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| Where In Algonquin? » WiA No.: 607 » 10/30/2022 3:36 pm |
Whiskey Jack?
| Catch-all Discussions » The Last Guide - Frank Kuiack (APP) » 4/15/2022 2:34 pm |
What a wonderful documentary. Thank you for sharing.
What happened to all of Frank's cached canoes? Do park staff even know where Frank hid them all? Could they remain in the park with some kind of commemorative plaque?
| Equipment » Rynoskin Total. » 5/10/2020 7:56 am |
I bought the hood and shirt for my (now) 11 year old son two years ago, and a shirt for myself last spring. Both of us are happy customers. My son hated wearing his bug jacket, and I was trying to minimize how much bug juice he had to apply, so this product made a lot of sense for him. I have no issue wearing bug spray and/or permethrin infused clothing. If the products weren't on sale when I purchased them, I probably would have tried something else for myself (i.e. Mark's permethrin treated clothing). Unlike bug spray or permethrin, Rynoskin does not repel bugs/flies. So the bugs/flies still notice us and swarm, but, they just can't seem to bite through the material.
The product wears like a compression shirt and is breathable; however, I only use it during Spring. They recommend you wear the shirt like a base layer with something over top. I get too hot wearing it like that in the sun or during a port, but the shirt still protects me from the bugs if I wear it by itself. I can't wear it in the summer however, I get too hot. Before I purchased the product I read an online Amazon customer review (sorry can't seem to find the review anymore) stating that the seams weren't the greatest, so I've tried to be as gentle as possible with this stuff when I wear it.
| Where In Algonquin? » WiA 293 » 7/21/2019 9:05 am |
Burntroot?
| Where In Algonquin? » WIT #274 » 7/30/2018 7:43 pm |
Nipissing? On the north end of the 1930m portage?
| Skills » Bear bag » 5/18/2018 9:59 pm |
I'm a fan of Youtuber Brian Delay's '2 cords a ring' bear hang method.
It's similar to this illustration (which I hope I've linked properly).
The nice thing about this method is that it uses a pulley system, so yanking up your bag isn't as hard. As well, you don't need to find 'the' branch. Any branch will do. The downside is that you still need to toss a rope over a high enough branch.
| Skills » backwoods safety rules - for kids » 5/09/2018 6:30 pm |
Baby oil is now on my packing list. Great tip!
Can/should you use baby oil on a tarp or tent fly that's been sapped?
| Trip Planning » Eric at old JeffsMaps » 4/26/2018 8:37 pm |
Chrismar sells maps of APP
| Equipment » Mini lights » 2/09/2018 9:26 pm |
Is this what you're thinking of?
| Trip Planning » Canoe route ideas for a 5- and 7-year-old's first trip » 1/30/2018 11:10 am |
I'm not sure if you own your own canoe or plan on renting one, but one of the nice things about many of the access points in AP, including Rain and Rock, is that outfitters will deliver and pick-up a canoe right at the access point. I have two kids, age 6 and 9, and although I'm comfortable loading up a canoe on my car, it's nice to have one less transaction to consider.
For the past two years, I've been taking my kids to the Haliburton Highlands Water Trails. The area is just southwest of Algonquin, and the campsites can be previewed online and individually reserved. The area can even be viewed from Jeff's Algonquin maps.
I like this area because there are quite a few easy paddling options. So far, I've stayed on Big East lake which had some nice spacious campsites, as well as Poker Lake. The Poker lake campsite was average, but it was the only site on the lake. From Poker lake, we enjoyed a day trip paddle to Cinder lake. This year, we'll likely be heading to Gun lake in the Haliburton Frost Centre area.
@Tripper, that photo is fantastic! What a great spot!
| Equipment » Solar Charger » 6/14/2017 5:31 pm |
I've been happy with my Instapark 10W solar chargerthat I bought off Amazon in the winter of 2015 for ~$50 CDN. I use it to charge my phone, ipod and battery pack. I've only used it for two summers and it's not the lightest or highest capacity panel out there, but it's been good to me so far. I'm also a fan of Outdoor Gearlab's review of portable solar panels.
| Fishing » Do you pinch back barbs in a lure? » 4/18/2017 8:31 pm |
New to angling, but long time enthusiast for back country camping. I bought one of those x-rap lures that has two sets of hooks, with each set having 3 barbed hooks. The right thing to do here is pinch back each barb?
| Where In Algonquin? » Where in Algonquin? No.130 » 4/12/2017 5:55 pm |
Islet?
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