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Some of us left the hang today for various reasons. It was a great time with a great group of people even if it was over a 3 hour paddle to get to that great destination. Right smack in the middle...

Hey ShawnH

It's good to see that you are coming along with your family. It will be interesting to see your tipi (winter hot camping rig). How much ground area does that tipi require so that we...

Bubba

I am sad to hear the news of your wife's grandfather. As the others have said, it is best for you to be with your family at this time. There will always be other group hangs to attend. We...

Greetings

I think that last mention of this topic of group meals was in post 217 of this thread.

Cheers

Brian

Hey Ryvr

I am bring a DIY gravity filter based on a Sawyer water filter. It has a 12L reservoir capacity . I recall in the group spreadsheet a few others were bringing water filters of their...

Hey

Don't forget a warm hat and warm gloves. It gets cool out on the water when the wind picks up. Also the night time temp drops too. Make sure you have good sleepwear including long thermal...

Greetings Everyone

The clock is ticking down and I am feeling drawn to a far off land.

Really looking forward to this hang. Hopefully the weather cooperates and there are no bugs to deal with....

Bah, no biggie, most of us have been winter camping this past winter. Don't Canadian made canoes come with ice breaker attachments just for this reason? :lol:

3 weeks and counting

Cheers
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Hey Jiblets

I suggested in the last round of PMs that Kasuko could be paired with Danalex as they are both from Ottawa and if they are both leaving on Sunday, they could also carpool together too....

Hey Corey

If you can get yourself to Oshawa, you can carpool with me. It almost amounts to the same to heading to Toronto (less 50km). There is a Via train station and a bus terminal here so...

A gratuitous bump for this thread as the hang is 1 month out and counting.

Cheers

Brian
Who is hoping for cool temperatures so we can miss the start of bug season.

Hey ShawnH

Good to see you've awoken from your hibernation. We may just have to book a bigger island with all of the activity this canoe hang has generate so far. It would be interesting to see...

Chardpp

From what I recall, Kasuko mostly packed carbohydrate rich foods with almost no protein on the Bon Echo trip.

Cheers

Brian

Glad you can make it Kasuko. Hopefully your DIY alcohol stove won't cause any fireball issues like on the Bon Echo Hang. ;). When you pack your food, remember there are 3 nutritional components: ...

It's all part of the fun. Just like we collect hammocks, tarps, top quilts, under quilts, knives, so it goes with stoves.... alcohol, twig stoves, wood gas, kelly kettles, back country boilers, cook...

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Cheers

Brian

Hey Jibliets

Glad that you are coming along. As for getting out of Toronto on a Friday, just leave early. I think chardpp mentioned he was leaving at 6AM to be at Algonquin Park around 9:30AM. ...

As I recall on that Bon Echo hike, Chardpp, your pack wouldn't exactly qualify as light weight. :eek: That Abes and Essens Lake trail was pretty demanding, I will give you that.

Cheers

Brian

Chardpp

If you choose your route based on smaller lakes being safer to paddle for less experience paddlers, the number of portages would need to go up as a result. I thought we were going to try...

Greetings

I think with the group of paddlers varying greatly in skill level, it would be best to keep to routes with a minimum of portaging. I also think it would be better to do a base camp...

Name(s): BrianWillan
Dates: Fri - Mon
Coming From: Oshawa
Driving Up (Y/N): Yes
Can Carpool (Y/N): Yes , if someone is swing by my location
Flatwater Canoeing Experience: Intermediate, (lots of...

I am looking for a paddling partner at the moment. I don't have a ton of canoe experience, however, I am a quick study. I do have a fair amount of experience will small outboard aluminum boats and...

That is the same thing we found when doing the Bon Echo Hang last August. Just because there is a 9 person limit per site, there is no guarantee that there will be 9 hanging spots on that site. ...

It would also be good to indicate who already has canoes so that those of us that don't and are beginner/novice paddlers could be paired up with more experienced paddlers. It would also give us a...

That weekend should be good for me too. I will add it to my calendar. I hope that the bugs won't be out in force either.

Cheers

Brian