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Posted by: ripple Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 10:52pm	Quote
And He could just step out of the canoe and walk across the lake, too.

Posted by: mastertangler Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 4:33pm	Quote
pine_knot wrote on Oct 14^th, 2014 at 11:27pm: so the big guy upstairs will let me in to his wilderness park forever and ever.... "Kept all the rules"? Or paid the penalty on your behalf for breaking them? (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

Posted by: PhantomJug Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 2:26pm	Quote
pine_knot wrote on Oct 14^th, 2014 at 11:27pm: I've busted many rules over the years, but I'm pretty good at LNT so you'd never know....I hope to get to a real confessional before I die, so the big guy upstairs will let me in to his wilderness park forever and ever.... No worries on that, brother. Someone already kept all the rules on your behalf.

Posted by: solotripper Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 1:50pm	Quote
Well PJ, Your one of those rare cases of individuals who probably can get by without a PFD. As we all know from science class, alcohol FLOATS on water, like that sponge absorbs it. From your personal comments, I'd say unlike the Titanic, you probaly are "unsinkable".

Posted by: PhantomJug Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 1:29pm	Quote
I've rarely have a PFD, have maybe 12 feet of parachute cord tied to the stern, no flashlight, no whistle and use a sponge for bailing. In fact, sometimes I am w/o a paddle. Re: Alcohol. I'm wondering how flexible their definition of the word "permanent" is? simul iustus et peccator?

Posted by: solotripper
Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 1:04pm

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1 paddle
1 PFD
50' floating rope.
Waterproof flashlight that can be seen for 1 mile.
1 bailing device, must hold minimum of 750ml with a minimum opening of 65cm2
1 waterproof sound signalling device.

I'm going out on a limb here and say that I doubt few or maybe no-one is compliant 100% with those rules. Huh

I have bow-stern lines that float, but they don't total 50'. Flashlight ( The human eye can see a candlelight at 10 miles), so I'm assuming my waterproof flashlight(s) should be good for a mile?

Yes/No on the bailer. I sometimes forget mine and I know I've never measured it for minimum capacity/opening. IMHE, paddling solo, if conditions get so bad you need to bail, your probably struggling to keep bow into wind and stopping to bail isn't really an option?

Fox Whistle is good for waterproof sound signaling device, but you need to keep it pinned to that PFD, where it's easily accessible when you need it.

Posted by: Snow_Dog
Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 1:04pm

Kingfisher wrote on Oct 12^th, 2014 at 9:39pm:

In 2013 Mastertangler and I were traveling in solo canoes to Conmee from Poohbah through the Memory Lane portages. We got an early start and finished the first of the three “memorable” portages in good time with me about 15 minutes ahead of the Tangler. I stopped at what I thought was the landing for the second portage and began scouting. The grass was trampled, trees were saw cut and there was a definite trail but it looked woefully unmaintained very unlike the portage we had just done. I’m working up a sweat tramping farther and farther along this faint trail clearing brush and marking a route when Mastertangler comes along and asks what are you doing? I told him that I was moving full speed ahead and was ready to hack through this portage. He failed to fully hold back a chuckle and then stated with complete calm and superior logic that this can’t be the trail because it doesn’t look as used as the last portage we did and that anyone passing through that portage would be going through this one as well. Of course since I was the self -appointed team leader reluctant to admit I was wrong so I insisted with an inappropriate amount of arrogance that we begin portaging our stuff and stop wasting time talking about it. Mastertangler quietly and calmly got in his solo canoe and pushed off heading east along the shoreline. Several minutes later he returned to tell me that he had found the real portage. I was trying to use an old portage trail that probably hadn’t been maintained in several years and would have caused us all kinds of grief if we had actually used it. His deliberation and calm reasoning saved us a ton of work. It also made me realize that I had prejudged him because of an earlier incident and was not giving him due respect. It was a humbling experience that I am grateful for and have not forgotten.

Funny. I'm 100% sure you found the opposite end of the "trail" that Tim and I followed on our Trans-Quetico trek. You saved yourself hours of frustration by admitting your mistake.

Posted by: PhantomJug
Posted on: Oct 15^th, 2014 at 12:51am

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Came across these from MNR Canoeing and Kayak regulations today. This list is the minimum for compliance for all SUP's, canoes and kayaks when paddling in Ontario.

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1 paddle
1 PFD
50' floating rope.
Waterproof flashlight that can be seen for 1 mile.
1 bailing device, must hold minimum of 750ml with a minimum opening of 65cm2
1 waterproof sound signalling device.

Also,

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Alcohol may be consumed in a boat only if it meets all of the following conditions:

The vessel has permanent sleeping facilities
The vessel has permanent cooking facilities
The vessel has a permanent toilet
The vessel is anchored or secured alongside a dock

Dang!

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Posted by: pine_knot Posted on: Oct 14^th, 2014 at 11:27pm	Quote
I've busted many rules over the years, but I'm pretty good at LNT so you'd never know....I hope to get to a real confessional before I die, so the big guy upstairs will let me in to his wilderness park forever and ever....

Posted by: jaximus Posted on: Oct 14^th, 2014 at 6:47am	Quote
i seldom wear my life jacket i dont bring a compass i dont use a map i carry any birch bark i find during portages to my campsite i at one point in my last trip had in my possession one extra fish than my posession limit

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