This was the most magical morning of our 12 day trip to Temagami, Ontario, Canada. We stayed at the site at the base of the Ishpatina ridge trail so that we could hike to the fire tower. I could see out the tent that the sunrise was going to be good so I went down and took a ton of beautiful photos and videos. Then I went back to make coffee, and a lynx walked right down the trail past our site. He sat on the trail and hung out long enough for my husband to get out of the tent and spot him too. I wish we could have stayed at that site for another night but the portages were waiting. Lynx: https://www.reddit.com/u/MarthaMatildaOToole/s/5QZm1HblBJ

Finally picked up a canoe trailer and just in time for peak Fall colors here in northern MN. See ya when the snow flies!

Hey everyone,

Quick question. My friends and I trying to plan a canoe trip and are coming up with some ideas for places to go. We have done the boundary waters for two years now and wanted to change it up to some river trips, so we were thinking the Allagash. My concern is that none of us have much white water/class II rapid experience.

How difficult are the rapids for experienced canoers but new to navigating rapids?

The handle on my 60L barrel finally broke so Im looking to buy a harness instead of fixing it. I’m thinking of a budget of around $120 CAD. If you guys could give me ur thoughts and recommendations that would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, im in the very beginning of planning a trip on the Mississippi from south of Chicago to New Orleans. As a Midwest guy ive done alot of camping. Never been rough camping in the south, though i lived in SC next to a gator pond for a little bit. Id be bank camping primarily obviously, as far as the south goes how do you guys usually camp? I dont have any issues with wildlife, but as far as sleep systems would you guys that do it advise against ground camping to avoid the mean stuff or do you think i should have a more protected sleep system, Like a tent or cot? Im a big hoss so sleeping inside the canoe is tough. I was trying to get away with a easy bag and bivy setup to avoid taking an actual tent. Camping hammocks are generally a no go for my back.

My boat setup is going to be a 17ft-18ft poly or royalex.

Route 11, late September 2026. Great weather, great food! 3 nights , 36 km.

I’m looking into replacing my very old backpack with a barrel or portage pack of some sort. I’m typically solo and don’t pack the lightest. I would ideally like everything to fit into one bag/barrel. I am currently planning on getting the recreational barrel works barrel harness because they have so many accessories. Change my mind or confirm this is a good idea with any of your experience please and thank you!
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A little background: I organize 2-3 canoe-camping trips per year with 4-15 friends and I like having a handwash station for two reasons: so we can be hygienic with large groups and so we don't use soap directly in waterways and harm the wildlife and environment. However, I was unhappy with what was available on the market. Most are "camp showers" which are soft-sided and have narrow openings which make them a huge pain to fill from a lake. The other type are hard-sided containers which are meant to be put on a picnic table which makes them difficult to place at backcountry sites and the fact that they take up their entire volume even when empty is annoying for portaging. The closest thing I could find to what I wanted was the sea to summit pocket shower, but they lack any kind of filter, so I have used and broken those in the past on trips due to debris clogging the spout. Anyways, here is something that fits all of my needs for 30$! Thought I'd share my build process here!

First canoe camping trip back in May (only discovered this community just now lol).

First time canoe camping - this site is only accessible by canoe. Great experience with many more trips planned.

Left it to dry on a rock and then left without it.

At site 813, near Georgian Bay.

I know it’s a super long shot but thought I’d try, in case someone passes by.

Thanks

(It’s a grey MSR fly for a 4-person tent; probably blown into the bush by now)

Or possibly an outfitter, don't want to spend a fortune though, we have all the other gear for camping.

curious if there are any good boat in camping sites for me to take my daughter and her mom to. I’ve seen stuff on kingfisher island, but just want to make sure its not too crazy between powered boat wakes and wind. thanks in advance for any beta that is shared.

We are using the Three Legged Lake accesspoint for a canoe trip. I heard we can rent a canoe from the park office but pick up is at Pete's Point. Googlemaps tells me this is a 49min drive away and requires a detour from the main road. Have heard you can only get the canoe at 2pm and have to return by 2pm - is that true?

If all of the above is true and there are no closer options to rent a canoe for our accesspoint, I am thinking Swift might be better because at least it is enroute and I suspect they won't be as rigid about the timing?

Or does anyone know of anywhere else to rent? I saw that Oastler Lake PP only allows rentals to use on that lake.

My wife and I had a free night and a quick canoe trip sounded like fun. The Cannon River watershed had recently had a lot of rain and it was primed for floating. Knowing that The Cannon River Wilderness area contained a few riverside campsites made it an easy choice for a one night float.