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Stoked to paddle this one clean. I hit it 2 years ago and flipping over on the landing, it felt so good to come back and land it clean.

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A forester once told me: “trees are the answer”

I don't remember going through sharp bushes but dam my Dry Suit had some serious holes in it. I've owned it now for 4 years and Kokatat fixed it no questions asked. But I am a little concerned about the amount of patches they had to do.

First time dehydrating bacon. But it seems like all I did was dry some fat. I’m guessing I should’ve used better bacon with more meat in it.

This will raise our natural gas prices through the roof!!!
Not only that, but they’re also trying to build one running off coal in Matsu! But there’s 0 infrastructure for that which Alaskans would be on the hook for tax wise paying for!

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I had a great interview with Dan Smith about his solo wilderness paddle down the Hess River in Yukon Territory. Please check it out and let me know what you think and what I missed, or could have done better.

I'm outfitting my canoe for a far flung trip and have come to the realization that a set of float bags would be a helpful bit of safety gear. However I loath giving up the storage space. Anyone have any suggestions for float bags that are also dry bags? All I've found is for Kayaks

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I appreciate the thoughtful responses below. I will try to address some of those comments here.

1. I’m well aware of bear containers and the options and the pros and cons of all of them.

2. All dry bags will float but will leak at some point if subjected to enough pounding by liquid.

3. I’m looking for an option like picture above where I can add positive air pressure to it as needed.

4. While blue food barrels are standard in Canada, I don’t need one at this point, and since I will still have to get a compliant food container, it doesn’t make a lot of sense for this trip.

5. I’m really looking for a larger version of what is pictured above if one exists? At this point, I’m toying around with making my own.

Dan and I talk about his recent solo adventure paddling down the Hess River in Yukon Territory Canada. Dan lives in the UK and runs an outdoor adventure education company in addition to being a part time professional adventurer. We talk about his solo float trip on the Hess River, gear he used, aspects of planning a wilderness trip, running whitewater alone, near misses on the river, what its like to have a family and juggle the need to spend days on the land away from civilization, why we need it and much more. So please listen on podcast platforms or watch on Youtube as there are some visuals that go along with the conversation.

This is such a loss, I feel this in my soul. There is still a path to block it via the state of MN. I'll post more info about how to do that soon. It does seem that if the Congressional map flips there is a chance we can alter the situation. If that doesn't work I hope people are able to organize physical disruption. It is criminal that corporations can just buy our legislators and thwart the will of the people. Especially as united as the people seem to be about protecting the BWCA and other public treasures. If you are a republican or someone who thinks mining around the BWCA is a good idea please show some backbone and explain why is your science different?