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Time for a wanigan

September 20, 2009 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Time for a wanigan

  I’d like to talk about one decision I’ve made when it comes to kitchen on a canoe trip. There’s a part of me that wants to go as ultra-light as possible, knife and a flint striker and some rope, and improvise from there, but there’s another, more obsessive side that wants to bring every…

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Filed Under: Canoe, Front Page, Gear, HowTo, Things to try, tips Tagged With: Canoe, food, kitchen, tips, wanagan, wanigan, wannigan

If you didn’t learn anything, you weren’t paying attention

July 1, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

In about a week and a half, I’ll be headed out to a bit of crown land with a friend of mine. It’s going to be an interesting experience, since I’m not used to letting someone else plan a route for me. I’ll be going in essentially blind, but that’s fine. I’m going with a…

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Filed Under: Personal, Things to try, tips Tagged With: general, learning

Making the portage more enjoyable

June 13, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann Leave a Comment

Making the portage more enjoyable

I have a saying, “I’d rather spend more time in the canoe than under it.” We all love canoeing, but not many look forward to the portages. They can be stifling, sweaty, buggy and tiring affairs that feel like more work than they’re worth. They’re well worth it, but here’s some ways I make the…

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Filed Under: Front Page, tips Tagged With: canoeing, portaging

Assembling the Pakcanoe

June 10, 2008 by Michael Zimmermann 3 Comments

Assembling the Pakcanoe

I live in a small apartment in downtown Toronto, Canada, so I had a few challenges to deal with when deciding which canoe to buy. I needed flexible storage and transportation options. I ended up with a Pakcanoe, a skin-on-frame canoe that comes apart and stores or travels in a bag about the size of…

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Filed Under: Canoe, Front Page, Gear, HowTo, tips Tagged With: assembly, Canoe, pakboats, pakcanoe

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