stem.
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05/19/2019 09:45AM |
Pinetree: "TomT: "I bring a small tube of poison ivy medication (salve). It stops the itching. I've never had to use it on a trip but have had 2 cases of a bad rash with blisters and that can really be a terrible thing. I also will make a point to wear long pants on travel days with portaging. Knowing what the plants look like is a real good idea too.
Poison Ivy site
You don't want to end up like the guy in the hall of fame at this website. :) "
Poison ivy is a exotic as far as the BWCA or Quetico go. Go back like in the 1960's I don't think it was found in either. I know it now is in the BWCA in a few areas. Quetico probably has it now too?"
I think you are thinking of Eastern Poison Ivy? Poison Ivy in general has been in the area for our entire lifetime and ranges quite far north.
Poison Ivy distribution
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05/21/2019 10:03AM |
scotttimm: "Pinetree: "Canoearoo: "This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
Sounds like a good one and the price is right."
I've been wondering - what would be a good temporary patch for a hole in an aluminum canoe?"
Hippo Patch
of course, it isn't permanent, but it will get you out of the woods
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05/21/2019 02:33PM |
Also forgot an epoxy kit which was already mentioned, but I could have used it to patch my MSR dromedary bag which must have been punctured on my last canoe trip. It could have also been used to fix a leaky rain fly which was annoying.
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05/23/2019 12:01PM |
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05/23/2019 01:30PM |
airmorse: "Bushpilot: "
And only one roll of TP. I hope that was a BIG roll."
Back then they just wadded up some spare poison ivy leaves... ;)
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05/23/2019 03:02PM |
missmolly: "... And did someone mention a ditch kit? "
Good one, particularly for early and late season. Keep with you at all times when paddling and portaging. I use a fanny pack, and it's almost always around my waist unless washing up or in the hammock sleeping. Essential for a solo paddler. Contains my InReach, snacks, compass, reliable fire starter, multi-tool, first aid items.
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05/23/2019 08:50PM |
Your sleeping bag is a must to keep dry and in cold weather and wet weather it may be a life saver and keep you warm in the tent after being wet and cold all day.
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05/18/2019 05:16PM |
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05/18/2019 05:35PM |
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05/18/2019 06:14PM |
walllee: "Secure the canoe EVERY NIGHT!!!, no matter what the forecast is.."
Took the words out of my mouth! So I will add, prepare for the coldest possible weather.
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05/18/2019 06:34PM |
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05/18/2019 07:12PM |
greywolf33: "T.P. Bring more than you need. One year we had a newbie leave two full rolls out of the protective environment of the ziplock bag. Rain and T.P.... bad. Secretly I always pack an extra roll in my pack. Don’t leave home without it."
Yes and don't leave it where the Red squirrel will find it.
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05/18/2019 08:18PM |
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05/19/2019 08:12AM |
Jaywalker: "bwcasolo: "4keys: "Make sure you have your car keys and put them somewhere safe where they won't fall out and end up at this he bottom of the lake.
"
i hide my keys under the car in the parking lot, safest place."
Oh man, I finished a 10 day solo at Round Lake on a hot June day last year and could not find my car key. It was not in its regular place, or in either of the two other likely places I might put it. 10 days earlier starting at Cross Bay I battled hordes of mosquitos and rain to get going, and tucked it away in a "secure but not-regular" place as I hurried to get going. Took me about 2 hours to find it. "
Always have a set of keys hidden and attached to my pickup. More than once locked my keys in the vechile and yes lost keys.
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05/19/2019 06:12AM |
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05/19/2019 06:54AM |
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05/19/2019 07:20AM |
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05/19/2019 08:10AM |
Pinetree: "Extra pair of prescription glasses. Knowm more than one person lost there ony pair overboard. Blind as a bat the rest of trip."Yes, yes, yes!!
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05/19/2019 08:11AM |
4keys: "Make sure you have your car keys and put them somewhere safe where they won't fall out and end up at this he bottom of the lake.
If you take a tackle box keep it closed while in the canoe.
"
I always leave my keys on or nearby my car. I won’t need them until I get back to the car so why chance it. Let your travel partners know where the keys are in case of emergency. I got to wait for my slow traveling partner at the car in the winter after skiing for hours. Not a fun experience.
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05/19/2019 09:29AM |
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05/19/2019 09:32AM |
Duct tape use 4,526
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05/19/2019 09:33AM |
TomT: "I bring a small tube of poison ivy medication (salve). It stops the itching. I've never had to use it on a trip but have had 2 cases of a bad rash with blisters and that can really be a terrible thing. I also will make a point to wear long pants on travel days with portaging. Knowing what the plants look like is a real good idea too.
Poison Ivy site
You don't want to end up like the guy in the hall of fame at this website. :)
"
Poison ivy is a exotic as far as the BWCA or Quetico go. Go back like in the 1960's I don't think it was found in either. I know it now is in the BWCA in a few areas. Quetico probably has it now too?
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05/19/2019 09:35AM |
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05/19/2019 09:54AM |
Not a must have list, but a 70 year old list from one of the many resorts - outfitters that had places on Basswood.
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05/19/2019 10:11AM |
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05/19/2019 09:56AM |
Bushpilot: "
Wow! I can only imagine what portaging was like for them. In 2015 me and 3 others did some snorkeling in North Bay of Quetico right in front of a campsite. We found many glass jars that probably went back to the 60's and earlier. No cans to be found just glass stuff. Some with ornate markings on them. We brought a few home for keepsakes.
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05/19/2019 10:21AM |
Bushpilot: "
Two pounds of brown sugar and three pounds of white sugar? Why? That's a quarter pound of sugar per person per day.
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05/19/2019 10:36AM |
Banksiana: "Poison Ivy is native to Quetico. Most common location is sunny protected spots on stream portages (thick on the Tuck River portages out of the North end of Sarah. Also thick on the first portage out of North Bay (around the little riffles) ) of Basswood heading to Isabella.
Pinetree- Edit your message in which you quote gravel road- close your quotes and free us from this italics nightmare."
Thanks,probably right,maybe it seems more common now because I know poison ivy in many areas like disturbed areas and pioneers a area.
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05/19/2019 11:34AM |
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05/19/2019 01:27PM |
Also, taking water off the top is relatively safe according to Rob Kesselring. The sun's UV kills any giardia near the surface. That said, I'm still careful where I dip. If I see a beaver lodge I won't do it. But it sure is nice on a big lake to just scoop and drink on a hot day.
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05/19/2019 03:16PM |
Pinetree: "Extra pair of prescription glasses. Knowm more than one person lost there ony pair overboard. Blind as a bat the rest of trip."
Been there, done that!
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05/19/2019 06:27PM |
A pair of lightweight gloves with fingers can be a big comfort on hot sticky days where you may tear up your hands with blisters from a sticky paddle shaft, or if you've already done some damage to your hands.
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05/19/2019 06:36PM |
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05/19/2019 03:42PM |
Bushpilot: "
And only one roll of TP. I hope that was a BIG roll.
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05/19/2019 06:45PM |
This has been a fun thread to read!
Dave
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05/20/2019 09:45AM |
Duff: "I have little stashes of three things in my truck, man cave, canoe/PDF/boat..........Chapstick, dental floss, and Zantac.
When I need them, I need 'em."
This is very spot on. You are my spirit animal.
3 situations that absolutely suck, but can be fixed so easily and quickly.
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05/20/2019 10:16AM |
This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year.
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05/20/2019 10:50AM |
Canoearoo: "
This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
It works to use a plastic bag and melt in small hole or crack on canoe. Been there done that.
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05/20/2019 12:33PM |
2. Use This (link not working... solar inflatable light) instead of headlamps/flashlights
3. I prefer electrical tape over duct tape
4. Matches in multiple different dry areas
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05/20/2019 12:21PM |
Savage Voyageur: "Always secure your bait bucket when in camp. One trip we lost 3 pounds of Leeches to waves bouncing on the baitking and opening it. Now we use a bent cotter pin in the bucket to lock it. "
+1
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05/20/2019 01:24PM |
Canoearoo: "This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
Sounds like a good one and the price is right.
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05/20/2019 05:39PM |
Pinetree: "Canoearoo: "This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
Sounds like a good one and the price is right."
I've been wondering - what would be a good temporary patch for a hole in an aluminum canoe?
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05/20/2019 08:22PM |
scotttimm: "Pinetree: "Canoearoo: "This Epoxy Repair Patch Kit . If you get a small hole in your kevlar canoe this thing rocks. It saved my entire BWCA trip last year."
Sounds like a good one and the price is right. I've been wondering - what would be a good temporary patch for a hole in an aluminum canoe?"
Maybe J-B Weld Steel-Stik? I don't know for sure. I did a quick google search and this is what came up.
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05/31/2019 11:57AM |