North site on the island

No rainbows with that kind of downpour.

Like rainbow, it is close to a hwy 60 access point.  Unlike rainbow, you can make it there without a portage.

Opeongo is the closest of these though still a very long day away.

As a hint, it's within a hour of a reasonably well used access point.

A site that I'm sure most have been in a couple km of but likely few of us have stayed there.




Some days it's good to have a good tarp.

I'm sure most of us have been there.  The solution I figured out was to pack less (also removed the top pouch of a backpack).

Longer trips, I use a 55L ultralight backpack for food and essential gear and a smaller slogg (35L?) pack for down and clothing.  The slogg fits fine under the yoke for double carries and the bigger pack works as long as it's not too full. For a singkle carry, the slogg is essentially small enough to use as a front pack. Mostly dehydrated food and little room for luxuries though. On more leisurely trips with less portaging, I'm just resigned to multiple carries (mec scully 150 plus a day pack, chair, and maybe a cooler).

It's brilliant if you can figure it out as solos are often balanced enough to do flat portages with no hands.

Don't know exactly what your issues are and there's a huge variety of braces from simple sleeves to mechanical monstrosities.  I've used them on and off for sports and in general, the more support, the less comfort over the long term.
My first suggestion would be to talk to some kind of medical professional about what issues you have.  The other is to spend a lot of time doing knee and leg rehab.  Makes a huge difference.

Manitou-North tea?

Shot in the dark, wahwahtaysee?

Thanks everyone.  Good to have an option if rehab doesn't go well.