My man, thanks so much!

AdamPez wrote:

looks like Canisbay, 5th site on the east side from the south

Winner winner chicken dinner!

Took the whole family for our first trip together there overnight.  Went great, weather was good, genuinely amazing.

Good guess, and the correct side of 60, but we're not on McINtosh

Hi folks,

Hoping for some input on getting a new air mattress.  I'm a side sleeper, and the MEC Reactor 3.8 is leaving me numb on one side.  I'm hoping for something relatively lightweight like I'm used to, but a bit more cushy.  Willing to buy once, cry once, but I see there's a bunch of good sales right now.

Long story short, if you had a choice of these, which would you buy and why?

Nemo Tensor Trail Ultralight Insulated 
Therm-a-Rest Trail Pro 
Sea to Summit Ether Light XR Insulated
Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft 

Right now I'm torn between the smaller and more lightweight Tensor Trail and the supreme comfort of the heavy and big NeoLoft.
Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Would you consider buying or making a canoe cart and then trying to see how far it might get you?  I think you can get all the way to Hogan with a cart from Opeongo, and I did the Rain-McCraney one a few times.  Investing the time/$$$ into a good cart would mean you can wheel everything together, with minimal actual lifting.  A few roots here and there would mean you need to haul laterally, but it wouldn't be as bad on your back I would think.

Obviously I don't think it would be great for a deep-woods excursion, but there's some fun routes still to be had, and you'd be able to bring all the luxuries that would make life a bit more enjoyable (I'm looking at you canoe seats!)

Bit of a shot in the dark, but Bonnechere?

MartinG wrote:

IanTendy wrote:

Just as an assist for someone else...is this in and around the Galipo lakes? 

Mitch Marner with the assist
 

If someone has actually been there, or knows exactly which lake this is, please take us home.  I don't recognize the specific lake

Kirkwood?

captainchaos2000 wrote:

Thanks for your response, I did have a question for you.  In the picture the Expedition Pack seems to sit higher on your shoulders does that interfere with the Canoe seat or do you not pack into it as much to keep it from being too high up on your shoulders?  I was curious, it's one of the packs I was looking at.  
Thanks
 

I've never really had an issue with it in my packing. 

The pictures on the website don't really show it in a realistic manner.  I think it's filled with towels or packing foam for aesthetics.  In reality, the majority of the stuff I keep in there (fishing gear, maps, camera stuff, etc.) tends to flop more to the back of the bag than going straight up.  I talk about the bag briefly in a video here (should link straight to where I'm talking about it), and you can see a lot of the adjustment points.  The top pouch is really adjustable though, there's nylon webbing easily accessible to move it forwards and backwards on the top of the bag as necessary.  

I really dig RBWs' whole lineup though.  If you can make it to an expo where they're set up, or to Canadian Outdoor Equipment Co in Mississauga it's worth playing around with them in real life to see how it feels.  I was really tempted by their 2-part pack.  Love the idea of having modular packing, especially around camp.  Plus the ability to cram stuff like a coat between the bags...one day.