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Very nice. You had good weather for it. Last night would have been interesting with the storm coming through.

A tool roll, it has eyelets at the top that let me hang it and it folds and rolls to keep everything together. It is also washable. It is for knives and cooking utensils. Eating utensil go in their own bag. I have been playing with some patterns to sew up something that works better for both...

Hahahahahaha. Had a friend who was a kayaker. Watched him load his roof with his boat. Asked what he was doing after he tied the fifth knot on the first line....

A bowline, on or off the bight. It gives you a solid loop. It is nice that it will not overly tighten under load. It can be used for rescue. Can be tied single handed with practice. Can be used for lashing. There are not my videos but they are clear and short. On a bight Off a bight...

I have a few of these Snow Peaks. Mostly for in the tent, or over the table. They are adjustable in intensity and are very good on battery life. 2 fill our TNF Kaiju with enough light to read. I still carry a couple brass candle lanterns, have had them for a really long time and they give me...

I second the ground hogs. I have used all kinds of things for sand or snow. Usually sticks and rocks, I come from a backpack and canoeing background so I usually use what is at hand. Cort Not used the snow stakes yet? I have many fond memories of snow camping in Michigan, mostly as a scout...

Leatherman Rebar on the belt. Swiss army knife in the console of the Jeep.

long Weekender with the occasional week or more. lots of day hikes and sitting on a log by the beach.

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Have been watching the fires. Sounds like I will be leaving the fire grate at home this trip. We are at High in places around the island. they keep calling for rain and it does not show.

If you want to push it, Copper Harbor is a great visit, well the Keweenaw in general. Porcupine mountains. Grand Marias, North end of Pictured Rocks. On your way up there is some nice camping around Jordan river, State Forest Campgrounds off M66, assuming you are going up 75 cut over on 72 to...

Would love to see that build report. With a couple of stepper motors some gears and a controller, you might be able to automate the process.

That is about what I figured. Too expensive, and not useful in the field, and not enough market to mass produce.

I sometimes think it would be great if there was a sensor that slid into the film holder on a large or medium format. I would love to still use my Mamiya 645 for both film and digital. Can you imagine a 4x5 sensor?

The maps books cover every type of road and distinguish between them well. They are fairly detailed they break down BC into 6 books and include things like camping, fishing etc. There are places on Vancouver Island (VI) that I know better, but Glacier National Park, in BC. Mt Revelstoke, and...

I second the Dinosaur Provincial Park. Head into town for Tyrell It is a great Dino museum. We are going to be in that area in July, our son loves paleontology. Though it will be camping at the Prov. Park. The mainline parks, Jasper and Banff will be packed. I have yet to be in the area...

For BC Back Road Map Books http://www.backroadmapbooks.com/ has some really good resources. I would suggest looking at Vancouver Island (can catch a ferry from Port Angeles Wa.) We have a little bit of everything with only the one ferry. There are tons of places on and off grid to camp with a...

Paddling I usually carry an old Eureka! Timberline 2 person with a vestibule It is long, has survived a bunch of storms, though can be hot. When it is my wife and my son backpacking I carry a TNF Stormbreak3.

Nice looking dinner

For heavy loads and harsh terrain Mammut Trovat Guide High GTX. Light weight hikers (the ones I wear most of the time) A pair of solomon's that I cannot remember the model number. Keen Newport and neopreen socks for paddling.