last post for a few weeks,on the AM of the 6th i'll be off for that two week solo canoe trip "as far north as you can get in the US" that i have talked about here.
i see this as a vacation and not some sort of adventure.i was up to Lac La Croix and the lakes around it over the last couple years and it was were i took my first canoe trips in the 80's



the only problem i ever had was getting wet on the portage and getting a camp at the very low end of hypothermia.a tent warmed by a Peak stove fixed that right away.
however it's the dump overboard and the loss of the canoe and gear that's my only real worry,survival wise,so i got this small Gaz burner.it and the smallest cart made will fit in my PFD pocket.this along with a meal kit in a cut down Swiss canteen should go a long way in keeping we warm and safe inside a foil bag and under a foil blanket.i think this is a world better than trying to get a fire going with whatever fire cube or paste and a Bic or fire steel i could have along.
on the last day out and close to the canoe landing i'll break out the stove for a test and post the results.
Stay Safe--

Sounds like a blast! Have fun and stay safe.

No such thing as"Just a vacation"! Have a Dang Goodtime!

Here's to wishing you a great trip and that your survival gear be used only as an academic experience.

Have a fantastic trip, Canoedogs. Can't wait to hear about all your adventures.

well it's over already!!!..the AM the trip was to start i was at a drive in camp ready to head out.that night a storm broke and went on all night and it was still pouring when i got up.
i said no way..the storms on last two trips left me wind bound for days and i did not want to start this one in a rain suit hunkering down and just paddling down river for hours to make a wet camp.i'm retired and the trip to the BWCA only takes a few hours.i'll get another permit and head out later on.the bags will stay packed.
discretion is the better part of valor

Sorry your trip didn't work out the way you wanted it to.

I'm sorry it didn't work out this time, Canoedogs. Sounds and looks like a good decision.
Yucky weather!

"They" say that paddling and camping in the rain builds character, but you've got enough of that already.

Hold my beer-now watch this...
Them critters is more afraid of you than you are of them...
The weather is bad, but let us press on...

Dogs, you are my hero. It takes enormous self confidence and courage to pull the plug on a planned expedition. And it short circuits any number of dramatic rescues. wisdom trumps the best PSK.
Well done, sir. Fair skies and following winds to you.

Man, that is a bummer! Hopefully you can reschedule soon.

My first time in the BWCA it rain buckets throughout the first day. I recall vividly the six of us huddled under a small quickly setup fly eating a cold lunch, cold, and dripping wet. I wondered what I was in for, but then it cleared up on the second day and it was wonderful!!

Truly God's country!